Lead Advanced Practice Provider

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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking experienced and motivated Lead Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to join and help guide our growing pediatric specialty teams. These leadership roles blend advanced clinical practice with operational and team leadership, supporting exceptional patient care while mentoring and developing nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

• Neonatology
• Gastroenterology
• Pulmonology
• General Surgery

• Provide clinical care to pediatric patients within your specialty area
• Serve as a clinical resource, mentor, and role model for nurse practitioners and physician assistants
• Support daily operations, workflow optimization, and patient throughput
• Partner with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to enhance care coordination and patient outcomes
• Contribute to quality improvement, safety initiatives, and best-practice standardization
• Assist with onboarding, education, and professional development of APP team members

• 3 years’ experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

• Previous supervisory or health care leadership experience
• Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice or Medical Science

• Masters degree in Nursing

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia OR Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia OR licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state of Georgia
• Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (AANP), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), (Certification as Family Nurse Practitioner may be acceptable with CNO approval)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 60 days of hire for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants working in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Anesthesia, Hematology/Oncology, and Critical Care (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants working in Neonatology may provide NRP certification in lieu of PALS)

• Proficient knowledge of Georgia Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, Joint Commission regulatory requirements and Credentialing process of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
• Excellent communication (written, spoken & presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Must have the following skills and aptitude: team partnership orientation, conflict resolution, problem solving, listening, staff development, time management, physician relations, and fiscal management
• Demonstrates personal and professional integrity; collaborative and respectful behavior; flexibility and willingness to change
• Ability to coach and develop leadership skills in others
• Exhibits confidentiality, honesty, and actions that build trust and strengthens relationships

• Provide comprehensive patient care management within a collaborative practice model for children of all ages under the supervision of the supervising/collaborating physician within the scope of practice outlined by state statute in the inpatient and/or ambulatory settings. This includes:
• Performing comprehensive histories and physical exams and…