Job Description:

This position provides strategic and operational direction for Advanced Practice Provider services across the Intermountain Health Region in partnership with clinical operations. This role has direct responsibility to establish continuous improvement of quality patient care provided by Advanced Practice Providers (APP). This position will partner with members of the hospital medical staff and Medical Group operations to provide leadership and consultation for matters related to APP scope of practice, recruitment, privileging, credentialing, and onboarding.



Scope

Region wide leadership role for all APPs in designated region. Maintains key organizational relationships across Intermountain and APP graduate programs within the community.

Job Profile:

Works in collaboration with hospital and Medical Group ACMOs, CMOs, nursing, medical staff, and operational leaders to build efficient and effective support systems that contribute to the provision of high-quality services by APPs.Provides leadership and strategic vision to develop and operationalize standard processes relating to Advanced Practice Providers. Collaborates with key leaders and departments to develop system goals, action plans, and program evaluation.Acts as subject matter expert and resource to others on education, certification, licensure and practice of nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, physician assistants, and nurse anesthetists. Promotes and supports the creation of new positions for APPs.Advises and collaborates with operational leaders and human resources on Advanced Practice compensation best practices and models.Promotes and maintains positive relationships with medical staff, administration, hospital personnel, Medical Group, regional leadership team, and other community or educational entities relative to APPs.Collaborates with clinical services to provide multidisciplinary best practices and continuously improve collaborative relationships. Works in collaboration with nursing, medical staff, and operational leaders to establish new models of care, that leverage the role of APPs.Leads and participates in system-wide APP related teams. Develops and prepares agendas and organizes region-wide team meetings to assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of systems to define, measure and improve quality as well as optimize the delivery of APP care throughout the region.Leads and supervises Advanced Practice Directors in the development of a focused and ongoing professional practice evaluation program. Provides performance coaching, development, performance management, and administrative duties required of those in a supervisor role.In collaboration with key stakeholders develops processes, tools, and policies to ensure appropriate utilization management. Works closely with APPs, nursing, medical staff, Select Health, and operational leaders to provide support and education, facilitate standardization, promote continuous improvement, and create best practices.Partners with other regional ACMOs of Advanced Practice to promote the APP professions across the system.Develops and oversees APP leaders in implementation of ongoing professional practice evaluation program including APP to APP orientation, clinical service specific and performance-based knowledge, and skill training.Leads the development and implementation of post graduate APP Fellowship and Resident programs, a process to support APP student education, and provides ongoing evaluation of APP clinical and service quality.Collaborates with Medical staff leaders to reduce provider burn out.

Minimum Requirements

Master's degree: with a focus in professional practice areas of: Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.Current state licensure to practice as an APRN, CNM or PA.Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.Demonstrate a working knowledge of pertinent regulation and compliance expectations in a complex and changing healthcare environment.Experience in a role demonstrating outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.Ten years extensive clinical practice experience.Five years successful management/leadership experience in a healthcare setting.

Preferred Qualifications

Doctorate Degree.Senior level executive experience with multi-facility experience.Experience leading APPs.Excellent leadership skills and experience managing a large department/function through well-established standards and performance management.Proven success in developing an engaged and high performing work team.Proven problem solver with the ability to analyze issues and opportunities to make decisions that support the Intermountain mission, vision, and values.Ability to be a privileged provider in an Intermountain medical staff organization or group practice.Trained in improvement science (i.e., Six Sigma, Lean, Project management, Advanced Training Program)Experience working in a complex health system (hospitals, ambulatory clinics, post-acute care, etc.) Demonstrated leadership of clinicians.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements

Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.See and read computer monitors and documents.Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.

This is an exempt, full-time position with a compensation range of $212,000 - $224,000, annually, and as determined by prior years of relevant experience. With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.

Location:

Transformation Center

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$89.16 - $137.61

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