What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric Nurse position at Arlington County Government?
Please note: This position includes a $2,500.00 gross signing bonus at hire and $2,500.00 gross bonus at the completion of the probationary period.
Arlington County's Department of Human Services (DHS) is hiring an experienced Psychiatric Nurse in the Crisis Intervention Center (CIC) of the Behavioral Healthcare Division (BHD). The Psychiatric Nurse will work both independently and as part of a cooperative team, collaborating with doctors, nurses, clinicians, police, and deputies to provide services to clients. The position will support office-based crisis assessments and stabilization services, mobile crisis response, assist with medical triage and monitoring, as well as serving as a liaison with on-call medical and psychiatric providers. The program aims to provide crises services in the least restrictive environment to de-escalate crisis situations and prevent future crises. Services are offered which are trauma-informed, culturally competent, strengths-based, needs-driven, and are responsive, adaptive, and respectful.
The Crisis Intervention Center/ Emergency Services (ES) provides mental health assessments (in the office, in the home, or in the community), crisis interventions, stabilization, support, short-term counseling, on-call psychiatric services, follow-up services, and Critical Incident Stress Management services. Crisis specialist staff must be patient, calm, understanding, inquisitive, and convincing, while often working under pressure and for long extended hours to ensure the safety of everyone involved. CIC/ES provides services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To learn more about our services, please visit Crisis Intervention Center