Behavioral Healthcare Psychiatric Nurse

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Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While you may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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.

• Arlington County's Department of Human Services [https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/DHS] (DHS) is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse to provide professional nursing services for the Behavioral Health Care (BHC) Division.
• The BHC Division provides outpatient psychiatric services including health and wellness assessments, education and targeted intervention to seriously mentally ill adults and their families.
• The employee will be a collaborating member of a team which includes a physician, case managers, mental health therapists, and coordinated service providers.
• The Psychiatric Nurse will provide clinical nursing care with specific consideration of external factors impacting the client's overall health condition.
• They will also receive cross training to serve in Behavioral Health Care programs including Adult Outpatient Services, Clarendon House Psychosocial Rehabilitation Day program, Child and Family Services Program, Same Day Access, and Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) clinic.