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Mary Washington Healthcare
Fredericksburg, Virginia

NP or PA - Full Time - Pediatrics - Fredericksburg, VA

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$54.52-$68.15/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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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 role involves coordinating and performing pharmacological stress tests while collaborating with physicians to develop patient care plans. The practitioner will also provide direct patient care, counsel families on procedures, and initiate emergency life-saving measures as needed.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient assessmentPatient counselingCare planningCardiac patient care

Pediatrics — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $126k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 58% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

What does the Pediatrics NP market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$113k–$142kPediatrics NP median $140k (middle half $128k–$145k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$126k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pediatrics NP listings in Virginia5 active277 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 58% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 15% offer loan repayment457 active listings, Nov 2026
Pediatrics NP hiring demand#17 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 30 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 86 postings, 134 closed
New Pediatrics NP listings85 in the last 30 days106 the 30 days before (−20%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pediatrics NP pay trend+8.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 19 employers
13
<$140k
8
$140k-160k
5
$160k-180k
3
$180k-200k
1
$210k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
62%
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pediatrics (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 262 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Fredericksburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$418k
Typical market rent
$2,061/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.