GI Specialty APP

Inova Health; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive salary

Performance incentive plan

Sign-On bonus

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement match

Education assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off

Parental leave

Remote and hybrid options

Job summary

Inova Health is seeking an experienced Gastroenterology Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) to support the GI service and work directly with GI providers. The role focuses on patient care across consults, rounds, and GI procedures, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and patient experience.

The position offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for sign-on, relocation, and career growth within a leading Northern Virginia

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or post-master's certificate required for NPs; accredited program.
• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program with NCCPA certification.
• Active Virginia license or eligibility for practice as NP/PA with appropriate credentials.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with GI physicians to provide care in gastroenterology services.
• Manage GI diseases including GERD, PUD, GI bleeding, cirrhosis, Crohn's disease, UC, IBS, GI cancers.
• Conduct new consultations, follow-ups, daily rounds and procedure triaging.
• Document histories, exams, notes, consults and progress notes.
• Prescribe medications, oversee labs, imaging and procedures as per privileges.
• Provide counseling and prep for GI procedures in inpatient settings.
• Perform procedures as trained under privileges and ensure quality metrics are met.
• Participate in quality improvement and accurate billing.

Education

Master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice

Post-master's certificate for Nurse Practitioners

Nurse Practitioner licensure

Certified Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

BLS Certification

NCCPA Certification (PA)

Job description

Job Description

The Gastroenterology Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant) will provide support to the gastroenterology service and work directly with the gastroenterology providers

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package: Includes a market-competitive base salary, comprehensive performance incentive plan, designed to reward quality, patient access, and clinical productivity. Additionally, opportunities for Sign-On, Retention Relocation
• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offeringup to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Job Responsibilities

• Works in collaboration with the GI Physicians attending to provide care in gastroenterology services.
• Management of various GI disease processes such as GERD, PUD, GI bleeding, esophageal and variceal bleeding, GI cancers, Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, IBS, cirrhosis, pancreaticobiliary disorders, and other GI related illness/ conditions.
• Performs new consultations, patient follow ups, daily rounding and procedure triaging.
• Writes/ dictates history and physical notes, consult, and progress notes.
• Prescribes/ orders medications, therapies, diet, orders and interprets laboratory and imaging studies as well as procedures consistent with clinical privileges.
• Performs patient counseling/ comprehensive teaching, consenting, and preparation for GI procedures to be performed in the inpatient setting.
• Performs procedures as trained and delineated in DOP/ privileges.
• Ensure key quality metrics are optimized.
• Participates in quality improvement projects as assigned.Accurate and complete billing for services provided.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Mastersin Advanced Clinical Practice or graduate of a post masters certificate program for nurse practitioners, OR certificate from an education program that is accredited by the Council of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools, American College of Nurse Midwives, American Association of Colleges of Nursing of the National League for Nursing. For physician Assistants, graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program and certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
• Experience: Minimum of one year of experience in a hospital/healthcare environment. Preferred : 1 year of Gastroenterology experience
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Licensure: Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner; If Nurse Practitioner: RN Compact License(depending on State of primary residence) AND a license (or eligibility for) as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the Commonwealth of Virginia AND a "Practice Agreement" signed by sponsoring/ supervising physician(s), AND a written "Scope of Practice/Protocol" signed by the supervising physician, AND "Drug Enforcement Administration License" (if prescribing controlled substances)
• Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
• Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.