Senior Director Advanced Practice Providers

What You Will Do

• Creates systems to demonstrate APP value through outcomes/metrics including cost-effectiveness ratios, clinical outcomes, and satisfaction outcomes (including patient/family, nurse, physician & APP).
• Analyzes current and future trends in the use of APP and APP scope of practice to ensure CHOP APP positions maximize scope of practice.
• Maintains current knowledge of APP scope of practice issues locally, regionally, and nationally.
• Ensures CHOP leaders (physician, nurse, and administrative) are educated on current trends including but not limited to policy, education, certification and scope of practice.
• Works with divisional APPs, physician, nurse, and administrative leaders to evaluate current role scope and utilization/productivity. Makes recommendations to enhance scope and productivity of APP role.
• Analyzes requests for new APP resources and works with physician, nurse, and administrative leaders to introduce new APP roles into a service/division.
• Collaborates with appropriate departments on financial and billing matters relevant to APP practice.
• Stays abreast of APP billing/reimbursement local and national trends.
• Focuses on financial stewardship that ensures CHOP practices maximize APP reimbursement consistent with state practice regulations.
• Analyzes funding arrangements to ensure appropriate funding allocations.
• Develops systems to measure APP productivity.

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree Nursing, MBA, MHA, or Physician Assistant Required
• Doctorate DNP or PhD Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least eight (8) years progressive Nursing experience Required
• At least eight (8) years progessive Physician Assistant experience Required

Skills And Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of hospital personnel.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Ability to coordinate and implement multiple tasks simultaneously.

Skills And Abilities

• Specialty Certification - APP in a clinical areas of expertise - upon hire - Required