Psychiatric Nurse
Arlington County’s
Department of Human Services (DHS) is hiring an experienced Psychiatric Nurse in the Crisis Intervention Center (CIC) of the Behavioral Healthcare Division (BHD). The Psychiatric Nurse will work both independently and as part of a cooperative team, collaborating with doctors, nurses, clinicians, police, and deputies to provide services to clients. The position will support office-based crisis assessments and stabilization services, mobile crisis response, assist with medical triage and monitoring, as well as serving as a liaison with on-call medical and psychiatric providers. The program aims to provide crises services in the least restrictive environment to de-escalate crisis situations and prevent future crises. Services are offered which are trauma-informed, culturally competent, strengths-based, needs-driven, and are responsive, adaptive, and respectful.
Specific duties include:
- Conducting health screenings and medical triage for individuals present at the CIC;
- Overseeing the monitoring, medication administration, and medical services provided to clients while in the crisis intervention center and/or admitted to office-based crisis stabilization services;
- Performing comprehensive clinical diagnostic assessments and risk analysis to coordinate primary care integration using evidence-based models;
- Conducting point of care testing including vital signs, urine drug screens, and breathalyzer tests;
- Facilitating and coordinating psychiatric and medical treatment with on-call medical providers;
- Referring clients to community-appropriate resources for further assessment and to promote client well-being;
- Riding along with ES to respond to and prevent behavioral health crises;
- Serving as a resource person in crisis management for DHS and community agencies;
- Documenting client online records, clinical logs, and diagnostic reviews to meet local, state, federal, and agency requirements; and
- Organizing clinical material for peer review and supervisory discussions.
