AVP, Advanced Practice Providers

Position Title:

AVP, Advanced Practice Providers

Department:

Advance Practice Providers

Job Description:

General Description: Transformational, visionary leader that manages the integration of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) into a successful practice that will implement start-of-the-art patient-care models aligned with OU Health’s future vision and operational needs. Provides oversight, coordination, and improved integration of Advanced Practice Providers across the OU Health’s continuum of care. Functions as a primary resource regarding the APP recruitment and retention, scope of practice, utilization and collaborative practice models, credentialing, orientation, regulation and policy issues, optimal billing, competency, professional development, student placement, compliance, and research. Possesses strong leadership, team building, and decision-making capability. Demonstrates excellent communication, coordination, and collaboration with leadership and departments throughout the system. Functions as the APP council sponsor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Program Development – In collaboration with senior leadership, explore, recommend, develop, and implement new opportunities to optimize clinical care and enable better utilization of APPs. Establishes mechanisms by which APPs are reviewed by their appropriate clinical and/or administrative supervisor in partnership with supervising physicians. Communicates regularly and frequently with APPs via email, newsletters, and or the Intranet. Maintains system-wide data on all APPs throughout OUH. Participates in workforce assessment and needs-projections to develop workforce plans to meet APP needs in the future. Serves as a member of appropriate administrative and clinical committees.

• APP Productivity – Oversee structured APP-associated metrics for assessing productivity and outcomes of APP quality of care and use data to identify and implement changes to optimize care-delivery models. Improves and supports integration of APPs across inpatient and ambulatory settings at OUH. Identifies and implements innovation in APP collaborative practice models. Works in partnership with section administrators and physician supervisors to ensure APPs practice to the full extent of their license and education, within their scope of practice, as defined by their governing bodies and supported by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. Leads and facilitates improving and optimizing APP productivity in partnership with clinical leaders. Develops and implements programs to support APP accountability and requirements regarding compliance, billing, and documentation in conjunction with physician and administrative leadership.

• Recruitment and Retention – Coordinates with the Human Resources department and supports the active recruitment of local and national APPs. Serves as the lead in standardizing APP position descriptions, incentive modeling, and peer reviews. Serves as APP lead and resource for human resources for validating market data regarding compensation and compensation models.

• Credentialing and Privileging – Working with the Medical Staff Office and credentialing committee, clarifies and standardizes the credentialing process and expectation of APP positions.

• Clinical Outcomes – Identify and develop process and outcome metrics specific to the practice environments to ensure the highest quality of care and patient satisfaction. Ensures the completion of focused/ongoing professional practice evaluation with appropriate leadership.

• Professional Development – Foster an environment for continual learning by promoting, organizing, and leading APP continuing medical and professional education. Develop and oversee comprehensive orientation/onboarding program and formal residency/fellowship program for APPs. Develop professional advancement models specific to APPs. Facilitates APP function at the full scope of practice and license. Promotes leadership training and professional development for APPs throughout OUH. Create a pipeline of talent to meet current/future needs by promoting clinical rotations. Develop and foster relationships with NP and PA programs and collaborate with Nursing Professional Development on academic affiliations within schools of nursing to support APP student placements.

• Competency Evaluation – Develops a framework to ensure compliance with mandatory initial and ongoing performance competency evaluation. Maintains patient care practice.

• Research – Fosters development of an organizational culture which encourages and supports APP research and publication efforts. Promotes clinical inquiry by conducting research and translating research findings into practice, utilizing an evidence-based practice (EBP) approach.

• Compliance and Health Policy Issues for APPs – Ensures and documents compliance with state medical and nursing boards regarding APP practice at OUH. Monitors APP practice and physician supervision agreements in accordance with state law and regulations. Develops and maintains local, state, and national relationships outside OUH in order to influence policy in APP practice.

• Leadership – Serves as a role model for MD/APP collaboration. Serves as resource to Physicians, APPs, Nursing, and administrative leadership regarding APP models of care that are best suited for OUH, scope of practice of APPs and how APPs can best support the goals of OUH.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• APRN: Graduate of an accredited school of Professional Nursing if APRN, MSN required.

• Physician Assistant: Master’s in Physician Assistant Services required.

Experience: 5 or more years of clinical experience as an Advanced Practice Provider required. 5 to 7 years of leadership experience required.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required:  Must obtain required licensure from the State of Oklahoma within 30 days after the offer of employment.

IF Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN):

• Active RN and APRN license in State of Oklahoma -AND-

• Active Certification for Specialty. Acute Care Certification may be required depending on area pf patient care practice.

IF Physician Assistant (PA):

• Active PA license in State of Oklahoma -AND-

• Active Physician Assistant certification issued by the NCCPA.

All APRN & PA applicants are required to have:

• Prescriptive authority within 6 months of hire.

• Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire -AND-

• CPR certification and Advanced Life Support certifications if relevant to practice area (ACLS, PALS, NRP).  Obtain within 90 days of employment in this position, if applicable.

• Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association upon hire.

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