Join a Growing Behavioral Health Team
Centra’s Psychiatry & Behavioral Health team delivers compassionate, comprehensive mental health care across the lifespan. Our inpatient programs serve children & adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients, supported by a collaborative, multidisciplinary team dedicated to whole-person care.
We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our inpatient behavioral health team, providing medical management for adult and geriatric psychiatric patients and partnering closely with psychiatry colleagues to address medical needs within the behavioral health setting.
Exciting Growth Ahead:
In Spring 2026, Centra will open a new 75,000-square-foot Behavioral Health Hospital featuring 72 beds, therapeutic courtyards, open community spaces, and modern clinical areas designed to support exceptional patient care for adult, geriatric, and child/adolescent populations.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing program in a state-of-the-art environment while making a meaningful impact in an underserved community.
What We Offer
• Competitive Compensation
• Up to 10K incentives annually with attainment of goals
• Sign On Bonus
• Up to 15K Relocation
• Student Loan Reimbursement
• $3500 for CME + 5 days to use it
• Malpractice insurance and medical/vision/dental coverage
• Matching 403b Retirement account contribution - immediate vesting
Our Community
Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.
Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.
CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University.
CMG is proud to launch LEAPP (Leadership, Excellence, Advocacy, Professional Growth, and Professionalism)—its first clinical advancement program for Advanced Practice Providers. LEAPP offers a flexible, two-tiered pathway for professional development, aligning provider interests with advancement opportunities and financial incentives.
• Schedule 4 day/week, 7:30am-5:30pm
• Must be flexible to work as needed to include weekends (1.5-2/mth)
• Opportunity for growth
• Opportunity to work with adult and geriatric population
• Small, tight-knit group and great rapport with the Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Team
• Autonomy