Looking to Love What You Do?

Make a Difference in your Community? Create Hope and Possibility? Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute is the place for you!

Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute is a state psychiatric hospital that provides acute mental health treatment to adults in the Northern Virginia region. We are a Joint Commission-accredited hospital that partners with Community Services Boards (CSB) in the region.

For a listing of our career opportunities please click on the below link:

Career Opportunities


Choosing a career with Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute includes:

  • A balanced work and life schedule
  • A work environment that is culturally diverse
  • A place where each person is valued, both as a team member and individual contributor
  • An atmosphere that is collaborative and collegial, providing individualized trauma-informed, recovery-based patient care
  • A generous benefit package that includes: General Benefits
    • No cost to employee disability protection;
    • Generous leave package;
    • Competitive health insurance;
    • Attractive pension retirement program;
    • Sign-on bonus for eligible positions; and
    • Educational Loan Reduction programs for eligible positions;

Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute participates in E-Verify. E-verify is used to verify employment eligibility in accordance with federal law; The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) 1986.

“Life of Possibilities for All Virginians

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NVMHI is an Official V3 Certified Organization