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Registered Nurse (RN)

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Williamsburg, VAFull-time$84–121K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$84–121K/yr
Location
Williamsburg, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Virginia RN Licensure Or Eligibility

Job overview

The Registered Nurse II provides nursing care to adult and geriatric psychiatric patients using the nursing process and following hospital policies, procedures, and nursing practice standards. The role also evaluates and supervises staff, documents performance, and provides staff guidance. The schedule uses 12-hour shifts on a rotating two-week cycle, with employees working 36 hours one week and 48 hours the next, or vice versa.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Nursing CareNursing ProcessStaff SupervisionStaff Evaluation

Qualifications

Virginia RN Licensure or EligibilityPrevious Nursing Experience

Full job description

Title: REGISTERED NURSE II State Role Title: Registered Nurses Hiring Range: $84,418 - $120,574 Pay Band: 5 Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop Location: Eastern State Hospital Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/esh/ Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job Duties Utilizing knowledge base and experience, provide quality nursing care to adult and geriatric psychiatric patients through the nursing process in accordance with hospital policy and procedure and standards of nursing practice. Evaluates, supervises, documents and provides guidance in performance of staff. Schedule: This position works a set 12-hour shift on a two-week rotating schedule. Employees work 36 hours one week and 48 hours the following week or vice versa. Available shifts are 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m. Minimum Qualifications Registered nursing licensure or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Previous experience in nursing. Additional Considerations Psychiatry and or geriatric related experience. Special Instructions You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

How this job compares

Set against the 56,258 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$84–121K/yr
  • Virginia median$82–116K/yr157 salary ranges
  • US median$82–110K/yr4,388 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $102K, is 8% above the Virginia median midpoint ($95K) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,560 open Registered Nurse jobs in Virginia and 56,258 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (27,405 postings).
Education
4,495 of the 56,258 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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