Children's Hospital Colorado · 2 weeks ago
Director of Neonatal Advanced Practice Providers
Aurora, CO
Part-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$135K/yr - $224K/yr
5+ years expChildren's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Director of Neonatal Advanced Practice Providers to provide strategic leadership and operational management for the department. The role involves overseeing advanced practice providers in neonatology, optimizing care models, and promoting professional development aligned with the hospital's mission.
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Responsibilities
Collaborates with the Director, SOM APPs to provide guidance, support and leadership for all advanced practice providers providing care within the CHCO system
Collaborates with the Medical leaders, CMO, CNE and VP Critical Care Services to support continued professional development of the APPs
Collaborates with medical and CHCO leadership to develop measurable performance metrics for APPs that are consistent with the critical success factors, quality/safety standards for both CHCO
Collaborates with medical and hospital leadership to optimize the role of the APP within CHCO; collaborates across the division as a member of the Patient Care Services Director leadership team
Leads APP workforce planning and tactics to include care delivery models, recruitment, onboarding, retention and engagement of team to ensure high performance, integration, and cohesion across sites and with APPs, Physicians and other key stakeholders and partners
Provides leadership for and participates in performance improvement activities to enhance quality of care and patient safety. Accountable for maintaining compliance with Joint Commission, CMS and other accreditation and regulatory standards
Evaluates and facilitates ongoing APP educational programs
Participates, as a CHCO leader and representative, in the credentialing process for Advanced Practice Professionals at CHCO
Reviews and monitors Advanced Practice Professionals (APP) Credentials subcommittee processes to ensure all regulatory standards are achieved
Represents CHCO-employed APPs through committee participation, quality improvement teams and task force memberships
Develops annual budget for assigned areas and compiles, interprets, and communicates financial information and objectives. Monitors to control variances and strives to ensure appropriate allocation of resources for quality of care and service
Participates, represents CHCO in the community partnership sites, and at local, state and national professional organizations
Serves as CHCO Liaison to academic partners providing APN graduate programs. Provides support and guidance to APP student placement through collaborative relationships with accredited APP programs, SOM, College of Nursing and hospital divisions and departments
Provides leadership in the development of standards of practice for APPs for CHCO
Provides operational oversight for areas of responsibility in alignment with CHCO policy, protocols, and best practice
Works in collaboration with the VP Critical Care Services to manage, implement and evaluate contractual arrangements with APP staffing agreements external to CHCO
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) required with board certification as an Advanced Practice Professional required, preferred board certification in acute care or dual certified
Five (5) years of experience as an advanced practice provider, including at least three (3) years in a formal clinical leadership role. At least one (1) year of experience must be in a pediatric setting
Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN)
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) license with prescriptive authority
Credentialing by the Medical Staff Office (MSO) must be completed within six (6) months of employment
Advanced practice certification required in one of the following: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care (CPNP-PC), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care (CPNP-AC), Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC), and Appropriate life support certifications based upon area of practice (e.g., BLS, PALS, NRP, etc.)
Benefits
Paid time off
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Company provided life and disability insurance
Paid parental leave
403b employer match (retirement savings)
A robust wellness program
Access to professional development tools
Including an education benefit to help you advance your career
Annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance
Annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year
Company
Children's Hospital Colorado
At Children’s Hospital Colorado, we know that kids aren’t just mini adults.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.65MKey Investors
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2024-08-28Grant· $0.35M
2022-09-27Grant· $0.3M
2022-03-11Grant
Leadership Team
Adam Hill
Section Head of Pediatric Palliative Medicine
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