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Fredericksburg, Virginia

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant -Gastroenterology (Inpatient or Outpatient) – Day Shift - Fredericksburg, VA

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$54K - $68K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Start the day excited to make a difference…end the day knowing you did. Come join our team.

Job Summary:

Works under the direction of department leadership and in direct collaboration with the Medical Director. Coordinates and performs exercise and pharmacological stress test according to set protocols.

Skills to perform accurate assessment of patient’s response to pharmacological stress testing including appropriate follow-up to physician. Duties and responsibilities are performed according to standards outlined in the competency based/evaluation tool.

This position must demonstrate a commitment of quality services to our patients, the public and our co-workers.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

In collaboration with physician, demonstrates ability to counsel patients and family members about diagnosis, testing, and risk of procedures.

  • Performs approved diagnostic procedures according to set protocols.
  • Demonstrates ability to interact effectively and communicate accurately with colleagues and referring physician.
  • In collaboration with the physician, formulate individual plan of care to achieve desired outcome.
  • Coordinates, assesses, interprets, communicates, and documents patient and family needs.

Communicates with health care team to coordinate services and contributes to the continuous performance improvement process.

Demonstrates the ability to use effective organizational/prioritizational problem solving, and decision-making abilities in practice.

  • Demonstrates effective communication, customer service, and team building skills.
  • Provides emergency treatment and initiates emergency life savings measures per ACLS guidelines.
  • Collaborates with the Administrate Director the development of standards of care for the cardiac patient population.
  • Provides direct patient care as outlined in the Registered Nurse job description.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse licensed to practice in Virginia or eligible.
  • Virginia Nurse Practitioner license required
  • AHA BLS Provider CPR required

Masters Degree in Nursing Required

  • Five year nursing experience to include 2 years in appropriate specialty.
  • 2 years ICU experience preferred.
  • Successful completion of pre-placement employment evaluation.

MWHC will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status (EOE). We are also committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices and comply with all applicable pay transparency and pay equity laws.

Compensation Pay Range

$54.52 - $68.15

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will coordinate and perform diagnostic stress tests while collaborating with physicians to develop individual patient care plans. They are responsible for providing direct patient care, counseling families on diagnoses, and initiating emergency life-saving measures when necessary.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

GastroenterologyPatient assessmentPatient counselingCare planningClinical documentation

Gastroenterology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 45 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 58% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$61k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $60k 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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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Fredericksburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k
Typical market rent
$2,042/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
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 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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