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UVA Health
Advanced Practice Provider (APP/NP/PA) - Employee Health (Wage)
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What they do
A Nurse Practitioner provides primary care and nursing care to patients. Performs physical exams, orders diagnostic tests, and provides medications. Works in a physician's office or other healthcare facility, under the direction of a physician. Performs work similar to that of a physician assistant but has different medical training and degree.
$124,051 / year median in Virginia
+26% projected growth
Job Description
UVA Health is seeking a wage Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our Employee/Occupational Health team, supporting the health and safety of our workforce. This role is central to the institution's response to on-the-job incidents, proactively safeguarding employee safety, and management of communicable disease exposures among team members.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting urgent employee visits related to on-the-job incidents
- Fielding and responding to calls regarding team member exposures
- Assessing exposure risk and ordering post-exposure prophylaxis as clinically indicated
- Contributing to the development and maintenance of institutional protocols related to team member safety
- Providing critical clinical and system support during communicable disease outbreaks
- Participating in an on-call rotation for exposure response
Preferred Qualifications:
1. 2-3 years experience in an internal medicine or primary care setting. 2. Comfort working in an autonomous practice environment. 3. Experience working with occupational health and/or worker's compensation patient populations. A cover letter is preferred with your application.Clinical:
- Evaluate and manage urgent employee visits related to on-the-job incidents
- Field and respond to calls regarding team member exposures
- Assess exposure risk and order post-exposure prophylaxis as clinically indicated
- Provide direct clinical care and coverage during the on-call exposure response rotation
- Deliver clinical support during communicable disease outbreaks
Administrative:
- Document patient encounters and exposure incidents accurately and in a timely manner
- Ensure compliance with institutional, state, and federal reporting requirements related to occupational exposures and incidents
- Coordinate care and follow-up with relevant departments (e.g., Infection Prevention, Human Resources, Environmental Health & Safety)
- Track and manage exposure cases through resolution
Professional:
- Maintain current clinical knowledge and competency in occupational health, exposure management, and post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines
- Participate in ongoing education and training relevant to team member safety and communicable disease response
- Uphold professional standards of practice consistent with APP licensure and UVA Health policy
- Collaborate effectively with physicians, APPs, nursing, and administrative staff across departments
Leadership:
- Help develop and maintain institutional protocols related to team member safety
- Provide system-level support and guidance during communicable disease outbreaks
- Serve as a clinical resource and point of contact for exposure-related questions across the institution
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives within Employee/Occupational Health
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. The pay range for this role is $55.82
- $82.