Advanced Practice Provider Team Lead - Cardiology

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Department

10230 Cardiology

Pay Range

$116,646.40 - $194,417.60

About the Role:

Advanced Practice Provider Team Lead

The advanced practice provider (APP) team lead includes a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist or physician assistant who provides clinical leadership, mentorship, and promotes the professional development of APPs within their division or department. They will serve as a liaison between the division(s) and Advanced Practice Provider Director. The team lead oversees the quality of care and productivity of the advanced practice provider. They also promote growth and professional development of the providers by developing and facilitating participation in continuing educational programs. They are responsible for oversight of new APP onboarding and monitoring orientation periods within their areas. They participate as a lead evaluator for advance practice provider FPPE/OPPE evaluation process within their area.

The APP will practice within their scope of practice as appropriate in their jurisdictional area and in accordance with the organizational Medical Staff Bylaws. The provider is responsible for the management of care to patients including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, and the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of an appropriate plan of care. Provides leadership and consultation with their respective clinical area through participation in division/department initiatives and mentorship of others. Participates in division/departmental and organization wide initiatives to represent advanced practice and leverage the role of the advanced practice provider.
Reporting Relationship:
Direct report to Division Chief
Oversight of specialty division APPs

What You’ll Bring:

Minimum Education
Master's Degree Master’s or Doctoral degree as Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant from an accredited University and eligibility for medical staff credentialing (Required)

Minimum Work Experience

• At least 3 years of experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

• Preferred nursing leadership experience for example as an educator, preceptor, council member or comparable positions. (Required)
  

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Satisfy all relevant criteria and qualifications outlined in the medical staff policy for allied health professionals required to be credentialed

• Practice within framework of respective scope of practice

• Maintains current knowledge and skill level in field through reading appropriate journals, networking, and attendance at conferences or seminars

• Ability to effectively provide conflict resolution

• Self-directed detail oriented

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with multiple disciplines and organizational leaders

• Efficiently multitask and prioritize skills
  

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Current APRN, PA in states/ areas of practice (DC/ MD/ VA) (Required)

• Appropriate APRN or PA certification (Required)
  

Functional Accountabilities
Strategic

• Focus on improving care delivery models to utilize APPs at top of their scope of practice to maximize productivity for the division.

• Enhance infrastructure, informatics, equipment, and processes to optimize workflow and performance for APPs within the division.

• Integrate quality improvement methodology into APP culture through tools, training, and hardwire principles into our organization to make processes more efficient.

• Contribute to the sustainability and advancement of nursing excellence which translates into on-going Magnet© designation.

Financial Strength

• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and revenue generation related to the APP service line.

• Examine the financial impact of APP utilization to enhance revenue and care delivery.

• Identify new trends (policy, licensure, national, and local/ regional agencies), anticipating the broader impact for APPs within respective divisions.

Clinical

• Lead the clinical team by providing exemplary direct patient care utilizing evidenced based medical knowledge.

• Establish and monitor standards of clinical performance for the APPs in the department/division.

• Ensure that APPs within the division are meeting regulatory and organizational compliance requirements.

• Evaluate patient care services across the department to ensure patient care needs are met.

• Clinical resource for patients, parents and the interdisciplinary team.

• Identify, coordinate and encourage participation in quality, safety and process improvement initiatives.

• Identify APP staff development and training needs to ensure ongoing clinical competency.

Leadership Specific

• Perform administrative and reporting responsibilities per the needs of division chief and SVP.

• Participate with HR and division chief to coordinate recruitment of new APPs including access to Taleo, generating the job posting summary for Taleo, screening candidates, and participating in interview and selection process.

• Responsible for overseeing the onboarding and orientation of all new APPs in the division.

• Participate in completion of FPPE and OPPE forms for APPs in the department

• Provide feedback for divisional APP annual performance reviews in Cornerstone.

• Participate in strategic and operational meetings with leadership as the APP service line representative.

• Attend monthly APP lead meetings, APP director updates and APP council meetings to disseminate information to APPs within the division.

Professional Growth

• Recognize opportunities for APPs in quality improvement, education, advocacy and research.

• Encourage and support APP, publication, and presentations.

• Lead educational lectures and presentations for new APPs and interdisciplinary care teams.

• Foster a culture of precepting APPs and students.

• Mentor APPs for professional growth, leadership development and succession planning.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.