Part-time (Wage) Family Nurse Practitioner

Title: Part-time (Wage) Family Nurse Practitioner

State Role Title: 49114

Hiring Range: $68.94

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Southern Va Mental Health Inst

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/svmhi/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

THIS IS A WAGE POSITION WITH NO BENEFITS

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental services support individuals by promoting recover, self-determination, and wellness in all aspects of life. DBHDS operates 12 facilities: 8 behavioral health facilities for adults, a training center, a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a medical center, and a center for behavioral rehabilitation. State facilities provide highly structured, intensive services for individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, or need substance use disorder services. DBHDS is committed to a life of possibilities for all Virginians. This position will work at SVMHI is a 72-bed, Joint Commission and CMS accredited inpatient psychiatric hospital operated by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS).

The candidate will be responsible for performing physical and neurological examinations on newly admitted patients and taking care of sick calls. The candidate will order appropriate diagnostic workup, provide recommendations for outside consults, prescribe appropriate medication and treatment, and perform other related clinical duties as needed or requested by the Medical Director.

This position will work a weekend option (Saturday and Sunday). This position will provide vacation coverage on an intermittent basis.

Minimum Qualifications

THIS IS A WAGE POSITION with no benefits.

The successful candidate will be licensed to practice as a Family or Adult/Geriatric Acute Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Virginia; hold current certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Nurse Practitioner; have an active RN license; have a Master’s degree or higher from a Nurse Practitioner program; hold a prescriptive authority for Nurse Practitioner in Virginia; be CPR, First Aid, and BLS certified; have leadership experience as a registered nurse or advanced practice nurse; have working knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment/planning; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, staff and other health care professionals; ability to document findings accurately and thoroughly; ability to recognize legal limits of practice; experience obtaining and interpreting clinical data and draw satisfactory conclusions; assess emergency situations and take appropriate actions.

Additional Considerations

Experience as a Nurse Practitioner in a psychiatric healthcare facility, acute care, long-term or correctional setting.
Veterans and people with National Service.
Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applicants must list all relevant experience that you wish to be considered for this position. Applicants will be provided confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

A fingerprint-based criminal history check and reference checks are required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code §37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific “barrier” crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending “barrier” charges.

DBHDS facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated against COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits, and continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination programs to staff, residents/clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, p