PA or CRNP Supervisor - Children's Gastroenterology

UPMC Children's Hospital Gastroenterology is hiring a Full-Time Supervisor, Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner to join our team!

The ideal candidate has 5 years of APP experience, as well as managerial experience, in the specialty of Gastroenterology.

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Hours: Primarily Monday-Friday, Exempt, Full-Time role

Location: 4401 Penn Avenue, 15224 Pittsburgh, PA - Will include travel to satellite clinics

Position Specifics: This role will manage a team of 16 direct reports, working in both the inpatient and ambulatory settings and across multiple sites.

See what being an Advanced Practice Provider can do for UPMC and what UPMC can do for Advanced Practice Providers – it’s more than just a job!

What Can You Bring to UPMC?

• Contribute to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine
• Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team
• Provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession

What Can UPMC Do for You?

• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future
• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program
• Work life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave
• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay
• Sign-on Bonus available if applicable

Responsibilities:

• Provides departmental leadership to direct, supervise, and manage daily activities of the PAs and CRNPs; completes annual performance evaluations in conjunction with support staff.
• Participates in recruitment, evaluation, and management of PA and CRNP employees.
  
  Implements, maintains, monitors, and communicates Human Resources policies pertaining to PAs and CRNPs.Facilitates training of staff for all PAs and CRNPs.
• Oversee staff adherence to compliance requirements including documentation, coding, licensure, internal and external audits, compliance and safety training (OSHA).Organize and oversee staffing of clinical sites with attending physician and Director of Operations.
  
  Troubleshoot problems in clinical areas.
• Work in conjunction with clinical staff to resolve issues.
  
  Liaison for all advanced practice providers for each site. This would include communication to the division management and physicians on behalf of the advanced practice providers, as well as communication to the APPs from management.
  
  Primary contact for patient complaints or other clinical issues on behalf of the physician in his/her absence.
  
  Act as a liaison to and preceptor for PA and CRNP students.
  
  Assist staff in preparation of conferences.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.
  
  Actively participates in practice and clinical setting specific goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment.
• Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership.
  
  Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
  
  Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
• Applies principles of acceptable professional practice. Formulates a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient.
  
  Demonstrates critical thinking in all areas of professional practice.
  
  Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient…