Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health
Center Children & Adolescents
Staunton, VA
Retention Bonus

Title: Registered Nurse I - CCCA

State Role Title: 49112

Hiring Range: Starting at $76,959 (commensurate based on experience)

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Comm Ctr for Child & Adoles

Agency Website:  Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

***SIGN-ON BONUS up to $15,000 available to those new to Department of Behavioral Health and Development Service. Candidates are eligible for Loan Repayment.***

Fresh graduates are welcome to apply for the Registered Nurse -I Ful-Time Position at Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA) to provide age-specific nursing care to child and adolescent psychiatric patients in a safe, therapeutic environment using the least restrictive measures necessary. As a classified employee, enjoy a highly competitive benefit package with an opportunity to progress your career as a Registered Nurse II position after 1 year at DBHDS or demonstrating a thorough understanding of competencies relating to psychiatric healthcare.

CCCA is seeking Registered Nurses for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts. Registered Nurses are scheduled to work (2) 12-hour shifts and (2) 8-hour shifts or (5) 8-hour shift per week and every other weekend.

CCCA is a 48-bed facility and is Virginia’s only public acute care psychiatric hospital for patients 17 and under. We are located in the heart of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and conveniently located at the crossroads of I-64 and I-81. />
Our mission is to provide high quality acute psychiatric evaluation, crisis stabilization, and intensive short-term treatment that empowers children and their families to make developmentally appropriate choices and that strengthens children’s hope, resilience, and self-esteem.

The role of the RN is to work closely with other members of a multidisciplinary treatment team to provide collaborative trauma-informed psychiatric care to their assigned patients, prioritizing care according to patient acuity, and managing changes in patient behavior and/or physical condition as part of the treatment team.

RNs utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, and document such care and patients’ response in accordance with policy and HIPAA regulations.

RNs are actively involved in admission, discharge, and transfer of patients, and provide patient and family education based on identified needs.

Responsibilities include supervising, supporting, and working collaboratively with Direct Care Staff.

This position carries a highly competitive salary commensurate with experience. CCCA offers a robust benefit package including:
• Shift differentials ranging from $4.00 to $7.00
• Overtime pay for extra shifts
• Very rich yet extremely affordable health/dental/vision insurance benefits
• State-paid disability and life insurances
• Generous paid holidays/vacation/sick leave, paid parental leave, and other paid leave benefits
• State pension, Hybrid retirement plan, and 457 Deferred Compensation plan with generous matching options

Minimum Qualifications

- Knowledge of basic nursing standards and fundamentals.
- Current, Virginia license to practice as a Registered Nurse or license eligible; multi-state compact endorsement is accepted.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care utilizing knowledge of pharmacology, psychiatric and physical disorders and cultural needs of the psychiatric patient.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited institution of higher education, work experience may substitute for education.
- Knowledge of lab values for children & adolescents required.
- Computer skills and knowledge of or experience with electronic health records are required.

Additional Considerations

- experience as a Registered Nurse in a psychiatric, healthcare facility, acute care, long-term or correctional setting
- bilingual
- veteran

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.

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.

The Commonwealth Center for Children & Adolescents (CCCA) only accepts online applications via PAGEUP. Resumes and other documents may accompany the application but will not serve as a substitute for an application. Faxed, e-mailed or mailed applications will not be accepted. Please refer to your PAGEUP account for the status of your application and this position. This posting will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.

CCCA offers a comprehensive benefit package to include your choice of four health insurance plans, paid life insurance and retirement plans, 12 paid holidays, annual and sick leave.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

CCCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics or disability.

DBHDS is a healthcare organization and must comply with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (federal CMS) guidance on Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care staff Vaccination Regulation which requires vaccination of all employees or an exemption. A job offer of employment is contingent upon the candidate meeting these guidelines as a condition of employment.

Contact Information

Name: Samantha Leep

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.