PA) Teen and Young Adult Health

University of Virginia•Charlottesville, VA

12d•$116,123 - $171,163•Onsite

About The Position

UVA Health’s Teen & Young Adult Health Clinic is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (nurse practitioner or physician associate) to provide outpatient care for adolescents and young adults, with an enhanced focus on eating disorders. The position includes follow-up and longitudinal management, including supporting patients transitioning from hospitalization to outpatient treatment. The APP will provide adolescent primary care, help patients take an active role in their health, and build trusted relationships with patients experiencing chronic or complex eating disorders. The APP works in a collaborative academic setting alongside physicians, APPs, nurses, therapists, support staff, residents, and fellows. Physician mentorship, clinical education, and progressive independence support development of specialized expertise. Reproductive health services may be included when the APP is qualified, potentially including contraceptive management, IUD placement, and Nexplanon or Explanon insertion. Participation in inpatient eating disorder care may be explored as experience and comfort develop. The position has a Monday-through-Friday clinical schedule, with occasional nights, weekends, or holiday call coverage and occasional weekend and holiday inpatient coverage. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates. The annual pay range is $116,123.00–$171,163.20, with individual compensation based on qualifications, experience, and/or education. The role also includes broader Advanced Practice Provider scope-of-practice responsibilities: providing evidence-based, top-of-scope clinical care; patient education and thorough documentation; compliance with institutional and regulatory standards; supporting specialty best practices and protocols; educating learners and mentoring new team members; contributing to quality improvement and professional governance; attending team development meetings; and maintaining required licenses, certifications, and specialty competencies. New hires undergo background checks and pre-employment health screenings. Safety-sensitive positions involving direct patient interaction also require a drug screen.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited graduate school of nursing or physician assistant program with a master’s degree.
Licensed or eligible for licensure as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate) in Virginia.
For nurse practitioners, a license to practice as a registered nurse in Virginia is required.
Must meet and maintain UVA Health System, applicable Virginia Board of Medicine or Board of Nursing, and certifying-body credentialing and licensing requirements.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Current PALS/NRP and ACLS, when required for the position.
Ability to connect and communicate effectively with teens and young adults.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including prolonged standing; frequent bending, stooping, and reaching; repetitive keyboard use; and lifting, pushing, or pulling 50–100 pounds.
Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills; attention to detail; and ability to write legibly.

Nice To Haves

Established expertise in eating disorder care, or a strong interest in developing specialty knowledge in this area.
Experience in adolescent medicine, teen health, primary care, eating disorder treatment, women’s health, or reproductive health.
Spanish-language proficiency.
Interest in developing expertise and potentially participating in inpatient eating disorder care.
Reproductive health qualifications for providing services such as contraceptive management, IUD placement, or Nexplanon/Explanon insertion.

Responsibilities

Manage and provide follow-up care for adolescents and young adults with eating disorders.
Support patients transitioning from inpatient treatment to ongoing outpatient management.
Deliver adolescent primary care and help patients take an active role in their health.
Provide occasional nights, weekends, or holiday call coverage.
Provide occasional weekend and holiday inpatient coverage.
Build long-term clinical relationships with patients experiencing chronic or complex eating disorders.
Collaborate with physicians and an interdisciplinary care team.
Provide reproductive health services when qualified, potentially including contraceptive management, IUD placement, and Nexplanon or Explanon insertion.
Develop greater clinical independence in adolescent medicine and eating disorder management.
Provide evidence-based, top-of-scope clinical care and patient health education.
Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough documentation and comply with institutional and regulatory standards.
Support development of specialty best practices and protocols; serve on committees and workgroups to enhance patient care.
Educate learners in the clinical setting and mentor new team members.
Contribute to clinical quality improvement work and participate in professional governance through the APP Council.
Attend local and departmental team development meetings.
Maintain appropriate licenses, certifications, and specialty training competencies; participate in professional organizations.