APP Manager Neurosurgery

Mass General Brigham•Weymouth, MA

1d•$130,250 - $190,278•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct management to typically a small to medium-sized team of advanced practice providers or other allied health professionals while continuing to spend the majority of time providing direct patient care as a Physician Assistant. The APP Manager will directly manage the APP team for the Department of Neurosurgery at SSH. The APP manager will do their clinical work as a member of the APP team, including regular rotations in the clinic, OR, consults and weekend schedule. The APP Manager will have administrative time (0.1/1.0FTE) for the work commensurate with job duties. The work includes collaboration with the APP Director, Senior NS Administrator and the attending physicians.

Requirements

Master's Degree Physician Assistant of Nurse Practitioner required
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - MA license required
Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner 5-7 years required
Strong clinical knowledge as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
Strong managerial presence and ability to provide & direct feedback and guidance to staff.
Strong interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Results-oriented and exhibits a strong attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No

Responsibilities

Performs all essential functions of a Physician Assistant, providing direct patient care.
Directly oversees and is accountable for the performance of a team of APPs and/or other direct reports.
Hires, performs, manages, and completes performance appraisals for a team of APPs and/or other direct reports.
Orients, trains, and schedules staff.
Assists with quality assurance programs as needed to help implement quality improvement efforts.
Ensures continuing education and teaching for APPs.
Acts as liaison between the hospital, physician and nursing staffs, and other APPs.
Ensures APPs are following proper billing compliance rules and methodology.
APP staffing: Works with APP Director to determine proper staffing ratios for all shifts: days, nights and weekends and when/if additional FTE are needed.
Creates and manages the APP schedule including time off requests.
Cultivates a culture of excellence and accountability.
Hiring: Works with APP Director to create job descriptions for new APP roles.
Responsible for recruitment via Workday including screening, phone interviewing, conducting on-campus interview/tours of all inpatient APP candidates.
Make determination for hiring in collaboration with APP Director.
Onboarding/Operational Efficiency: Responsible for all aspects of onboarding: NEO, Epic training, competency.
Expands current onboarding model and identifies additional needs.
Quality/Safety: Works with VP of Quality on quality metrics as assigned to SSH and addresses quality issues as they arise.
Attends meetings for Quality/Care Improvement work as required.
Addresses safety reports pertaining to the APP team.
Documentation: Ensures consistent use of Epic based templates and documentation/order sets.
Develops new templates and order sets as needed.
Addresses issues with APP documentation and timely signing of notes.
Education/Competency: Completes Annual reviews, FPPE, OPPE and 90 day reviews.
Addresses personnel issues as needed.
Oversees training and competency for APP team.
Works with APP team to develop ongoing education sessions, new hire onboarding and training program development including lectures and skill sessions.
Oversees APP II projects.