About the Department:

The Mason and Partners (MAP) Clinics are nurse-led inter-professional health centers operated by the George Mason University School of Nursing. The MAP clinics serve uninsured and medically under-served populations in Prince William and Fairfax Counties to deliver non-emergency health care, mental health support, case management, chronic disease education, and social services referrals, while providing essential clinical training for nursing and interprofessional students.

About the Position:

As a part-time Public Health Nurse Practitioner at the MAP Clinics, this individual will work 20 hours per week in a direct care Nurse Practitioner clinician role supervising Nurse Practitioner students in caring for low-income and medically underserved clients in Northern Virginia.

Responsibilities:

• Advanced NP Practice Clinical Care:
• Clinical Care: Assessing and managing a wide range of acute and chronic primary care conditions; performing and interpreting diagnostic tests; and leading specialty clinics, including those focused on chronic disease management, acute care, pediatrics, and women’s health;
• Education & Mentorship: Precepting graduate and undergraduate nursing students, guiding their clinical care experience, and contributing to practice based learning.
  
  
• Leadership & Administration:
• Serving as the lead nurse practitioner on-site, providing administrative oversight of population-based patient initiatives, and developing clinical improvement plans in collaboration with the MAP Administrative team.
  
  
• Care Collaboration & Consultation:
• Consulting, referring, and collaborating with both university and community healthcare providers to ensure integrated, patient-centered care.
  
  
• Quality Improvement:
• Participating in continuous quality improvement and risk management activities such as chart reviews, peer reviews, and patient conferences and clinical studies necessary for MAP Clinic operations.

Required Qualifications:

Required Education:

• Master’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years in primary care, internal medicine, or family practice;
• Experience as a practicing Nurse Practitioner, providing primary or acute care to clients; and
• Submitted evidence of a graduate degree in nursing or the appropriate nurse practitioner specialty from an educational program (see 18VAC90-30-10).

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA’s):

• Knowledge:
  
  • Virginia Board of Nursing scope of practice regulations for prelicensure and licenses for RN and NP’s;
  • Community-based clinic service delivery and public health principles; and
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration models.
• Skills:
  
  • Nurse Practitioner patient care knowledge;
  • Skills and abilities related to the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions, health promotion, and disease prevention interventions; and
  • Utilizes electronic health record documentation systems and public health reporting/documentation.
• Abilities:
  • Mentors and supervises basic and advanced student nurse learners and other disciplines in the MAP Clinic;
  • Leads clinical care delivery in a multi-site setting; and
  • Manages chronic and preventive care independently.

Required Licenses and Certifications:

• Must meet Virginia Board of Nursing criteria for APRN Licensure (18VAC90-30-80) by holding a current, active RN License or multistate privilege;
• Must have and maintain a valid RN and advanced practice (NP) license, with flexibility for travel to MAP Clinics;
• Submitted evidence of professional certification in specialty area (see 18VAC90-30-90); and
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Education:

• Terminal degree in a related field.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in a safety-net clinic, FQHC, or in community-based care practices and/or nurse-led clinic operations;
• Leadership and care coordination for complex patients;
• Experience working with students; and
• Prior work with underserved populations.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA's):

• Basic knowledge of public health programs (e.g., VDH immunizations, PAP programs, naloxone distribution);
• Knowledge of social determinants of health in underserved populations;
• Ability to manage telehealth services; and
• Autonomous Advanced Practice RN (APRN).

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the MAP Clinic Nurse Practitioner (Part-time) (Req#10003016) at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with full contact information (including a current supervisor and past supervisor), and provide a cover letter and resume for review.

Posting Open Date:  August 4, 2025

For Full Consideration, Apply by:  August 15, 2025

Open Until Filled:  Yes