Behavioral Health Nurse (BHN) Clinician/Case Manager - Wellness Circle

Behavioral Health Nurse (BHN) Clinician/Case Manager - Wellness Circle

Salary

$84,670.14 - $148,172.75 Annually

Location

COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD - MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, VA

Job Type

FT Salary W BN

Job Number

26-01453

Department

Community Services Board

Opening Date

09/26/2026

Closing Date

10/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S28

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Announcement

This is an exciting opportunity to join the multi-disciplinary team at the state-of-the-art Wellness Circle Crisis Stabilization Unit, a 16 bed, short-term residential crisis stabilization unit that serves individuals with mental illness and co-occurring disorders or developmental disabilities who are in psychiatric crisis. Services include crisis intervention, individual, group and family counseling, case management, medication management, social and medical detoxification and linking individuals to ongoing behavioral health, substance use, or co-occurring services. This position provides direct nursing services including medical/nursing assessments, medication administration, addressing acute medical issues, and referring individuals to area hospitals and clinics. Monitors the detoxification process and intervenes as necessary per medical protocols. Trains and educates multidisciplinary staff and individuals being served about medical issues. Also responsible for program intakes, assessments, treatment planning, individual counseling, facilitating groups, and providing crisis intervention/crisis stabilization services under clinical supervision. This position involves shift work, including awake overnights and weekends. This position is designated as Emergency Services Personnel.

Here are some of the benefits CSB employees enjoy:

• Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home - including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others. We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity. A foreign language skills stipend of up to $1600/year (full-time) may be given for qualified bi-lingual employees.
• In addition, to recognize and reinforce the importance of professional development and enhance future recruitment of licensed professionals, if approved, the licensure supervisors will receive a stipend of $1,500 paid out biweekly over a 12-month period whether for one or more Department of Health licensure candidates.
• License/Certification Reimbursement - Reimbursement for job related licenses and/or certifications once per year.
• To find out more about the benefits of working with Fairfax County Government, please visit the CSB Careers Page.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate degree in nursing; plus, two years of post-licensure experience as a nurse.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSURES REQUIRED:

• Possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in Virginia.
• Valid Drivers License
• MANDT (Required within 3 months)
• CPR/First Aid (Required within 3 months)
• Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) (Required within 6 months)

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, a driving record check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire and annually thereafter. Requires a National Provider Identifier. This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least two years of experience working with adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders in an intensive treatment group home, hospital emergency department or psychiatric unit, community-based behavioral emergency services, and/or crisis stabilization setting.
• Currently certified as Qualified Mental Health Professional by the Commonwealth Board of Counseling.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work three 12.5-16-hour shifts/week to include awake overnights, weekends, and holidays. The three weekly shifts might include day/swing/overnight hours. Ability to lift up to 20lbs. Ability to provide care/assistance, including physically assisting large adults in activities of daily living; sit; walk; stand; bend; climb stairs. Ability to observe client behavior and appearance, transport clients and supplies in agency vehicles. Ability to read/write notes in electronic health record & chart; communicate in person/on phone. Must be able to provide medical supervision and services to sick residents. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click here for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

For additional details please visit the Countys benefits webpage.

Non-Merit Positions

• Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Spending Program

• Deferred Compensation

• Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is your highest level of education in nursing?

• Some School
• Associate Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Doctorate
• None of the above

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

How many years of post-licensure experience do you have as a Registered Nurse?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight years or more

04

Do you currently possess a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

05

Are you certified in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP)?

• Yes
• No, but eligible and can obtain within six months of hire
• No

06

How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have working in a behavioral health setting?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

07

Have you worked with adults who suffer from any of the following conditions? Check all that apply.

• Serious mental illness
• Co-occurring disorders
• Substance use or abuse
• Intellectual disability
• None of the above

08

Do you have working experience in working with adults in any of the following settings? Please select all that apply.

• Intensive treatment group home
• Hospital emergency department
• Psychiatric unit
• Community-based behavioral emergency services
• Crisis stabilization unit
• Detoxification facility
• None of the above

09

Are you able to walk upstairs and carry at least twenty pounds with or without reasonable accommodations?

• Yes
• No

10

Are you willing to work an alternative schedule and overnight shifts?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Fairfax County

Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270

Fairfax, Virginia, 22035

Phone 703-324-3311

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/fairfaxcounty/default.cfm