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Centra Health
Lynchburg, Virginia

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner 8.3 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$119k-$178k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
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Job Description

Introduction to the Role and Practice 

Centra Medical Group Nationwide is part of a dedicated group of providers that
provides comprehensive primary care for the entire family. Our mission is to
provide the community with access to quality care, improving the overall
wellness and lifestyle of each of our patients. We provide care to pediatric,
adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

By joining our team, you will have the satisfaction of providing a full range of
care to a varied patient panel backed by a top-rated health care system with a
fully implemented EMR and admitting hospitals nearby. 

Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed
providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000
community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra
offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern
Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG
includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as
cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.
CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program
for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with
institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University.

Grow with a Health System that Invests in You
At Centra Medical Group, we’re building a culture where Advanced Practice
Providers thrive. Through our partnership with ThriveAP—the nation’s leading
transition-to-practice program—new graduate NPs and PAs receive a year of
structured clinical education, mentorship, and peer learning to accelerate
confidence and readiness.
Join Centra Medical Group and grow with an organization that invests in your
professional and long-term success. ThriveAP provides Family Medicine NPs and
PAs with a structured transition-to-practice experience focused on clinical
readiness, continuity of care, and long-term patient relationship building
across diverse populations.

What We Offer

* Competitive, transparent compensation represents a mix of base, hourly
excess, and incentive pay.  
* Student loan reimbursement
* Relocation
* CME allowance  
* Centra is a not-for-profit health system; many of our providers are
participating in the federal PSLF program.  
* Short term disability automatically enrolled.  
* 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer
contribution match
* Comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, dental
insurance, life insurance, and more. 

Lynchburg, Virginia with a population of 85,000, is a great safe place to raise
a family. Tons of outdoor activities to enjoy including hiking, biking, mountain
bike trails, camping, boating, fishing & canoeing.  Hike the beautiful Sharp Top
Mountain or Appalachian Trail or Bike on the Blackwater Creek Trail or
Percival’s Island in the heart of the city. The Lynchburg Academy Center of the
Arts offers some of America’s finest performing artists. Enjoy an evening minor
league baseball game with our Lynchburg Hillcats. Children will enjoy outdoor
summer movies at the park, county fairs, apple orchards, pumpkin patches and
picking blueberries & strawberries. They will love Amazement Square, an
interactive hands-on children’s museum in downtown Lynchburg. Beautiful Smith
Mountain Lake is also nearby. 

Throughout our region, you'll find an extraordinary quality of life in friendly
communities with remarkably diverse and affordable housing options. Whether you
prefer urban lofts, historic mansions, suburban estates, waterfront condos, or
traditional, tree-lined residential neighborhoods, it's all waiting for you
here.  Taxes and utility rates are very moderate, contributing to a low overall
cost of living. 

Responsibilities

You Can Expect

* Out-patient position 
* 16 - 18 patients per day
* Robust orientation
* Monday-Friday; 8am -5pm 
* No weekends or major holidays 
* No Call

Qualifications

* Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program, and Masters of Science Degree in
Nursing (MSN)
* Current licensure by the Virginia State Board of Nursing as a Nurse
Practitioner with prescriptive authority. Maintains BLS and ACLS
Certifications. Hold a current, active license as a registered nurse in
Virginia or hold a current multistate licensure privilege as a registered
nurse. Nationally recognized certification in field of specialization

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient assessmentBLS certificationACLS certificationElectronic Medical Records (EMR)

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Nurse Practitioner at Centra Health a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Primary Care (NP) — ranked against 1,198 active Primary Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Centra Health ranks #6 of 14 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 50% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$148k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $147k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

8.3/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Primary Care (NP)

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Lynchburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k
Typical market rent
$1,283/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Lynchburg, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Centra Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Lynchburg, VA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Student loan reimbursement
Relocation
CME allowance
PSLF eligible
Short term disability
403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan with immediate vested employer match
Health insurance