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Sentara Health
Zion Crossroads, Virginia

Advanced Practice Provider – Family Medicine – Spring Creek

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$122k-$143k

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Job Description

City/State

Zion Crossroads, VA

Work Shift

  • First (Days)
  • Provider Specialty
  • Primary Care

Overview

Sentara Medical Group is seeking an experienced APP (NP or PA) to join Sentara Spring Creek Family Medicine, located in Zion Crossroads, just outside of Charlottesville, VA. join a friendly, collaborative, and fast-paced practice serving a diverse rural community.

You’ll work alongside an established team of four physicians and two advanced practice providers while enjoying scheduling flexibility, dedicated administrative time, and outpatient-focused practice.

If you’re looking for an opportunity where teamwork, autonomy, and meaningful patient relationships come together, we’d love to welcome you to our team.

Position Highlights

  • Busy practice with an established multi-generational patient population
  • Collaborative work environment, providing care for patients in a growing rural community
  • 4 or 5 day FT work week – 36 hours patient facing w/ 4 hours admin time
  • Average patient volume of 16-18 a day
  • Shared minimal call; 24-7 nurse triage team utilized first

Benefit Highlights

  • Comprehensive Benefits & Retirement Package
  • Up to $14,400 Annual Quality Performance Incentive
  • $3,000 Annual CME Allowance
  • $10,000 Student Loan Reimbursement Program
  • Malpractice and Tail coverage
  • Fully integrated EHR(Epic) & Team utilizes DAX Copilot AI for patient transcription

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Minimum Requirements

  • Active NP or PA
  • Minimum master’s degree required
  • Experience preferred but open to exceptional new grad

Life in Charlottesville, VA provides everything you could want in a big city but in a small town. You can expect to see many musical talents and sport competitions come through our University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena as well as view architectural masterpieces like Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello.

Route 151, or The 151 as the locals call it, provides a custom beverage touring experience with various breweries and wineries all close to one another with stunning views of the mountains.

Whether your interests lie in hiking, shopping, historical sites, or wining and dining, Charlottesville and its 4 beautiful and distinct seasons, provides limitless options.

At Sentara, we’re more than a health system, we’re a community of caregivers dedicated to transforming lives. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a supportive, innovative environment, please contact Lisa Satoski, Physician Recruiter Specialist at lasatosk@sentara.com to learn more!

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $121,596.80 - $142,792.00 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Resources Plan
  • Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Providers at Sentara are eligible for special benefits such as Annual CME Allowance and 100% malpractice and tail coverage.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

  • In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
  • For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs providers in the following states:
  • North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Key Responsibilities

The Advanced Practice Provider will provide primary care services to a diverse rural patient population in a collaborative, fast-paced family medicine practice. Responsibilities include managing an average patient volume of 16-18 per day and participating in a shared call schedule.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license and possess at least a master's degree. While experience is preferred, the practice is open to exceptional new graduates.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient careClinical documentationCollaborationPatient triageElectronic health records

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 62% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$132k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $131k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.2 / 10 · above average in nurse practitioner rolesranked against 13,508 Nurse Practitioner roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$122k–$143kFamily Medicine median $140k (middle half $128k–$145k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$131k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Virginia105 active2,610 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 62% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k loan repaymentVirginia Nurse Practitioner listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment399 active listings, Nov 2026
Family Medicine hiring demand#2 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 days · 23% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 1,246 postings, 1,426 closed
New Family Medicine listings1,778 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+29%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sentara Health#10 of 18 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (13,508 Nurse Practitioner roles listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Advanced Practice Provider – Family Medicine – Spring Creek at Sentara Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,508 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 50% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,567 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sentara Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive Benefits & Retirement Package
Up to $14,400 Annual Quality Performance Incentive
$3,000 Annual CME Allowance
$10,000 Student Loan Reimbursement Program
Malpractice and Tail Coverage
Fully integrated EHR (Epic)
DAX Copilot AI for patient transcription
Medical, Dental, Vision plans