Heart and Vascular Service Line Manager - Advanced Practice Provider

Heart & Vascular Service Line Manager Advanced Practice Provider Rush Heart & Vascular Chicago, IL

Rush Heart & Vascular, part of the Rush University System for Health, invites applications for the position of Heart & Vascular Service Line Manager, Advanced Practice Provider.

The Manager, Advanced Practice Providers (APP) – Heart & Vascular Service Line is a licensed Physician Assistant (PA) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) responsible for the leadership, operational oversight, and management of APPs across the Rush Heart & Vascular service line. This role supports comprehensive cardiovascular care across inpatient, outpatient, procedural, consultative, and specialty cardiac programs.

The APP Manager partners closely with physician, nursing, and operational leadership to advance strategic priorities, optimize APP practice models, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care.

Responsibilities include:

• APP workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and retention
• Performance management and professional development
• Oversight of staffing, scheduling, and clinical deployment
• Advancement of quality, operational, and patient care initiatives
• Development and optimization of APP practice models across Heart & Vascular Services

This role also maintains a clinical practice component to support ongoing competency and engagement in cardiovascular patient care. The position includes a minimum of 0.4 FTE protected administrative time, dependent upon the number of direct reports and additional leadership responsibilities.

The individual who holds this position will exemplify the Rush mission, vision, and values and act in accordance with Rush policies, procedures, guidelines, and service standards.

• Provides direct oversight, coordination, and management of APPs across the Heart & Vascular service line, including inpatient, ambulatory, procedural, imaging, consultative, and subspecialty cardiovascular programs.
• Partners with Heart & Vascular physician, nursing, and operational leadership to establish and execute strategic clinical and operational priorities.
• Collaborates with cardiovascular leadership teams to ensure seamless integration of APP practice across all cardiac and vascular care settings.
• Supports expansion and optimization of APP practice models to improve patient access, throughput, continuity of care, and operational efficiency within the Heart & Vascular service line.
• Administrative & Operational Oversight
• Serves as direct manager for APPs and Lead APPs within the Heart & Vascular service line.
• Oversees APP recruitment, onboarding, credentialing, privileging, orientation, and retention initiatives.
• Directs staffing, scheduling, workforce planning, and clinical deployment across cardiovascular programs and care sites.
• Manages APP performance evaluations (annual and ongoing OPPE/FPPE), competencies, and professional development planning.
• Develops, maintains, and enforces APP policies, procedures, workflows, and best practices specific to cardiovascular care delivery.
• Resolves escalated staffing, performance, and employee relations concerns.
• Participates in budget development, resource allocation, productivity management, and fiscal oversight for APP operations within the service line.
• Attends and contributes to Heart & Vascular leadership, faculty, and operational meetings. Ensures regular communication forums for APPs across the cardiovascular service line.
• Develops and monitors service line goals, productivity standards, patient access metrics, and quality outcomes.

• Maintains active clinical practice within the Heart & Vascular service line to support clinical competency and model evidence-based cardiovascular care.
• Completes and documents accurate histories and physical examinations for cardiovascular patients.
• Conducts comprehensive and episodic cardiovascular assessments and develops patient care plans.
• Orders, interprets, and manages diagnostic testing, therapies, and treatment plans within scope of practice.
• Prescribes medications, including controlled substances, as delegated and appropriate within scope of practice.
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