Overnight LPN - BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center
About The Position
The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB) is hiring a dependable and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse for the overnight team at the BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center in Hampton. The facility provides care and support for adults facing acute behavioral health and substance use needs. The LPN helps maintain patient safety, administer medications, assess health needs, and provide consistent, quality care throughout the night. The position works the overnight shift from 11 pm to 7:30 am, with rotating weekends. Evening, overnight, and weekend hours receive a $2.50 per hour shift differential. The annual salary is $54,000, and a $5,000 sign-on bonus is offered to eligible candidates. Current H-NNCSB staff and people employed by H-NNCSB within the past year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. 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.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited LPN nursing program.
- One year of medication administration experience in substance abuse treatment, psychiatric care, or long-term care, including dispensing narcotic medication.
- Successfully pass a criminal history fingerprint background investigation, DMV record check, Child Registry search, drug screening test, and employment reference checks.
Responsibilities
- Administer medications and provide direct nursing services to adults in behavioral health and substance use treatment, including controlled medications and methadone as applicable.
- Conduct nursing assessments, patient intakes, follow-up evaluations, and other clinical interviews to identify and address individual care needs.
- Oversee medication handling, including ordering, inventory, secure storage, medication counts, and required records.
- Coordinate with medical providers, psychiatrists, and other treatment professionals regarding patient needs, changes in condition, and appropriate care.
- Document nursing services and clinical observations while helping maintain a structured, safe, and supportive treatment setting.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Virginia Retirement System (VRS).
- Paid annual and sick leave.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Life insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Employee discounts.
- $5,000 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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