Virginia Dept of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Family Practice for a job in Staunton, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Family Practice
• Discipline: Nurse Practitioner
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Title: Family Nurse Practitioner

State Role Title: 49114

Hiring Range: $68.94/hr.

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Comm Ctr for Child & Adoles

Agency Website:  Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA) is a 48-bed facility. It is Virginia's only public acute care psychiatric hospital serving individuals 17 years of age and below with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. We are located in the heart of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, conveniently at the crossroads of I-64 and I-81.

We seek a dedicated and compassionate Family Nurse Practitioner to join our team to provide accessible, comprehensive, and patient-centered pediatric primary care services to children and adolescents at the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA), including health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic illnesses.

Candidate must possess below knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Proficiency in conducting comprehensive health assessments, diagnosing illnesses, and developing treatment plans for pediatric patient population.
• Competence in performing wound care.
• Ability to interpret diagnostic tests accurately and make appropriate clinical judgments.
• Knowledge of primary care principles and practices for children, and adolescents.
• Competence in providing preventive care, health maintenance, and patient education on wellness and disease prevention.
• Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families, fostering trust and effective communication.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices for preventing common diseases and promoting healthy lifestyles.
• Proficiency in managing chronic conditions such as diabetes, seizures, neurodiversity, hypertension, asthma, and heart disease in pediatric population through comprehensive care plans and patient education.
• Knowledge of physical diagnosis, pathophysiology, and medical therapeutics and able to recognize the common manifestations of physical illness encountered in pediatric population, such as upper respiratory infections, diabetes, hypertension, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.
• Skill in coordinating care and collaborating with other healthcare providers to optimize patient outcomes.
• Ability to advocate for patients' needs within the healthcare system, ensuring access to quality care and resources.
• Competence in providing leadership within interprofessional healthcare teams, promoting collaborative practice and teamwork.

CCCA mission is to provide a 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensure by State Boards of Nursing and Medicine (void without valid RN license).
• Completion of approved nurse practitioner program.

Additional Considerations

Additional consideration will be given to
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Veteran and veteran spouse

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.

Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: 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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: or call DARS at .

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.

Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents 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 Facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated for COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits and offer COVID - 19 vaccination programs to staff, residents, clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

Contact Information

Name: Moez Nayani

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.

Virginia Dept of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services Job ID #5016074. Posted job title: Family Nurse Practitioner

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Retention bonus
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Health Care FSA