Advanced Practice Provider; APP​/NP​/PA) Teen and Young Adult Health

Position: Advanced Practice Provider (APP/NP/PA) Teen and Young Adult Health
Join a busy practice-Adolescent Health Clinic where your work has an immediate impact on a growing waiting list. You will build a specialty Join a busy Teen and Apractice in adolescent eating disorders alongside a varied primary care panel.

SELLING POINTS

Long-term growth path: independently manage patients with eating disorders following hospital admission

Potential to expand into managing inpatient care of patients with eating disorders

Variety of work: eating disorder care, adolescent primary care, and reproductive health

A clinic that supports continued learning and clinical skill development

SCHEDULE AND HOURS

Weekday clinical coverage with no routine weekend or holiday clinical responsibilities.

Potential on-call responsibilities to cover emergency needs of patients with eating disorders, including nights and weekends

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

a motivation to care for adolescents, ongoing learning and improving clinical skills

Preferred: experience managing reproductive care and contraception, including IUD and Nexplanon placement

[Credential (NP/PA), licensure, and certification requirements]

Spanish Language Skills Highly Desirable

ADMINISTRATION

** Manage a patient panel of adolescents with eating disorders and adolescent primary care patients

** Provide follow-up care for patients transitioning from hospital admission to the clinic

** Potential to participate in on-call coverage for eating disorder emergencies, nights and weekends, as needed

** Coordinate care across inpatient and ambulatory settings to promote seamless transitions for pediatric patients with eating disorders

** Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to facilitate discharge planning, outpatient scheduling, and care coordination.

** Maintain timely and accurate documentation within the electronic medical record.

** Participate in departmental quality improvement and operational initiatives focused on access and care transitions.

PROFESSIONAL

** Demonstrate ongoing motivation to learn and improve clinical skills

** Maintain a commitment to caring for adolescents

** Practice in accordance with UVA Health policies, state licensure requirements, and national Advanced Practice Provider standards.

** Maintain required licensure, certifications, and continuing education.

** Participate in professional development, departmental education, and evidence-based practice initiatives.

** Foster collaborative relationships across inpatient and ambulatory clinical teams.

CLINICAL

** Independently manage patients with eating disorders following hospital admission (long-term goal)

** Manage inpatient care of patients with eating disorders (potential)

** Provide adolescent primary care

** Manage reproductive care and contraception, including IUD and Nexplanon placement (preferred)

LEADERSHIP

** Help reduce the eating disorder waiting list by expanding clinic capacity

** Promote patient-centered, evidence-based care across the continuum from hospitalization through outpatient follow-up.

** Support quality improvement initiatives focused on outcomes, discharge readiness, and care transitions.

** Serve as a clinical resource for interdisciplinary team members caring for adolescent patients and specifically those with eating disorders

** Contribute to the development of standardized care pathways, patient education materials, and best practices

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Graduate of an accredited graduate school of nursing or physician assistant program with a master's degree.

Experience:

Department and unit specific.

Licensure:
License or license eligible as an Advance Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner, and Physician Associate) as set forth by the state of Virginia. If Nurse Practitioner, license to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia is required. Must demonstrate and maintain all credentialing and licensing requirements of UVA Health System, the Virginia Board of Medicine or the Virginia Board of Nursing, and appropriate certifying bodies.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required. Current PALS/NRP, as required, specific to position. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as required, specific to position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently bending/stooping, reaching (overhead, extensive, and repetitive);
Repetitive motion: computer keyboard. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills;
Attention to detail and ability to write legibly;
Ability to lift/push/pull 50 - 100lbs. May be exposed to noise, radiation, radioactive…