Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board·Hampton, Virginia
The LPN provides safe medication services and nursing assessments for adults in a behavioral health and substance use treatment setting. Key duties include dispensing medications, coordinating with psychiatrists, and maintaining accurate clinical records.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center
Schedules: 3 pm to 11:30 pm with rotating weekends
$52,278 + $2.50/hr Shift Differential for overnight hours
Sign-On Bonus: $3,000
The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board's BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center is dedicated to serving individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. The center provides a comprehensive range of urgent behavioral health services, including crisis intervention, therapy, medication management, and suicide prevention services. Unlike traditional emergency departments, the facility is designed to offer a calm, therapeutic environment that promotes stabilization, recovery, and compassionate care.
Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board is hiring LPNs to work at the BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center located in Hampton. This position supports safe, accurate medication services for adults receiving behavioral health and substance use treatment, partnering closely with the clinic psychiatrist and care team.
Key responsibilities include medication ordering/dispensing, administration and documentation (including controlled substances and methadone when applicable), routine physical and mental health nursing assessments, supportive counseling during care encounters, intake and follow-up interviews, maintaining inventories, and completing required records and reports.
Apply to bring your LPN skills to a safety-focused overnight setting.
As an LPN, you'll begin by reviewing handoff notes, MARs, and any new or time-sensitive orders, then prioritize medication passes and monitoring needs for the shift. You'll coordinate with the on-call provider as needed, answer routine medication questions, and keep documentation current so the team has clear, audit-ready records by morning. Between scheduled tasks, you'll check in with clients to support comfort and stability, complete brief reassessments, and update charts after any status changes. You'll also reconcile counts, confirm secure storage, and prepare medication-related paperwork so orders, inventory, and disposal processes remain compliant through the night.
Current H-NNCSB staff are not eligible for the Sign-on Bonus or those employed within the past year.
The selected candidate must successfully pass a criminal history fingerprint background investigation, DMV record check, Child Registry search, drug screening test and employment reference checks.
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited LPN nursing program. At least one year of medication administration experience in psychiatric, substance abuse, or long-term care is required.
Market context
In Virginia, nursing-related roles are typically supported by steady demand across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings. These positions are competitive because employers often look for both patient-care experience and current credentials, and this role requires a high school diploma, BLS certification, and one of several entry pathways such as CNA, EMT-B, Medical Assistant graduate status, or nursing program progress. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your certification status and clinical hours before applying.
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