Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
- The Director of Advanced Practice at Pennsylvania Hospital establishes short and long range strategic plans for advanced practice providers. Plans, develops, implements, and directs operations of advanced practice clinicians within PAH. Develops and communicates goals, monitors goal achievement and revises plan. Provides leadership direction and supervision to advanced practitioners, including nurse practitioners, and physician assistants at PAH. Responsible for establishing and maintaining educational activities and standards consistent with regulatory, licensing and accreditation standards, UPHS mission, strategic priorities and philosophy of nursing. The Director creates an environment that supports participative management and promotes professional development for all staff. This individual will have the responsibility for orientation, credentialing and privileging, professional development, professional practice model, recruitment and retention of team members and work with operations and finance leaders regarding billing and productivity metrics.
- In addition the Director of APP ensures that APPs are clear in their job responsibilities and working at the top of their license.
The incumbent also has oversight for APP recruitment, in collaboration with the Medical Director and Human Resources. Includes participation in the interviewing and selection processes. Collaborate with Human Resources in all aspects of the recruitment life cycle. Participate in ongoing strategic workforce planning efforts for APPs, planning for new practice locations, mergers/acquisitions, turnover, and growth. Promotes a culture of professionalism amongst APPs across the entity. Responsible for consultation in the performance management process of APPs to address performance issues immediately and directly through appropriate investigative channels. Communicates with appropriate stakeholders regarding APP issues and ensures counsel complies with legal and state/federal regulations and UPHS policy. Development of APPs to optimize productivity, engagement, patient experience and quality metrics. Networks regularly with APPs across the entity, organizing opportunities for group discussion. Provides appropriate on-boarding for APPs, including post-hire meet & greets, first year engagement, and mentorship programs.
Additional duties include: Collaborating with Finance and Operations to establish and maintain productivity standards for APPs
Responsible for optimizing fiscal budgeting, forecasting growth through data analysis, and monitoring volume, acuity, and trends
Ensuring that licenses and collaborative agreements are maintained for all APPs, per state guidelines
Maintaining fluency in the EMR to optimize workflows and encourage timely chart closure
Interfacing with the Advanced Practice leadership in the other UPHS entities to ensure consistency across Penn Medicine
Credentials:
If a Nurse Practitioner: Active RN and NP licenses in PA required. If Physician Assistant: Active PA license in the state of PA
Board Certification as a NP, PA or Nurse Midwife
Education or Equivalent Experience:
- Master of Arts or Science (Required)
- And 5+ years recent APP experience with demonstrated clinical competence and professional accountability
- •And 1+ years prior leadership experience (including prior employee relations experience) and comprehensive knowledge of state regulations, legislation, and licensure requirements for APPs
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.