Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center
Two available schedules: 7 am to 3:30 PM with rotating weekends or 3 pm to 11:30 pm with rotating weekends.
About The Role
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.
- 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
- Completing required records and reports
Overnight Workflow
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.
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)
Pay
Salary: $52,278 + $2.50/hr shift differential for overnight hours. Sign-on bonus: $3,000 (current H-NNCSB staff or those employed within the past year are not eligible).
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Virginia Retirement System
- Annual and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays
- Employee discounts
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.