Northwestern Medicine · 2 weeks ago
Manager-Advance Practice Providers, Outpatient Oncology
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, committed to providing a patient-first approach. The Manager of Advance Practice Providers will provide administrative and clinical practice leadership to Advanced Practice Providers, ensuring the implementation of evidence-based practice and enhancing patient care through innovative strategies.
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Responsibilities
Maintains advanced practice skill set and competence and may perform duties listed in the job description for an APRN/PA
Serves as the clinical resource for APP practice issues for the patient population and is accountable for the implementation of evidence-based practice
Ensures process improvement initiatives are sustained
Develops and implements innovations in patient and family centered care that fosters quality, safety and effectiveness and serves as a model for patient care nationally
Facilitates employee annual goal development in collaboration with Clinical Practice Director and Director of Operations
Enhances the patient’s experience through the continuum of care
Clearly identifies the internal and external customer(s) for their unit or service area and their respective requirements/expectations
Actively seeks methods of concurrent and retrospective feedback from customers, listens to customer feedback and implements solutions and/or interventions as appropriate
Continually examines ways to improve business relationships with customers, suppliers, and the community
Is a liaison for the APP staff with leadership teams at NMHC
Work closely with practice and physician leadership to ensure smooth and efficient operations in the practice in an environment that is both challenging and rewarding
Consistently model the organization’s philosophy of customer service
Translates organization vision into a unit or service area vision that engages team members in contributing to and achieving that vision
Attracts, develops, and retains exceptional caregivers and provides those APPs with an environment that fosters excellence through continuous learning
Facilitates and coordinates the development of department protocols/policies and guidelines for the continuity of care amongst the specialty/area
Manages APP performance, competency, work assignments and engagement
Conducts mid-year and annual performance evaluations with all professional APP providers
Initiates and leads all performance management for team members including performance reviews, coaching, development discussions and plans, improvement plans, and any other disciplinary processes as needed
Provides feedback to improve employee performance and engagement
Tracks coaching discussions and performance of team members; Develops and implements performance improvement plans when necessary to ensure accountability
Seeks ways to match team members’ talents and career interests with organizational opportunities
Collaborates with Human Resources and other managers to ensure appropriate staffing
Advances innovative recruitment and retention strategies for team members
Ensure application of staffing tools
Maintains and improves the department or unit’s quality of care and/or service
Promotes innovation and research to advance care patient care models
Encourages, mentors and coaches team members in advancing innovation through research and evidence
Must be able to effectively manage problems that arise within the team or issues with clients, and recommend mitigation strategies as needed to achieve the desired results
Provides APP providers with an environment that supports their professional practice, health and well-being
Develops plan for transition into practice of new APP providers in collaboration with the APP lead (where applicable), collaborating physician and Clinical Practice Director and monitors progress to goals
Seeks new ideas from a wide range of sources; encourages others to share knowledge and best practices
Maintains active membership in Professional Organization and shares current, relevant information
Participates in leadership development activities
Promotes the professional advancement of the APP team in the realms of clinical, quality/research, education and leadership
Partners with HR on recruitment and retention efforts
Plans and oversees new employee orientation and onboarding
Manages people and resources to ensure safe and efficient patient care operations
Partners with multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimal patient throughput
Partners with practice leadership to ensure appropriate staffing models and work assignments
Collaborates with the team to ensure application of safe staffing and scheduling guidelines
Embeds innovative strategies to support a healthy practice environment that encourages break time and reduces worker fatigue
Ensures caregivers have the equipment and supplies needed to provide patient care
Manages respective cost centers and has financial responsibility where assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois OR current license as a Physician's Assistant in the State of Illinois
Privileged and credentialed through the Medical Staff Office (MSO)
Three (3) – Five (5) years of experience as a licensed advanced practice provider
Preferred
Previous supervisory or lead experience
Five (5) – ten (10) years of experience as a licensed advanced practice provider (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant)
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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