Pediatric Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - UVA Primary Care, Locust Grove, VA

Part-Time 20 hrs/week Day Shift

Join UVA Health's Pediatric Primary Care team in Locust Grove, VA. We're looking for a compassionate and skilled Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) or Physician Assistant to deliver exceptional care to children and adolescents in an outpatient setting.

• Be part of a collaborative, family-focused care team

• Work with children from infancy through young adulthood

• Flexible part-time schedule with daytime hours

• Access to continuing education, mentorship, and career growth

• Make a lasting impact on young patients and their families

• Provide well-child exams, sick visits, and developmental screenings

• Diagnose and treat common pediatric illnesses and conditions

• Order and interpret labs, imaging, and other diagnostics

• Prescribe medications and therapies per Virginia prescriptive authority

• Offer parent/caregiver education on wellness, nutrition, and disease management

• Coordinate referrals to pediatric specialists as needed

• Maintain accurate EHR documentation and coding

• Graduate of accredited Pediatric NP program or PA program (Master's required)

• Licensed or license-eligible in Virginia

• Current BLS (PALS required; NRP as applicable)

• Meets UVA Health credentialing and certification standards

• Ability to stand for long periods and lift/push/pull 50-100 lbs

• May be exposed to blood/body fluids and infectious diseases

Location: UVA Primary Care - Locust Grove, VA
Schedule: Part-Time, 20 hrs/week, 1st Shift

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, Physician Associate, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, and Certified Nurse Midwife) 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 materials, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

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