LPN (CCCA) Full Time

DHRM; Staunton (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

DHRM in Staunton, Virginia, seeks a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse (CCCA) to join the Department Behavioral Health/Develop team. The LPN will provide acute psychiatric evaluation, crisis stabilization, and intensive short-term treatment for children and families, aligned with state care standards.

Starting pay ranges from $55,438 to $76,505 per year.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of illness and treatment modalities including medication management
• Ability to implement nursing care plans and guide Psychiatric Care Techs
• Computer skills and ability to document without error in the Electronic Health Record
• Skilled at communicating with a young patient population with special needs
• Able to communicate effectively across treatment teams and within nursing department
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental health psychiatric diagnosis, trauma-informed care, and treatments

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality acute psychiatric evaluation, crisis stabilization, and intensive short-term treatment for children and families
• Support and guide the treatment team to empower developmentally appropriate choices and build resilience

Skills

Illness and treatment modalities

Nursing care plans

Electronic Health Record documentation

Communication with youth patients

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Trauma-informed care knowledge

Job description

Title: LPN (CCCA) Full Time

State Role Title: Licensed Practical Nurse

Hiring Range: Starting Pay from $55,438 - $76,505 per year

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Comm Ctr for Child & Adoles

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/ccca/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The LPN provides 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

• Knowledge of illness and treatment modalities esp to include medication management
• Ability to implement nursing care plan and provide guidance to Psychiatric Care Techs as necessary
• Computer skills and ability to document without error in the Electronic Health Record required
• Skilled at communicating with a young patient population with special needs
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels across treatment teams and within nursing department
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental health psychiatric diagnosis, trauma-informed care, and treatments

Additional Considerations

• Bilingual Skills
• Veteran
• Spouse of a Veteran

Contact Information

Name: John Lee

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

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 800-552-5019.

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.

DBHDS 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. Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Advertised: 06 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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