Registered Nurse; RN; Children's Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health, Outpatient

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Children's Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health, Outpatient
Bring your pediatric nursing expertise to a role where  
** clinical judgment, compassionate communication, and advocacy can shape a child's care journey** .

Join UVA Health Children's Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health outpatient clinic as a Registered Nurse supporting children with developmental, behavioral, and mental health needs. In this relationship-centered position, you will partner with families, providers, pediatric psychology, and an interdisciplinary team to help patients access timely care, understand new diagnoses, and navigate treatment and community resources.

** The Role*
* This position combines telephone triage, family education, care coordination, behavioral support, and clinical nursing partnership. You will often  
** serve as a trusted point of connection
** for caregivers facing complex questions or unfamiliar care pathways, helping them understand next steps while ensuring that concerns are heard and addressed.

Your clinical assessment skills will be especially important when children or families experience urgent behavioral or mental health needs. Working alongside pediatric psychology and other specialists, you will identify immediate safety concerns, determine the appropriate level of care, and connect patients with timely interventions.

In an average day, you may:

+ Triage calls and messages from families, provide clinical guidance, and determine appropriate next steps.

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** Assess patients experiencing behavioral or mental health crises by phone** , identify immediate safety concerns, and route families to the appropriate level of care.

+ Provide clinical nursing support to the pediatric psychology team.

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** Help children feel safe, regulated, and comfortable
** by providing behavioral and sensory support during clinic visits.

+ Partner with families following a new neurodevelopmental diagnosis, offering education, guidance, and reassurance.

+ Explain available treatment, therapy, educational, and community-based supports.

+ Connect families with  
** wraparound resources** , including social work, family navigation, and community organizations.

+ Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary colleagues to identify barriers to care and develop family-centered solutions.

+ Advocate for children and caregivers while contributing to a  
** welcoming, inclusive, and sensory-friendly clinical environment
** that respects neurodiversity and individual differences in communication, behavior, and sensory needs.

This is an opportunity to practice beyond task-based nursing. You may be the clinician who helps a caregiver understand a new diagnosis, reassures a child overwhelmed by the clinical environment, identifies a resource a family did not know existed, or connects a patient with the right member of the care team at a critical moment.

** Why UVA Health*
* At UVA Health Children's, you will join a nationally recognized pediatric academic center where nurses, physicians, psychologists, advanced practice providers, educators, and other specialists work together to advance care for children and families.  
** UVA Health Children's is recognized as Virginia's number one children's hospital** , offering an environment grounded in interdisciplinary practice, clinical excellence, learning, and innovation.

This role places nursing at the center of communication and continuity for children whose care may involve multiple specialties, therapies, schools, and community resources. Your ability to recognize risk, coordinate care, and build trusting relationships will help families move through the healthcare system with greater clarity and confidence.

UVA Health offers:

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** Magnet-recognized professional nursing environment
** that values nursing expertise, collaboration, and…