Advanced Practice Provider (APP/PA/NP)–Inpatient Procedural Sedation Adult Acute Care
About The Position
This is a high-impact, specialized APP opportunity where your procedural expertise directly enables safe, timely care across a complex adult inpatient environment. You will serve as a critical clinical partner, ensuring patients receive the sedation support needed to undergo essential procedures with confidence and safety. As part of a leading academic medical center, this role blends clinical autonomy, procedural skill, and interdisciplinary collaboration, positioning you at the forefront of patient care delivery in acute care settings. In this role, you will function as a procedural sedation specialist, supporting multiple service lines while driving efficiency, safety, and patient-centered outcomes. You will balance hands-on procedural care with consultation and clinical assessment in a dynamic, high-acuity setting. You will operate in a fast-paced inpatient environment, delivering sedation services that directly impact procedural productivity and patient outcomes. This is a role for clinicians who thrive in complexity and enjoy working across disciplines.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited graduate school of nursing or physician assistant program with a master’s degree.
- Department and unit specific experience.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Acute Care Certification highly preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide procedural sedation to adult patients across inpatient acute care units
- Perform comprehensive pre-sedation assessments to determine patient appropriateness and risk
- Continuously monitor and manage patients during sedation, ensuring safety and rapid response to clinical changes
- Deliver post-procedural care, including recovery assessment and documentation
- Collaborate with physicians, proceduralists, nursing teams, and hospital leaders to coordinate care delivery
- Function within a Hybrid Business Model, balancing procedural execution with consultative responsibilities
- Contribute to workflow optimization, ensuring timely completion of procedures across the hospital
- Participate in quality, safety, and evidence-based practice initiatives
- Navigate a high-acuity, high-visibility environment requiring advanced clinical judgment and decisive action
- Provides expert evidence-based, top-of-scope care in their clinical practice
- Acts as part of a specialty team, collaborating with other clinicians as appropriate
- Provides health education to patients
- Maintains accurate, timely, and thorough documentation
- Ensures compliance with institutional and regulatory standards
- Supports development of best practices and protocols in specialty
- Serves on committees and workgroups to enhance patient care
- Provides education to learners in the clinical space
- Mentors new team members
- Contributes to clinical quality improvement work
- Participates in professional governance through the APP Council
- Attends team development meetings at local and departmental levels
- Adheres to ASPIRE values in all professional interactions
- Maintains appropriate licenses, certifications, and specialty training competencies
- Participates in local, state, and national professional organizations
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
- Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and education support
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
