Lead-Advanced Practice Provider-Tier III, Inpatient Oncology
About The Position
The Lead Advanced Practice Provider-Tier III oversees daily clinical operations and coordinates care across inpatient units to support patient needs. This role provides clinical and operational leadership, promotes safe and efficient workflows across service lines, and makes real-time staffing decisions to optimize care delivery. The incumbent collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to maintain quality, safety, and high standards of patient care, and is cross-trained to provide direct care across multiple clinical areas. Leads provide continuous clinical leadership and operational oversight 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Candidates must have passed the certification examination for either Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. Nurse Practitioner candidates with Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification are preferred. Tier III Advanced Practitioners are exempt employees who work a variable schedule based on patient care needs, including a combination of days and nights or straight nights, weekdays, weekends, and holidays. They are expected to work a balance of weekends and holidays according to scheduling guidelines.
Requirements
- Pass the certification examination for either Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.
- Master's degree or higher in a relevant field from an accredited program: MSN, DNP, or a master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies.
- For APRNs, hold the applicable current nursing license based on primary residence and Nurse Licensure Compact status, and a current APRN license issued by the Tennessee State Board of Nursing.
- For Nurse Practitioners, hold certification through ANCC, AANP, or PNCB.
- For APRNs, obtain Supervising Physician verification through the St. Jude Managed Care Department and a Certificate of Fitness issued by the State of Tennessee Division of Health-Related Boards.
- If prescribing medications as an APRN, hold DEA certification issued by the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration.
- For Physician Assistants, hold NCCPA certification and Supervising Physician verification through the St. Jude Managed Care Department.
- If prescribing medications as a Physician Assistant, hold DEA certification and Authorization for Prescribing for Physician Assistants.
- Inpatient nurse practitioners are preferred to hold PNP-AC certification or demonstrate completion of at least 3,000 hours of supervised practice with a St. Jude physician.
Nice To Haves
- Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), or a related doctoral degree.
- Two years of relevant experience at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- For inpatient nurse practitioners, PNP-AC certification or completion of at least 3,000 hours of supervised practice with a St. Jude physician.
Responsibilities
- Oversee daily provider clinical operations and logistics to support patient care and coordinate care across inpatient units.
- Ensure safe and efficient workflows across service lines.
- Act as a clinical resource for complex, resource-intensive processes and initiatives, including observations, infrequent admission protocols, and add-on procedures.
- Coordinate direct and indirect support for urgent patient care needs, ensuring timely intervention and appropriate resource allocation.
- Lead admission and discharge processes, facilitate discharge rounds, and ensure timely and accurate updates to discharge dates.
- Guide provider downtime protocols and emergency response procedures to support continuity of care and operational readiness.
- Provide patient care through physical examinations, treatment plans, orders, monitoring responses, referrals, patient and family support, and credentialed diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Lead conflict-resolution strategies for staff, visitors, and other stakeholders to maintain a safe and collaborative environment.
- Direct provider-to-patient assignments, perform ongoing staff assessments, and assist with on-call coordination.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in Quality Improvement, Root Cause Analysis, Common Cause Analysis, and operational optimization initiatives.
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet department and institutional goals and objectives.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
