Supervisor, PA or CRNP - HVI Adult Cardiology/Cardiac Electrophysiology

About the role

The Supervisor, Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner is a member of the care delivery team at UPMC’s Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI), specifically in the Adult Cardiology and Electrophysiology department. This role involves setting standards for the level and quality of care, coordinating and overseeing all physician assistant and certified nurse practitioner functions, and managing patient care activities.

Responsibilities

- Applies basic professional practice knowledge and skills appropriate for practice setting. - Communicates effectively, both verbally and in documentation. - Demonstrates critical thinking in all areas of professional practice. - Learns to incorporate acceptable standards of professional practice as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction. - Formulates a plan of care that considers individual patient needs. - Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice. - Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve professional practice. - Builds relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. - Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workplace and seeks assistance. - Provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members. - Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. - Demonstrates a commitment to the community and to their healthcare profession.

Qualifications

- 5 years as a certified nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or relevant managerial experience required (at least 3 of the 5 years from APP experience). - 3 years of experience in the department specialty preferred. - Must supervise 3 APPs. - Must maintain clinical practice at least 25% of the time. - Must precept at least 1 student per year. - Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status. - Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. - Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. - Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.