Senior Manager, Advanced Practitioners - Urology

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Bethlehem, PA

15d

About The Position

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. The Senior Manager, Advanced Practitioners is responsible for the operational performance of the service line(s), in reference to the physician assistants and nurse practitioners (APs), and/or AP provider group. Partners with service line’s physician & administrative leadership, in overall strategic planning, marketing, customer service, quality programs, outcomes reporting, finances, incentive management, and business growth for service line operations. The Senior Manager, Advanced Practitioners understands the importance of their service line to SLPG and facilitates a successful relationship in terms of clinical and quality outcomes, patient satisfaction, and management of expenses/revenues. Responsible for the overall day-to day service line operations, ensuring high quality standard of care is delivered and strategic goals are achieved, in a fiscally responsible manner. In addition to the Senior Manager, Advanced Practitioners position, he/she is responsible for providing clinical services to the service line as defined in the Advanced Practitioner job description.

Requirements

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Medical Physician Assistant, or Osteopathic Physician Assistant with current license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania and/or New Jersey.
Physician Assistants must also have a current certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
3 years experience in AP leadership

Responsibilities

Partners with administrative and physician leadership, formulating service line strategy, and then accomplishing the goals and initiatives of the department.
Serve as a mentor and resource for service-line’s APs, regarding clinical, professional, and administrative leadership development.
Responsible for the day to day operations of the service line, in reference to the advance practitioner providers.
Responsible for AP time tracking, and associated payroll activities. Ensures efficient use of clinical resources, within budget parameters, while maintaining standards of patient care
Participates in development and monitoring of service line’s budget, in reference to the AP providers. Maintains AP clinical operations within budgetary limits.
In conjunction with physician leadership and administration, is responsible for advance practitioner personnel matters & decisions, both internal and external, to the department. (i.e. formal counseling for disciplinary reasons)
Identifies needs and required support for the APs within the department. Assists with development of programs or services, to meet those needs.
Resource for staff and physicians, in reference to scope of practice, the collaborative multidisciplinary care model, and the job role of the advance practitioner
Recruitment and hiring of service line’s advanced practitioners
Develops and ensures APs successfully complete service line’s formal and documented AP onboarding and orientation program.
Facilitates and ensures completion of required AP educational activities and requirements
Assist with coordination of AP students being assigned, and successfully completing clinical rotations with service-line and/or provider group.
Oversight and approval, in collaboration with physician leadership, of the service-line’s AP credentialing and privileging processes and expectations
Completes, with physician leadership, AP’s OPPEs, and when needed, FPPEs.
Partners with recruitment, human resources, and central verification office, ensuring all hired APs are transitioned efficiently and successfully to active employment status.
Ensure APs are enrolled in provider groups & healthcare payors. Ensure APs have been set-up correctly in the electronic health record, for the reimbursement of their professional services provided
Approve service line’s AP CME requests, after ensuring topics are clinically relevant and allocated time is being used appropriately
Participates and contributes to service line operations, clinical review/development, and performance improvement/quality committees and/or meetings
Facilitates and/or participates in provider group, service-line, hospital, and/or unit operational and clinical committee meetings
Ensures monthly rounding, and annual performance evaluations completed on all APs
All duties, responsibilities, and functions of the Advance Practitioner job description
Other related duties, as assigned