APP - Physician Asst / Nurse Practitioner - Surg Spec (Eve/Wknd)
Childrens Hospital of The King's Daughters
Norfolk, VAJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner practices medicine in collaboration with and under the direction and supervision of a licensed physician. The role primarily serves the main hospital during high-volume periods and clinics when hospital volumes are low. It may include first-assisting in the operating room, hospital rounds, OR orders and checks, urgent care OR transfers, and hospital and emergency department consults.
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Full job description
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GENERAL SUMMARY
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Engages in activities constituting the practice of medicine in collaboration with and under the medical direction, clinical guidance and supervision of a licensed physician. This individual will primarily function within the main hospital when work volumes are high, but will be asked to perform duties in clinics when hospital work volumes are low. This individual will occasionally act as a first assistant in the operating room (OR) when the need arises and collaborate with the OR staff to develop the knowledge, skill, and critical thinking necessary to assist in performing a safe operation. Additional responsibilities include conducting hospital rounds, assisting with OR orders and checks, handling Urgent Care OR transfers, and performing hospital and emergency department consults. Runs clinics independently or under physician supervision. Reports to supervising physician(s) and designated manager.
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Performs a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient patient care activities and accommodative services to support the medical practice with effective utilization of healthcare resources.
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Effectively utilizes healthcare resources and communicates with other members of the healthcare team.
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Demonstrates excellence in practice characterized by quality patient care and participation in formal and informal patient and staff education.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
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LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
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Required Licenses and/or Certifications
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Nurse Practitioner (NP)
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Current state license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
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CPR training required and/or must be obtained within 45 days of hire.
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PALS training obtained and maintained within 90 days of hire.
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Physician Assistant (PA)
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Current state license as a Physician Assistant with specialization in Family or Pediatrics.
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Current National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification required.
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CPR training required and/or must be obtained within 45 days of hire.
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PALS training obtained and maintained within 90 days of hire.
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Required to maintain state licensure, certification (NCCPA) for PA only, and educational and employment application requirements as a PA or NP during employment.
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MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
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Required Education and Experience
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Required to maintain State licensure, certification (NCCPA) for PA only, and educational and employment application requirements as a PA or NP during employment.
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Preferred Education and Experience
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Two to three years of Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner experience preferred.
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Two to three years of Pediatric experience preferred.
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Previous OR experience preferred.
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Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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Ability to travel locally between hospital and clinics required.
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WORKING CONDITIONS
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Expected to work in a patient care environment with minimal exposure to environmental hazards such as, but not limited to, excessive noise, dust, or extremes in temperatures. Exposure to communicable diseases and moderately adverse working conditions due to the need to perform certain patient care activities can be expected.
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
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Click here to view physical requirements. (https://www.chkd.org/uploadedFiles/Documents/Employees/Category%20C%20Jobs.pdf%20)
How this job compares
Set against the 7,885 open Physician Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Virginia median$105–187K/yr107 salary ranges
- Virginia median$42–90/hr54 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 191 open Physician Assistant jobs in Virginia and 7,885 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- CVS Health60 open
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- Experience
- Physician Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (2,120 postings).
- Education
- 2,577 of the 7,885 open Physician Assistant jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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