What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric Nurse - CRC position at City of Chesapeake Human Resources?
Working Title of Vacant Position Psychiatric Nurse - CRC
Job Type : Full Time
Posting Type : Public
Number of Vacancies : 1
Department : CHES INT BEHAV HEALTHC
Division : CIBH MENTAL HLTH SVC
Requisition Number : 2025016
Number of hours worked per week : 40
Work Schedule : Monday – Thursday & Sundays Hours : 11 : 00 pm – 7 : 30 am | Rarely- Less than 1 hour per week.
Work Site Location : Chesapeake, VA (216 Great Bridge Blvd.)
Position Driving Requirement : O - Occasional
Pay Basis : Semi-Monthly
Advertised Salary :
53,424 – $88,150; Actual starting rate depends on qualifications and experience
Eligible for Night shift Differential Pay and a supplemental assignment pay.
Job Description :
Are you someone who thrives with an energetic and supportive team that share a passion for client care? Do you enjoy a fast-faced environment, helping individuals when they are the most vulnerable? If so, being a Psychiatric Nurse for Chesapeake’s Heron’s Cove Crisis Center will be the perfect fit for your career goals!
The Psychiatric Nurse operates as part of a comprehensive 23-hour Crisis Stabilization team that provides ongoing assessment, crisis intervention and clinical determination for level of care to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. This dynamic team addresses urgent behavioral health needs including but not limited to significant emotional dysregulation, disordered thought processes, substance use intoxication resulting in behavioral crisis and environmentally de-stabilizing events that require multi-disciplinary crisis intervention.
The Psychiatric Nurse will be responsible for providing person-centered, trauma-informed care to these individuals with the goal of stabilization at the least restrictive level of care and an emphasis on post crisis growth. An ideal candidate will work will with multiple internal and community stakeholders including police, community partners and other internal medical staff to coordinate care and safety in the community. The ideal candidate will have experience working with individuals with psychiatric conditions as well as knowledge of care coordination, medication administration, lab administration, supply inventory and crisis management skills.
- Performs other related as assigned.
The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.
PsychiatricNurse
PM22
Required Qualifications :
VOCATIONAL / EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT :
Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to an associate’s degree in nursing.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT :
In addition to satisfying the vocational / education standards, this class requires a minimum of two years of related, full-time equivalent experience.
SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES :
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :
Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and / or City-wide emergencies. Emergency operations support work and work locations may be outside of normal job duties.
Job Open Date : 02 / 10 / 2025
Job Close Date : 02 / 25 / 2025
Open Until Filled : No
Special Instructions to Applicants :
Drug Screening : MARIJUANA
In accordance with City policy, this position is deemed safety-sensitive. As such, applicants for this position are subject to pre-employment drug / alcohol testing after receiving a conditional offer of employment and may also be subject to random testing. This drug test includes testing for marijuana. Possession of a medical marijuana card will not excuse an applicant from the testing process; however, a test will not be considered positive for marijuana if a valid medical marijuana certification is presented unless the position requires a commercial driver’s license ( CDL ) or is a sworn law-enforcement officer / deputy.
PIc7e36aecd7c7-30511-36494839
Salary : $53,424 - $88,150