Advanced Practice Provider (APP/PA/NP)- Cellular Therapy / Stem Cell Transplant

Join UVA Health as an Advanced Practice Provider in Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Transplant, where your clinical judgment, procedural growth, and patient-centered practice will directly support a rapidly expanding, highly specialized oncology program.

This is a newly created APP opportunity designed to support the growth of UVA Health's Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Transplant program across both inpatient and outpatient care. You will help advance a model that brings more transplant care into the ambulatory setting, supports complex inpatient management, and strengthens access for patients receiving advanced therapies such as CAR-T, autologous stem cell transplant, and allogeneic stem cell transplant.

The Role

As an APP on the Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Transplant team, you will practice in a hybrid inpatient and outpatient model with meaningful autonomy, close collaboration, and exposure to some of the most advanced therapies in hematologic malignancy care. This position is part of an APP-led service, giving the right NP or PA the opportunity to build deep specialty expertise while contributing to a program positioned for significant future growth.

In an average day, you may manage cellular therapy or transplant patients, support infusion-based care, perform procedures, consult on critically ill patients, and collaborate with attending physicians, APPs, nursing, laboratory, apheresis, quality, and research teams.

Key responsibilities and opportunities include:

• Provide care for patients receiving CAR-T therapy, autologous stem cell transplant, and allogeneic stem cell transplant
• Oversee cellular therapy infusions and support complex transplant-related care needs
• Function with significant autonomy within an APP-led service
• Perform bone marrow biopsies as a procedural resource across the hospital
• Provide consultative management for Cellular Therapy patients admitted to the MICU/ICU
• Support inpatient stem cell transplant patient management and care coordination
• Provide weekend outpatient coverage for ambulatory stem cell transplant patients in the infusion center
• Collaborate with a deeply experienced multidisciplinary team that includes Stem Cell and Cellular Therapy attending physicians, Hematologic Malignancy attendings, MICU providers, ambulatory APPs, inpatient APPs, research, quality, laboratory, apheresis, and cellular therapy program teams
• Contribute to a growing care model designed to expand outpatient transplant support while reducing reliance on emergency response resources
• Practice in a primarily day-shift environment with weekend and holiday rotation expectations

The schedule includes an expectation of approximately three weekends per month, with weekend hours of 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Weekday inpatient shifts are primarily 12-hour shifts, from 0700-1900. The weekend commitment is expected to decrease as the hybrid team expands.

This role is open to both experienced APPs and motivated new graduates who bring strong assessment skills, sound clinical judgment, adaptability, teamwork, and a genuine interest in stem cell transplant and cellular therapy. Specialty experience is welcome, but not required for candidates who are coachable, clinically curious, and invested in developing expertise in this highly specialized patient population.

Advanced Practice Provider Scope of Practice:

Clinical

• Provides expert evidence-based, top-of-scope care in their clinical practice
• Acts as part of a specialty team, collaborating with other clinicians as appropriate
• Provides health education to patients
• Maintains accurate, timely, and thorough documentation
• Ensures compliance with institutional and regulatory standards

Leadership

• Supports development of best practices and protocols in specialty
• Serves on committees and workgroups to enhance patient care
• Provides education to learners in the clinical space
• Mentors new team members

Administration

• Contributes to clinical quality improvement work
• Participates in professional governance through the APP Council
• Attends team development meetings at local and departmental levels

Professional

• Adheres to ASPIRE values in all professional interactions
• Maintains appropriate licenses, certifications, and specialty training competencies
• Participates in local, state, and national professional organizations

Background checks and pre-employment health screenings will be conducted on all new hires prior to employment. All safety-sensitive positions with direct patient interaction also require a drug screen.

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Why UVA Health

UVA Health offers the rare combination of academic medicine, advanced cancer care, APP autonomy, mentorship, and program growth. For an APP interested in cellular therapy and transplant, this is a career-building opportunity to join a highly specialized team at an integrated academic health system with a strong culture of teaching, innovation, research, and multidisciplinary care.

UVA Health includes a world-class academic medical center, the first NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Virginia, a Level I trauma center, a Level IV NICU, community hospitals, a specialty rehabilitation hospital, and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics across Virginia. Within this environment, APPs are trusted members of interdisciplinary care teams who contribute to direct clinical care, consultation, education, and patient-centered innovation.

What makes this opportunity especially compelling:

• Highly specialized cellular therapy and stem cell transplant practice with exposure to advanced disease management and evolving treatment models
• Opportunity to manage patients receiving CAR-T, autologous transplant, and allogeneic transplant therapies
• Procedural experience, including bone marrow biopsies, with training available for candidates who need to develop this skill
• Hybrid inpatient and outpatient model that offers variety, complexity, and continuity across the transplant care journey
• Significant autonomy within an APP-led service, supported by attending physicians and a strong multidisciplinary infrastructure
• A growing program with future expansion plans, including movement from a 15-bed unit to a planned 29-bed unit within the next two years
• Comprehensive onboarding with rotation through service lines and support departments
• Exposure to research, quality, laboratory, collection, infusion, and apheresis programs
• Individualized training based on experience level, making this a strong fit for both experienced APPs and new graduates
• A team culture rooted in trust, collaboration, mentorship, adaptability, and professional development
• The opportunity to help shape a care model that expands outpatient transplant support and strengthens access for a complex oncology population

Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

Why People Love Living in Charlottesville

Charlottesville offers a strong quality of life for healthcare professionals who want the depth of an academic medical community with the livability of a vibrant, scenic, and highly connected city. Located near the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville provides easy access to outdoor recreation, trails, wineries, local restaurants, arts, music, history, and a thriving downtown community. It is a place where clinicians and families can find balance, whether that means hiking after a demanding week, enjoying a strong local food scene, exploring cultural events, or settling into a community that offers both intellectual energy and natural beauty.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduate of an accredited graduate school of nursing or physician assistant program with a master's degree.

Experience: Department and unit specific.

Licensure: License or license eligible as an Advance Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner, Physician Associate, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, and Certified Nurse Midwife) as set forth by the state of Virginia. If Nurse Practitioner, license to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia is required. Must demonstrate and maintain all credentialing and licensing requirements of UVA Health System, the Virginia Board of Medicine or the Virginia Board of Nursing, and appropriate certifying bodies. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required. Current PALS/NRP, as required, specific to position. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as required, specific to position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently bending/stooping, reaching (overhead, extensive, and repetitive); Repetitive motion: computer keyboard. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 50 - 100lbs. May be exposed to noise, radiation, radioactive materials, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

The pay range for this role is $116,123.00 - $171,163.20 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate''s qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings

• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Certification and education support

• Generous Paid Time Off

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as "High Performing" in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children's is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children''s hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.