Psychiatic Nurse - Arlington, United States - Arlington County, VA

Arlington County, VA

Verified Company

Arlington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Position Information:

Effective June 30, 2024:
This position includes a $2,500.00 gross signing bonus at hire and $2,500.00 gross bonus at the completion of the probationary period.

Are you an experienced Psychiatric Nurse with the passion and desire to be part of a cohesive team which provides community-based services to the Arlington Community?

The Department of Human Services is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse to join the Program for Assertive and Community Treatment (ACT) team responsible for providing crisis intervention, substance use treatment, intensive case management, and individual and group treatment services to adults who are severely-mentally ill.

The employee will work under the direction of the team Psychiatrist and program manager to provide services both out in the community and in a clinic setting.

Duties include:

Oversees medication administration and medical services provided to clients;
Provides case management services including the development of treatment goals, education, and rehabilitation plans;
Coordinates, schedules, and administers medical assessments of client physical health;
Conducts comprehensive assessment of mental health to include history, functioning, and service needs;
Coordinates psychiatric treatment with medical treatment;
Refers to community physicians for further assessment and treatment;
Performs ongoing assessment of activities of daily living (ADLs) and provides problem solving, skill training and supervision to assist clients with ADLs;
Provides sidebyside support and coaching to help socialization; and
Organizes and leads individual and group social and recreational activities and opportunities to practice social skills.

Arlington County DHS is committed to delivering client services in an effective, equitable, respectful, and trauma-informed manner.

Our staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients are approached, engaged and cared for in ways that demonstrate competency, sensitivity and awareness of factors which impact the client experience including but not limited to:

cultural identity, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, religious/spiritual ascription, physical capability, cognitive and literacy levels, sexual orientation, and linguistic needs.

Selection Criteria:

Minimum:

A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university;
Considerable experience in a psychiatric setting, serving clients with mental health, substance abuse or developmental disabilities that demonstrates knowledge the impact they can have on physical health; and
Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse in Virginia or by endorsement from another state to practice professional nursing.

Substitution:
Education may be substituted by additional directly related full-time experience on a year-for-year basis.

ACT or similar experience providing communitybased services;
Master's degree in Nursing;
Experience performing technical nursing procedures, administering treatment medications, and developing solutions to clinical operational concerns;
Case management experience with the severely mentally ill population;
Qualified Mental Health Professional
Adult (QMHP-A) or a Licensed Mental Health Provider (LMHP)
Experience participating on a multidisciplinary team; and/or
Working with clients with dual diagnosis.

Special Requirements:

Applicant must possess, or obtain by the time of appointment, a valid motor vehicle operator's license from the applicant's place of residence or the applicant must have the ability and willingness to use alternative methods of transportation to perform assigned duties and responsibilities at locations other than the primary worksite.

The applicant must authorize Arlington County to obtain, or the applicant must provide, a copy of the applicant's official state/district driving record.

Any offer of employment may be contingent upon a favorable review of the applicant's
driving record.

A pre-employment criminal records check will be conducted.

It may include checks of the following:
criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You may be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.

Must meet the criteria of a Qualified Mental Health Professional

Must complete pre-hire federal background check and State of Virginia Central Registry check.

Employment restrictions:
To ensure that dual relationships are avoided and that employees who are also clients do not relate to their service provider as co-professionals, employees will not be hired by the County to provide or support services to the team or program in which they are current clients**:

You cannot concurrently receive behavioral health services from Arlington County Community Service Board (CSB) programs while employed in an Arlington County CSB program (exception Crisis Intervention services).
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