Health Plan Clinic Advanced Practice Provider

UVA Health is seeking an experienced and dedicated Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Associate (PA) to join its Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Unit (TCV ICU). As a member of our dynamic, collaborative, multidisciplinary team, you will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional critical care to our postoperative cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery patients. The APP Hired For This Position Will Participate In The Full Spectrum Of Postoperative Critical Care Management For The Cardiac, Thoracic, And Vascular Patient Population, Including

Accepting new OR admissions, hospital transfers, and urgent acute transfers, along with coordinating discharges and transfers

Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients admitted to the TCV ICU, who have undergone cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgeries, including heart and lung transplantation, as well as those requiring ECMO and other mechanical circulatory support devices.

Develop and implement evidence-based care plans tailored to each patient’s needs, ensuring optimal outcomes and patient safety.

Prescribing appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, evaluating patient responses, and adjusting the plan of care based on ongoing objective and subjective data collection.

Perform a wide range of interventions and procedures within the scope of advanced practice, including but not limited to, invasive monitoring, ventilator management, and hemodynamic support.

Following a comprehensive 3 to 4-month onboarding process, newly hired TCV ICU APPs will manage the care of 5-7 patients representing the cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery populations in a practice model that emphasizes independence, with support and collaboration from physician colleagues.

As an academic medical center, UVA Health possesses a rich culture of continual education and professional development that welcomes engaged learners. We work closely with resident physicians and students of all specialties, including medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner students.

2+ years as an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) preferred, but new graduates welcome to apply.

Cardiothoracic surgery experience is preferred but not required; applicants interested in postoperative cardiothoracic critical care are encouraged to apply.

Beyond the qualities included in the general position description, success in a TCV ICU APP role will require the following:

Perform common ICU bedside interventions, including bronchoscopy, central line, arterial, and chest tube placements

Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team, including surgeons, critical care intensivists, nurses, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists, to coordinate care and facilitate communication.

Maintain thorough and accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with institutional protocols and regulatory standards.

Self-motivated learning, engagement in process improvement, and quality improvement initiatives

Background checks and pre-employment health screenings will be conducted on all new hires prior to employment. Maintains required licensure and certifications, including ACLS and Cardiac Surgery Unit Advanced Life Support (CSU ALS); Evaluates individual clinical practice and role performance in alignment with regulatory, state, and institutional guidelines

Participates within organizational systems at the service, unit, and institutional level

Engages in discharge planning and care transitions in collaboration with case management and outpatient teams

Ensures accurate, timely documentation of clinical care, assessments, and decision-making

Maintains current knowledge of evidence-based practices and advances in critical care and acute management

Provides advanced inpatient critical care management to specialty populations

Performs emergency department consultations to determine admission needs

Conducts and documents comprehensive history and physical examinations

Analyzes clinical data to formulate accurate differential diagnoses

Prescribes and manages pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, adjusting plans based on patient response and evolving data

Performs advanced clinical assessments, interventions, and procedures relevant to the ICU setting

Communicates plans of care effectively while navigating complex psychosocial dynamics

Leads and collaborates within multidisciplinary teams of physicians, APPs, nurses, therapists, and leadership

Professionally guides and supports other members of the care team in dynamic, high-acuity environments

Participates in initiatives that promote the development of APPs, RNs, and other colleagues

Engages in quality improvement, patient safety, and process improvement initiatives

Evaluates and augments quality initiatives to improve clinical outcomes and safety

Contributes to research, evidence-based practice, and the application of scientific knowledge within the clinical setting

Graduate of an accredited graduate school of nursing or physician assistant program with a master’s degree.

Department and unit specific.

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. Repetitive motion: computer keyboard. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; May be exposed to noise, radiation, radioactive materials, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings

Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as “High Performing” in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. UVA Health Children’s is named by 2023-2024 U.News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.