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Lead APP (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant)- NEURO SURGERY SNHC - Full Time (Day - 08 hrs)
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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)
Lead Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Outpatient Neurosurgery Stanford Health Care
The Lead APP provides supervision and operational management of APPs within the outpatient neurosurgery service line. The Lead APP offers clinical direction and education, collaborates closely with neurosurgery physicians and operational leaders, and oversees hiring, onboarding, performance development, and professional growth of APP staff. This role functions within the broader ASP (Advanced Practice Provider) job framework approved by the Interdisciplinary Practice Committee (IDPC) and is anchored in outpatient neurosurgery services. This is a 60% clinical/40% administrative role.
Locations Stanford Health Care Outpatient Neurosurgery
**This is a Stanford Health Care job.**
**A Brief Overview**
Provides supervision and management of advanced practice providers (APPs) in a distinct clinical service line. Provides clinical direction and education, works closely with operational and physician leaders, and has oversight of hiring, termination, and professional growth and development of their APPs. Also functions under the general Nurse Practitioner (NP), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), or the Physician Assistant (PA) Job Description approved by the Interdisciplinary Practice Committee (IDPC).
**Locations**
Stanford Health Care
**What you will do**
+ The essential functions of a Lead Advanced Practice Professional fall in three categories: Clinical Oversight and Leadership; Administration; and Internal/External Legal/Regulatory Issues. The Lead APP must supervise a minimum of 10 APPs.
+ Clinical Oversight and Leadership:
+ Co-direct the clinical, operational, and administrative initiatives of the service line Medical Director and unit nursing management team.
+ Conduct regularly scheduled meetings with the staff APPs.
+ Ensure clinical competency and adherence to policy through practice analysis and case review of APPs with physicians.
+ Investigate and respond to patient/family complaints from patients and families about care.
+ Orient new staff APPs.
+ Provide education to staff APPs.
+ Participates as a representative the in hospital-wide committees.
+ Serve as a representative on the professional and evaluation committees.
+ Ensures all operational mandates and initiatives are completed (e.g., C-I-CARE rounds).
+ Administration:
+ Review and participate in financial planning and issues for the service.
+ Participate in the hiring, evaluation, coaching, mentoring, and discipline of staff APPs.
+ Investigate and resolve operational issues.
+ Coordinate quality improvement/process improvement programs.
+ Provide 24-hour administrator on-call coverage for the service line.
+ Coordinate the scheduling of the APPs.
+ Other duties as assigned.
+ Internal and External Legal/Regulatory Issues:
+ Ensure compliance and participate in Medical Staff Services initiatives, policies and procedures.
+ Be informed of and advocate for practice models that allow clinicians to practice to the fullest extent of their scope of practice.
+ Participate in regional and national discussions that affect APP practice.
+ Work with hospital operations in regards to funding/billing/reimbursement models.
+ Participate in the legislative and health policy issues affecting advanced practice.
**Education Qualifications**
+ Advanced Practice Nurse: Master's or Doctorate Degree in Nursing or other healthcare-related field from an accredited university.
+ Physician Assistant: Bachelors degree in Science, Physician Assistant Studies, or Healthcare related field from an accredited university.
**Experience Qualifications**
+ A minimum of one (1) year of experience as a licensed advanced practice provider: (Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist).
+ Three (3) years of APP experience preferred.
+ Management experience preferred.
**Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
+ Knowledge of:
+ These are the observable and measurable attributes and skills required to perform successfully the essential functions of the job and are generally demonstrated through qualifying experience, education, or licensure/certification.
+ Management principles and practices such as, but not limited to, employee hiring, evaluation, counseling, and termination; budgeting; and employee recognition and rewards.
+ Practice evaluation and process improvement.
+ National professional organizational and regulatory agency initiatives.
+ Standards of care and practice of APP ro
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