Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) - Primary Care and Ambulatory Behavioral Health

Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) - Primary Care and Ambulatory Behavioral Health

If you became a Clinical Nurse Leader to drive meaningful change, improve quality outcomes, and influence patient care beyond the bedside, this is the role you've been working toward. UVA Health offers a true Clinical Nurse Leader opportunity where your expertise is dedicated to advancing evidence-based practice, improving clinical workflows, and elevating the patient experience across ambulatory behavioral health and primary care settings. This position is uniquely designed for a Clinical Nurse Leader who wants to work at the top of their education and training. You will focus on leading initiatives that strengthen care delivery, improve outcomes, support regulatory excellence, and create lasting impact across multiple ambulatory clinics and specialties.

This role is ideal for a Clinical Nurse Leader who wants to influence care on a broader scale, build meaningful relationships across teams, and see their work translate into measurable improvements for patients, providers, and clinical operations. Highlights of this opportunity include:

• A true dedicated Clinical Nurse Leader role focused on quality, outcomes, and patient experience improvement.
• The opportunity to positively influence care across multiple ambulatory behavioral health and primary care clinics.
• High autonomy and ownership of meaningful improvement initiatives.
• Collaboration with fellow Clinical Nurse Leaders and Nursing Professional Development leadership.
• Exposure to diverse ambulatory specialties and complex healthcare operations.
• Opportunities to develop expertise in quality improvement leadership, regulatory readiness, accreditation standards, and healthcare process improvement.
• The ability to drive measurable change and see the direct impact of your work on patient care.
• Access to the resources, collaboration, and innovation of a leading academic health system.
• A Magnet-recognized nursing culture that supports professional practice, leadership development, and continuous learning.

Most importantly, this position allows you to focus on the work that inspired many nurses to pursue Clinical Nurse Leader preparation in the first place: improving systems, advancing evidence-based practice, enhancing patient outcomes, and creating a better healthcare experience for patients and care teams alike. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Master's or doctoral degree in Nursing
• Experience: 2 years of experience as a registered nurse working in a relevant practice area.
• Licensure: VA nursing license, CNL certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling/bending/stooping.
• Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly.
• Ability to lift/push/pull 20 - 50lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

The pay range for this role is $100,000.00 - $155,043.20 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Job Profile J2509 - RN - Clinical Nurse Leader Career Stream and Level Professional-P3

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.