Behavioral Healthcare Psychiatric Nurse
Arlington County’s
Department of Human Services (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.
Specific duties include:
- Performing comprehensive health needs assessments and coordinating primary care integration;
- Conducting health screenings and administering direct care, including administration of injectable medications (IM);
- Referring clients to appropriate resources to promote client well-being;
- Documenting client records to meet local, state, federal and agency requirements;
- Providing nursing services for psycho-social day program activities;
- Documenting and communicating verbally with insurance companies as needed for prior authorization medications;
- Facilitating linkages with other service providers; and
- Coordinating Psychiatric clinic operations in collaboration with the psychiatrist.
The ideal candidate will possess assessment skills, critical thinking skills and a working knowledge of comorbid medical conditions in the chronically mentally ill and/or dual diagnosed. The candidate must also be able to work independently, have effective communication skills and be able to work well with a variety of professional staff.
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.
