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DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Universal Health Services
paid time off, 401(k)
United States, Texas, Austin
Jan 13, 2026
Responsibilities

Director of Nursing Opportunity

Austin Oaks Hospital (a UHS facility)

Austin Oaks Hospital is an 80-bed facility that offers a broad spectrum of psychiatric services for adolescent and adults. Located just 10-minutes from downtown Austin on a beautiful 13-acre, oak-lined campus, Austin Oaks provides a home-like environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, social skills, and personal growth.

Much more online at: austinoakshospital.com

The Director of Nursing is a key member of the Austin Oaks Leadership Team who will integrate and coordinate a patient centric nursing strategy with a keen focus on patient care; ensuring that delivery of high-quality and cost-effective health care is consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Universal Health Services and in accordance with government regulation, licensing and accreditation requirements. The DON participates in the hospital's strategic planning and contributes to the achievement of institutional goals and objectives. The DON will provide administrative and clinical supervision over Nursing Services including effective utilization of the nursing process to provide quality patient care, establish Standards of Practice, and provide effective fiscal management as well as provide for patient and employee safety and well-being. The Director of Nursing needs to be available weekends, and holidays.

Benefit Highlights:

  • Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
  • Diverse programming to expand your experience
  • HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
  • Competitive Compensation, Incentive Plan & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Pet Insurance

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 335 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points in 39 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.


Qualifications

Job Requirements:

Education:

  • MSN in psych - mental health nursing, or
  • BSN and a master's degree in a health related field with three years hospital RN experience, or
  • BSN with three years hospital RN experience and receive four hours per month clinical consultation from MSN in psych-mental health nursing

Licensure:

  • Current Texas Board of Nursing Licensure as a Registered Nurse in good standing,
  • CPR Certification,
  • Texas Driver's License

Experience:

Required: Minimum of five years experience in psychiatric, mental health, and/or rehabilitation nursing with a minimum of three years progressive supervisory/management experience in psychiatric, mental; health, and/or rehabilitation nursing.

Preffered: Experience in evaluating staff against the criteria in their job descriptions preferred.

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

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