Director of Advanced Practice - Neurology & Neurosurgery

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Develops and leads an advanced practice operational and strategic infrastructure in alignment within entity, VUMC and system goals. Ensures the delivery of high quality and cost-effective care, based upon competency and evidenced based clinical practice and research. Lead individuals/teams across disciplines and possesses an ability to work with all levels of staff within a multidisciplinary group, and leads Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants to contribute to institution-wide initiatives at the School of Medicine, School of Nursing and VUMC levels. Expertise in the dissemination of expert knowledge (i.e., published author, national expert, academic leader, etc.), substantial contribution to the field of advanced practice leadership and service in nursing as demonstrated through service, awards, honors and/or positions held in state, national and/or charitable nursing, hospital and/or multi-disciplinary organizations.

Requirements

Licensed Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant
Relevant Work Experience Experience Level: 5 years
Master's

Nice To Haves

Neurology experience (preferred not required)

Responsibilities

Clinical expertise: Demonstrates experience and mastery as practicing clinician. Serves as an internal and external expert consultant in clinical practice. Serves on department and enterprise clinical practice administrative and improvement committees. Leads practice based learning and improvement initiatives. Serves as clinical leader in external associations and organizations as demonstrated by speaking and publication expertise. Has substantial experience in research and education and leads research and educational endeavors to advance clinical practice.
Management experience: Demonstrates ability to lead individuals and/or teams across disciplines and care continuum. Has substantial experience as a unit and operational leader, demonstrating skill in the administrative and operational functions and structure within the organization and across the health system. Expertise in transformational leadership, developing advanced practice nurses and others into leadership roles. Encourages collaboration and team building. Effectively reaches organizational goals while maintaining team cohesiveness and satisfaction.
Expert skill in facilitation, consensus-building and negotiation: Demonstrates ability to work with all levels of staff, including administrators, executive leaders, physicians and peers. Serves on departmental, institutional and system-wide committees, representing advanced practice. Demonstrates expert ability to lead meetings effectively, achieve consensus among interprofessional groups and navigate conflict.
Understanding of broader group goals: Expert comprehension of advanced practice contributions to institution-wide initiatives on both the medical group and health system level. Serves as a main point of contact for senior leaders across the patient care center, entity and enterprise. Supports and often leads in the development, pursuit and achievement of strategic and organizational goals.
Expertise on practice and regulatory compliance: Expert knowledge and application of national, state and institutional advanced practice regulations, education, clinical training, licensure, certification and scope of practice. Advocates for top of license practice. Leads initiatives to develop and/or modify policies and procedures. Serves as external expert in understanding advanced practice educational curriculums, guidelines set forth by regulatory agencies such as The Joint Commission; and state and national laws governing advanced practice. Serves as an internal consultant for institutional regulations such as nursing and medical staff bylaws, credentialing and privileging, VUMC policies and procedures.