The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care, coordinates patient assessments, and facilitates medication administration on behavioral health units. They are responsible for responding to crisis events, directing mental health technicians, and collaborating with the treatment team to develop care plans.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a current nursing license to practice in Pennsylvania and possess a current CPR or BLS certification. The role requires the ability to work 12-hour night shifts, including every other weekend and holiday.
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Job description
Responsibilities
Temporary Registered Nurse (RN) Opportunity – 12 hour shifts available. Full-time, 36-48 hours/week for a temporary 6-month period.
Rate
$60.00 for our
FT 6:30pm-7:00am with every other weekend and holiday Roxbury Treatment Center, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., has been a beacon of hope and healing for over 35 years, serving those struggling with behavioral health and substance use issues. Located in Shippensburg, PA., our 112-bed behavioral health facility offers acute psychiatric, detoxification, and rehabilitation services for adults as well as an adolescent inpatient psychiatric program for youth ages 13-17. We also have two substance use disorder outpatient offices in Carlisle and Chambersburg. Our mission is to provide high-quality behavioral health services in an environment that values service excellence, respect, and ethical standards, integrity, compassion, and teamwork.
Role/Responsibilities: Registered Nurses will work on our Adolescent or Adult Mental Health Units and Substance Use Disorder Unit The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Roxbury Treatment Center. The Registered Nurse prescribes, coordinates and delegates nursing care The Registered Nurse completes nursing assessments and documents care and progress of the patient each shift The Registered Nurse facilitates medication administration activities in accordance with safe medication practices , including patient education The Registered Nurse responds to all crisis/emergency events to direct staff and ensure patient safety Attends Treatment Team to aid in the development of patient care plans Oversees and directs the mental health technicians in patient care activities The Registered Nurse is accountable for assigned nursing care activities on a shift basis and is responsible for promoting and enhancing professional nursing practice on the unit under the direction of the Nurse Manager or DON. The Registered Nurse may also assume Charge Nurse Responsibilities as required.
Benefits for our
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Nurse (RN) include: Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses Diverse programming to expand your experience Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Diverse programming to expand experience
HealthStream online learning catalogue with free CEU courses
Career development opportunities within UHS
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Benefits
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Website: benefits.uhsguest.com About Universal Health Services One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.
Qualifications
Registered Nurse (RN) Job Requirements
Current license to practice nursing in Pennsylvania (or eligible to receive or renew). Current CPR or BLS certification. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
