Interviewing at a UHS facility, any advice?
TLDR: RN interviewing at a UHS facility. Looking for interview tips and how to negotiate pay.
I have read some of the horror stories here. I am trying to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. I have been an RN-BSN for 4 years, mostly have Medsurg and tele experience plus a few stints in the OR and Medical Detox. After a few months of applying to a few places, this is the first one to invite me in for an interview. It’s a psych hospital with 5 units with populations ranging from adolescents to geriatrics. Any tips or words of advice would be great. Also, has anyone ever had any success negotiating the pay with a UHS facility? I am new to the specialty, but if they offer to start me at the beginning of the pay range, I will be losing 14$ an hour compared to my current job. I appreciate any comments! Thank you all!
UPDATE
Guys, I went to the interview! Some thoughts:
You guys were right. They have no security and no restraints. When I asked that, they said they heavily rely on BERT for escalating patients and I was like oh…
The interview itself was pretty simple. They asked some pretty basic questions. It threw me off a little becuase I was preparing for scenarios involving de escalation or someone refusing meds or something. The unit I applied for is Detox and 5150 holds so I thought they would ask.
When asked for what I’m looking for in salary, I asked to be toward the higher end of the pay scale since I have been a nurse for over 4 years and already have some psych experience. They were like “Well, we can see if we can work with you on that.” My state recently passed a law requiring psych hospitals to have mandated ratios last month so it sounds like they might be scrambling to get staff to be in compliance.
Also, ALL PAPER CHARTING
They said to allow them around 48 hours to get back to me, so we will see what happens. If I don’t get selected then maybe it’s the universe protecting me. If they DO select me then im gonna really pray on it 🙏😅. Thank you guys!