Overnight LPN - BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center
About the role
The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB) is looking for a compassionate and reliable Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join the team at the BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center in Hampton. BJ Roberts offers a supportive, therapeutic environment for adults experiencing acute mental health and substance use challenges. On the overnight shift, you'll provide essential nursing care, support medication needs, monitor individuals' well-being, and work with the care team to promote safety, stabilization, and recovery.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care and medication management to adults receiving behavioral health and substance use services, including controlled substances and methadone when applicable.
- Complete physical and mental health assessments, intake and follow-up interviews, and supportive nursing interventions.
- Monitor medication orders, inventories, secure storage, counts, and documentation to ensure safe and compliant medication practices.
- Collaborate with psychiatrists, providers, and the multidisciplinary team, communicating changes in condition and clinical concerns as needed.
- Maintain accurate clinical records while supporting a safe, therapeutic environment for individuals receiving crisis and behavioral health services.
Qualifications
- 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
- Base salary: $54,000 per year.
- Overnight shift differential: $2.50 per hour.
- Sign‑on bonus: $2,000 (eligible for new hires not employed by H‑NNCSB in the past year).
Schedule
Overnight shift: 11 pm to 7:30 am with rotating weekends.
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
Additional requirements: successful completion of a criminal history fingerprint background investigation, DMV record check, Child Registry search, drug screening test, and employment reference checks.