Manager, Surgery - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

• Implement and monitor institutional and departmental goals and objectives for APPs that align with the strategic direction of the organization.
• Implement individual performance evaluations.
• Oversight of APP scheduling, Kronos payroll, and resource utilization in collaboration with surgical residencies.
• Participation in recruitment, interviewing, hiring processes for new APPs within management area.
• Ensuring timely credentialing and re-credentialing (including OPPE/FPPE) of the APPs by the Medical Staff Office in compliance with Medical Staff By-laws and Rules and Regulations.
• May manage multiple patients with varied critical illness.
• May first-assist in the OR.
• May conduct comprehensive physical assessments.
• May interpret diagnostic results.
• May write daily progress notes.
• May educate patients and families.
• May attend meetings.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Master’s program.
• Minimum 5 years clinical experience within Thoracic or Plastic Surgery.
• Demonstrated ability to positively interact with medical/nursing staff and other members of multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to learn and demonstrate proficiency in invasive procedures.