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Inova Health System
Fairfax, Virginia

Behavioral Health Safety Coach Nights

Clinical PsychologyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$21.49-$35.03/hr

The week · per this posting3-day week · 3×12s

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Job Description

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Behavioral Health Safety Coach to join the team. This role will be full-time night shift (3 x 12-hour shifts, 7:00 pm to 7:00 am).

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave and more.

Behavioral Health Safety Coach Job Responsibilities

  • Facilitates the debrief of a safety event or safety concern.
  • Participates in safety meetings and serve on the workplace violence committee. Educates, trains, and mentors Clinical Technicians and Mental Health Technicians on aspects of safety incident reporting.
  • Disseminates and delivers safety messaging as appropriate to the organization.
  • Provides direct care to patients under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: High School diploma or equivalent
  • Experience: 2 years of relevant clinical work experience
  • Certification: Basic Life Support Upon Start from the American Heart Association- Upon Start. Crisis Prevention Institute Within 3 Months

Preferred Qualifications

  • Psychiatry, Mental Health and Behavioral Health background
  • Crisis prevention training

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.

And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Safety Coach facilitates safety event debriefs and participates in workplace violence committees. They also provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and mentor staff on safety protocols.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 2 years of relevant clinical work experience. A Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required upon start.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

MentoringSafety trainingClinical documentationWorkplace violence prevention

Clinical Psychology Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$59k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $58k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Clinical Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

How does Inova Health System compare as an employer?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$45k–$73kClinical Psychology median $47k (middle half $40k–$62k)46 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$58k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Psychology pay trend+6.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
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About Inova Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental and vision coverage
Robust team member wellness program
401(k) with 5% match
Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health coaching/therapy sessions (25 per person per year)
Paid time off
Paid parental leave

Living in Fairfax

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$683k
Typical market rent
$2,456/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.