APC Service Line Lead, Heart and Vascular (San Francisco, CA)

Sutter Health • San Francisco, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The APC Service Line Lead for Heart and Vascular is the designated Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) leader for the service line, providing strategic, operational, and professional leadership and supervisory oversight in collaboration with operational leadership. The role reports to the Director of Advanced Practice and partners with the Heart and Vascular Service Line Physician Chair, service-line operational leaders, and other stakeholders. The lead advances an integrated advanced practice model by promoting practice excellence and standardization, optimizing scope of practice, improving access and capacity, developing future APC leaders, and serving as a liaison between APCs and organizational leadership.

The position supports service-line goals, workforce initiatives, clinical practice models, quality improvement, provider engagement, and professional development. Responsibilities include participating in recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee engagement, coaching, succession planning, and retention. The lead collaborates with operational leadership on evaluations, goal setting, recognition, performance improvement plans, and other personnel matters. The role encompasses APC practice across ambulatory, inpatient, procedural, diagnostic, and longitudinal cardiovascular care, including applicable cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure, structural heart, vascular, and cardiothoracic programs.

This is an internal leadership appointment available exclusively to full-time SWBMG APCs currently practicing within the organization. The selected APC maintains a 0.7 FTE clinical practice in their specialty and receives 0.3 FTE protected for leadership and administrative work. The appointment is term-limited for two years and may be renewed based on performance, goals, organizational priorities, and leadership needs. It is a carve-out from the APC’s existing position, does not include additional compensation or a change in employment status, and clinical expectations are adjusted as determined by service-line leadership. If the appointment ends or is not renewed, the APC returns to their regular clinical position and applicable standard expectations and compensation structure.

The lead establishes annual goals with the Director of Advanced Practice and service-line leadership. Performance is reviewed against goals, service-line outcomes, leadership effectiveness, APC engagement, workforce initiatives, quality metrics, and progress toward strategic objectives. The APC must maintain the licensure, certifications, credentials, and clinical qualifications required for practice in their specialty and service line.

Sutter West Bay Medical Group describes its benefits as including medical coverage beginning on day one, dental and vision coverage, an employer-funded retirement profit-sharing contribution, an annual CME allowance, relocation assistance, professional development resources, and an integrated EPIC EMR across clinic and hospital settings. The organization also describes opportunities for innovation, mentorship, leadership, and community engagement.

Requirements

• Current NP or PA employed full-time (1.0 FTE) within the service line and in good standing; the appointment is for current full-time SWBMG APCs practicing within the organization.
• At least three years of APC clinical experience.
• Consistently meets performance expectations.
• Demonstrated interest in leadership, professional development, and practice improvement.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, APCs, operational leaders, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to balance clinical and administrative responsibilities effectively.
• Maintain all licensure, certifications, credentials, and clinical qualifications required for continued practice as an APC in the specialty and service line.

Nice To Haves

• Five or more years of APC clinical experience.
• Leadership experience through committee participation, project leadership, quality improvement initiatives, mentorship, precepting, or other formal or informal leadership roles.
• Experience with provider engagement, workflow optimization, operational improvement, or practice transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing APC practice and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physician and operational leaders to develop and execute APC strategic priorities and implement initiatives aligned with organizational goals.
• Support service-line growth, access expansion, care-model innovation, and service-line planning and decision-making.
• Represent APC interests and perspectives and facilitate communication between frontline APCs and organizational leadership.
• Identify APC workforce needs and recruitment priorities; participate in candidate screening, interviewing, selection, and onboarding.
• Provide day-to-day professional leadership and support for APCs in the service line.
• Participate in performance evaluations, goal setting, recognition, professional development planning, and succession planning.
• Collaborate with operational leadership on performance concerns, employee relations issues, and performance improvement activities.
• Promote APC engagement, accountability, professional practice excellence, and adherence to organizational standards; act as a resource and escalation point for practice-related concerns.
• Promote consistent APC practice standards, role clarity, and practice standardization across departments and clinic sites.
• Optimize APC practice across ambulatory, inpatient, procedural, diagnostic, and longitudinal care settings.
• Partner with physicians and operational leaders to improve patient access, care coordination, continuity of care, complex cardiovascular population management, capacity, and operational efficiency.
• Support development and optimization of APC roles in applicable Heart and Vascular subspecialty programs.
• Support APC participation in clinical quality initiatives, evidence-based practice, regulatory compliance, and cardiovascular performance measures.
• Collaborate with service-line leadership to improve patient outcomes, care transitions, and patient experience across cardiovascular care.
• Mentor APCs and support their professional growth, specialty training, continuing education, and leadership development.
• Champion APC engagement, communication, and shared governance activities; support development of future APC leaders.
• Review APC workforce, access, productivity, quality, engagement, and retention metrics; use data to identify improvement and growth opportunities.
• Participate in regular reviews of APC performance and service-line outcomes and provide updates to the Director of Advanced Practice and service-line leadership.
• Establish annual goals with the Director of Advanced Practice and service-line leadership and participate in regular progress reviews.

Benefits

• Medical coverage beginning on day one, with multiple plan options; coverage includes domestic partners.
• Dental and vision coverage described as 100% employer-paid.
• Employer-funded retirement profit-sharing contribution of 8% up to IRS maximums, with no employee contribution required.
• Annual CME allowance of $3,000.
• Relocation assistance.
• Access to professional development resources.
• Fully integrated EPIC EMR across clinic and hospital settings.
• Opportunities for innovation, mentorship, leadership, and community engagement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed