Director of Advanced Practice

OSF HealthCare • Peoria, IL

2d • $68 - $90

About The Position

The Director of Advanced Practice is accountable for full operations of advanced practice clinical services in divisions across St. Francis Medical Center to ensure high quality advanced practice care is provided to patients and families. Ensures the provision of high-quality advanced practice care in accordance with Medical Center and regulatory requirements. Responsible for development of, implementing and administering new advanced practice services in order to achieve fiscal year business plans. Manages financial, capital and human resources to ensure services meet established quality and productivity standards and implements corrective action as necessary.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY:
Accountable for directing supervisors in each area of responsibility, including but not limited to Trauma/ER, Critical Care, Children’s Hospital, Women’s Services, Palliative Care, and Clinic Setting, to ensure effective, efficient and safe advanced practice care is provided during hours of operations based on evidence-based information and productivity standards.
Responsible for determining appropriate alternative methods of delivery of care, in cooperation with Nursing Directors from multiple divisions and department personnel and implements approved changes in care practices.
Responsible for developing and maintaining positive working relationships and effective communication between assigned staff, patients and their families, physicians, department personnel, other Medical Center personnel and outside agencies.
Accountable to ensure consistent advanced practice care delivery to patients in response to fluctuating workload demands and/or staffing shortages.
Responsible to create business plans for multiple assigned clinical services in order to achieve established goals and objectives. In doing so, recommends, implements, secures approval of, and/ administers new or revised programs, policies, procedures, and services which support the business plan.
Manages the financial and capital resources for assigned clinical services including monitoring appropriate revenues and expenses, ensuring billing is complete and accurate, developing and implementing cost control programs, monitoring budget variances, initiating corrective action, and ensuring adherence to the fiscal year budget as appropriate.
Responsible to establish and communicate appropriate quality standards for designated services and programs. Develops, implements and revises methods and/or procedures for measuring and reporting quality standards. Proactively contacts risk management for potential identified liability issues.
Accountable to manage the human resources of assigned clinical services. In doing so, interviews, hires, orients, trains, assigns work to, evaluates the performance of supervisors Assists in resolving employee relations problems. Serves as a professional role model and develops leadership capacity of staff through coaching and mentoring. Enacts performance plans linked to the clinical practice model and the integrated scorecard.
Evaluates new medical supplies and equipment, implementing approved supplies and equipment, and ensuring necessary education and understanding of correct application of same.
OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Expected pay for this position is $67.66 - $89.64/hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. This is a Salaried position.

Requirements

• Master’s degree - Graduate degree in Advanced Practice Nursing or Physician Assistant studies.
• 5 years progressively more responsible clinical advanced practice experience.
• 3 years' experience leading advanced practice providers.
• Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant License in the state of Illinois.
• Illinois Controlled Substance License.
• Federal Controlled Substance License.
• Solid Computer Skills, including proficiency with Microsoft software.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills necessary in order to provide effective leadership to assigned personnel, maintain positive relationships among staff, physicians and Medical Center personnel, interact with patients and visitors.
• Strong analytical skills necessary to organize and direct the work of others, develop, implement and administer policies, procedures, budgets and advanced practice strategies.

Nice To Haves

• Doctor of Nursing Practice or Doctor of Medical Science
• 1-year direct patient care experience such as a sitter, nursing assistant, nursing student, or monitor technician
• Demonstrated understanding and proficient in the use of the electronic medical records

Responsibilities

• Accountable for directing supervisors in each area of responsibility, including but not limited to Trauma/ER, Critical Care, Children’s Hospital, Women’s Services, Palliative Care, and Clinic Setting, to ensure effective, efficient and safe advanced practice care is provided during hours of operations based on evidence-based information and productivity standards.
• Responsible for determining appropriate alternative methods of delivery of care, in cooperation with Nursing Directors from multiple divisions and department personnel and implements approved changes in care practices.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining positive working relationships and effective communication between assigned staff, patients and their families, physicians, department personnel, other Medical Center personnel and outside agencies.
• Accountable to ensure consistent advanced practice care delivery to patients in response to fluctuating workload demands and/or staffing shortages.
• Responsible to create business plans for multiple assigned clinical services in order to achieve established goals and objectives. In doing so, recommends, implements, secures approval of, and/ administers new or revised programs, policies, procedures, and services which support the business plan.
• Manages the financial and capital resources for assigned clinical services including monitoring appropriate revenues and expenses, ensuring billing is complete and accurate, developing and implementing cost control programs, monitoring budget variances, initiating corrective action, and ensuring adherence to the fiscal year budget as appropriate.
• Responsible to establish and communicate appropriate quality standards for designated services and programs. Develops, implements and revises methods and/or procedures for measuring and reporting quality standards. Proactively contacts risk management for potential identified liability issues.
• Accountable to manage the human resources of assigned clinical services. In doing so, interviews, hires, orients, trains, assigns work to, evaluates the performance of supervisors Assists in resolving employee relations problems. Serves as a professional role model and develops leadership capacity of staff through coaching and mentoring. Enacts performance plans linked to the clinical practice model and the integrated scorecard.
• Evaluates new medical supplies and equipment, implementing approved supplies and equipment, and ensuring necessary education and understanding of correct application of same.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees