Post Heart Transplant Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)

Inova Health System; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement match

Education & loan assistance

Mental health support

PTO & parental leave

Hybrid/remote career options

Job summary

Inova Health System is seeking an APP (NP/PA) to join the Post Heart Transplant outpatient team at the Fairfax Medical Campus. Five 8-hour shifts Monday–Friday, no weekend requirement, with rotating on-call duties. APP experience preferred; prior transplant/cardiology experience preferred.

The role involves frontline collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, day-shift coverage, and a 12-week onboarding period to ensure competency in outpatient transplant care.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited NP or PA program with eligibility to practice in Virginia.
• Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required.
• BLS and ACLS for Healthcare Provider required with expiration >90 days from start.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to provide outpatient care at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.
• Provide day-shift coverage with no weekend requirements.
• Handle rotating on-call duties for patient communication 24/7.
• Deliver outpatient coverage at the Post Heart Transplant Clinic.
• Complete 12 weeks onboarding and orientation.

Skills

APP experience

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

EPIC experience

Prescriptive privileges

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree for Physician Assistant

Tools

EPIC EHR

Job description

The Post Heart Transplant outpatient team is looking for an Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (APP) to join their team! Five 8-hour shifts M-F. No weekends, nights or holiday requirement. Rotating on-call duties required. The location is at Inova Center for Personalized Health.

The Post Heart Transplant outpatient team is looking for an Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (APP) to join their team! Five 8-hour shifts M-F. No weekend requirement. Rotating on-call duties required. APP experience preferred; prior transplant and/cardiology experience preferred.

Position Description:

• APP will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive patient care in the outpatient clinical setting at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
• Day shift. No weekend requirement
• Some call required - Rotational - patient phone calls 24/7
• Provide outpatient coverage at Inova's Post Heart Transplant Clinic at Fairfax Medical Campus

• 12 weeks of onboarding

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:

• 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.

Position Qualifications:

• Graduation for an accredited NP or PA program. Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of Virginia. Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required. BLS and ACLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice.
  • ​Nurse Practitioner: Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP, AGACNP certification preferred based on population served.
  • ​Physician Assistant: Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master's Degree preferred. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.
• APP experience preferred; prior transplant and/cardiology experience preferred.
• Demonstrate appropriate critical thinking and interpersonal skills when working in a fasted paced, high acuity work environment. Able to perform a thorough history and physical assessment.
• VA License
• EPIC experience preferred

Minimum Requirements:

• Certification - Basic Life Support prior to start; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (for Critical Care) upon start; Pediatric Advanced Life Support (for Pediatrics) upon start
• 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).
• Experience - No prior experience required; APP experience highly preferred.

• Education - For Nurse Practitioners: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Master's Degree in 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

  We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ 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.