High Needs Behavioral Health Licensing Specialist

Title: High Needs Behavioral Health Licensing Specialist

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: $65,000-$77,625

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking two (2) experienced professionals to serve as High Needs Behavioral Health Licensing Specialists in the Central Region (Region IV). These positions carry a caseload of Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) and licensed crisis services, conducting inspections, investigations, and enhanced monitoring to ensure compliance with DBHDS Licensing Regulations [12VAC35-105] and the Regulations for Children's Residential Facilities [12VAC35-46].

These positions will monitor provider compliance by conducting inspections, investigations, and increased and enhanced monitoring of PRTF and crisis service providers, consistent with the Office of Licensing’s Monitoring Protocol for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities and Licensed Crisis Services. Duties include independently assessing regulatory compliance, identifying immediate health and safety concerns, determining appropriate regulatory citations, evaluating corrective action plans, and making recommendations regarding licensing or enforcement action. Because PRTFs and crisis service providers operate statewide, these positions require frequent travel, including travel within an assigned region (Region IV: Richmond, Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, Powhatan, Petersburg and Farmville) and, at times, to other regions of the Commonwealth, to carry out inspection, investigation, and enhanced monitoring responsibilities. These positions are approved for a hybrid telework schedule; staff must be available for onsite office meetings and special projects, as requested by OL, at the DBHDS Central Office located in Richmond, Virginia. It’s strongly suggested that applicants live within a 30-40 mile radius of the region, in order to meet the duties and demands of the position. A valid, unrestricted driver’s license and an acceptable driving record in accordance with the Commonwealth’s Driver Safety Program are required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of PRTFs and applicable DBHDS licensing regulations governing care and treatment of children and adolescents in residential settings.
• Knowledge of Virginia's crisis continuum of care and licensing requirements for crisis services.
• Ability to evaluate PRTF and crisis service operations for regulatory and clinical compliance, including assessments, service planning, staffing, and documentation, and to determine whether identified needs are appropriately addressed in service plans.
• Ability to identify systemic compliance concerns and assess whether corrective actions address root causes.
• Experience coordinating with other regulatory and oversight entities, along with administrative, management, and/or quality assurance experience with public and private service delivery systems.

Additional Considerations

• Regulatory experience.
• Experience working with Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities or crisis services.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application and/or submit a resume. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m., on the listed closing date. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

For any technical assistance with the jobs.virginia.gov website, please contact applicantinquiry@dhrm.virginia.gov.

Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.

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.

Advertised: 21 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 30 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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