--- title: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner description: Alleghany Highlands Community Services is hiring for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/psychiatric-nurse-practitioner-at-ahcsb-01a0ef31-3b9d-7564-8498-2b8252fcdf3c date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Alleghany Highlands Community Services as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in Covington, VA. Pays $92K–$140K per year. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/hvgu6f.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Alleghany Highlands Community Services | | **Location** | Covington, VA | | **Salary** | $92K/yr - $140K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Sep 29, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** C · Some flags. Mostly fine, a few things to check. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** No H-1B sponsorship on record for Alleghany Highlands Community Services. - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Alleghany Highlands Community Services. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $80,000 – $159,000 a year (median $148,000). ## Description Alleghany Highlands Community Services (AHCS) is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to provide assessment, treatment, and medication management for individuals receiving short-term care in our Crisis Receiving Center. This role works closely with nursing, crisis staff, and community partners to support stabilization and determine the appropriate next level of care. **What you'll do** - Evaluate individuals with acute mental health or substance use concerns, including suicide and violence risk, withdrawal symptoms, and immediate safety needs. - Diagnose conditions, develop treatment recommendations, and prescribe and monitor medications within your scope of practice and agency protocols. - Reassess individuals during crisis observation and stabilization, responding to changes in their condition. - Provide clinical consultation to CRC staff and coordinate with nursing on treatment, monitoring, and escalation of care. - Educate individuals and, when appropriate, their families or support persons about diagnoses, medications, and treatment recommendations. - Coordinate with hospitals, emergency departments, and community providers on transfers, discharge planning, and continuity of care. - Document care in the electronic health record and contribute to clinical review and CRC medical and medication protocols. **Qualifications** - Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program with a master's or doctoral degree in nursing. - Current Virginia RN and APRN licensure. - National Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification and authorization to prescribe in Virginia. - Required prescribing registrations and credentials, plus a practice agreement or approved autonomous practice designation when applicable. - Ability to maintain required CPR/First Aid and agency-approved crisis prevention and behavioral intervention training. Experience in behavioral health or psychiatric crisis assessment and treatment is preferred. Experience with co-occurring substance use, emergency or short-stay stabilization, and interdisciplinary care is also preferred. This is an on-site position in an active crisis care setting. The schedule may include evenings, weekends, or holidays based on program needs, as well as after-hours on-call coverage. Candidates who are offered a position must undergo a background check, including social services review, and drug screen. Virginia has restrictions on hiring individuals with certain convictions. Here is the list: http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/assets/doc/hr/biu/attachment-2rev072019.pdf - http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/assets/doc/hr/biu/attachment-2rev072019.pdf ## Skills - Registered Nurse Practitioner (Rnp) - Psychiatric Nursing - Scope of Practice - Interdisciplinary Care - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr) - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Crisis Prevention - Crisis Intervention - Discharge Planning - Autonomous Practice - Behavioral Health - Nurse Practitioner - Clinical Consultation - Clinical Review - First Aid - Continuity of Care - Electronic Health Records (Ehr) - Behavioral Intervention ## Related - [Healthcare & Medicine jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/healthcare-and-medicine?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Advanced Practice Nursing & Physician Assistant jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/healthcare-and-medicine/advanced-practice-nursing-and-physician-assistants?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Nurse Practitioner jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/healthcare-and-medicine/advanced-practice-nursing-and-physician-assistants/nurse-practitioner?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/healthcare-and-medicine/advanced-practice-nursing-and-physician-assistants/nurse-practitioner/psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-practitioner?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Related pages - [Virginia](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/virginia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 99846 jobs - [Mental Health Care](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/healthcare/mental-health-care?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 26580 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)