Director of Advanced Practice Providers; APP) Services

Director of Advanced Practice Providers (APP) Services

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, invites applications for the position of Director of Advanced Practice Providers (APP) Services.

The Director of APP Services supports the Office of Advanced Practice (OAP) operations in collaboration with the Associate Vice President (AVP) of Advanced Practice Providers and is responsible for ensuring the provision of the highest quality patient care. This role provides strategic leadership, consultation, and support to APPs within respective areas of clinical focus. The Director of APP Services functions as the primary resource regarding APP optimal utilization, recruitment and retention, collaborative practice models, credentialing, orientation and onboarding, regulation and policy issues, competency, professional development, research, and educational activities.

This position requires collaboration with physician and nursing executives and demonstrates excellent communication, coordination, collaboration, and cross-functional partnership with Rush leadership, service lines, and departments.

Three Directors of Advanced Practice Providers will work under the leadership of the AVP of APPs to optimize clinical, operational, and financial outcomes for patients across the care continuum.

Focus Areas: Three Directors will focus on one or more of the following areas in addition to serving as the primary escalation point for APP-related needs within their clinical areas:

* Recruitment and Onboarding: Leads efforts to attract and seamlessly integrate new APPs into the organization.

* Deployment Models and Utilization: Designs and optimizes APP deployment and collaborative care models.

* Professional Development and Engagement: Develops programs to support APP career growth and engagement.

The Director will dedicate 0.60 FTE to administrative activities and 0.40 FTE to clinical activities.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Advanced Practice Systems Leadership:

* Serves as the primary leadership point of escalation for all aspects of APP practice within assigned clinical area focus..

* Acts as an organizational resource for APP clinical practice within assigned clinical focus.

* Direct manager for APP Managers and Lead APPs within defined subset of APP workforce.

* Provides systems-level leadership for a cohort of 100-140 APPs within clinical focus..

* Works cross-functionally to represent the Office of Advanced Practice with focus on best practices for APP hiring, onboarding, credentialing, privileging, quality and safety, compliance, compensation and benefits, professional development, engagement, and retention within assigned clinical focus..

* Provides strategic oversight for APP Managers' responsibilities: front-line APP workforce management, service line specific outcome metrics, recruitment, onboarding, educational opportunities, engagement, scope of practice optimization, research, and incentive planning.

* Provides systems-level strategic oversight for special projects which may include APP care model design and optimization, professional development, recruitment, onboarding and orientation, and APP-related metrics and key performance indicators.

* Maintains active clinical practice in area of clinical expertise.

Educational Leadership:

* Creates, maintains, and provides oversight for APP continuing medical education programs within respective clinical area..

* Ensures adherence to all accreditation, regulatory and system policies, and procedures.

* Creates, organizes, and provides ongoing assessment of all curricular components of APP onboarding and orientation programs at Rush in conjunction with physician and nursing leaders in those areas.

* Continuously updates clinical and administrative onboarding curriculum based on new knowledge and trends in specialty care.

* Identifies areas of educational need across the system and assigned focus and develops strategies to provide that education.

* Contributes to advance organizational initiatives that achieve APP retention through appropriate education and job training.

Operational Leadership:

* Establishes, implements, and evaluates program goals and outcomes in alignment with the OAP mission, vision, and strategic plan.

* Provides leadership support regarding accreditation and regulatory activities including but…