Lead APP - HVICU - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
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Location: Philadelphia, PA 19120
Description:
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to lead the Advanced Practice HVICU team. As the Lead you will draw on your experience to coach and mentor a growing team of APPs. HVICU is a thriving practice at PPMC, and your expertise and leadership will continue to help drive growth, elevate patient care and further solidify PPMC as a leader in cardiovascular health.
As the Lead APP, you will have direct responsibility for the APPs across the continuum and provide daily clinical and operational management for the APPs in support of institutional and departmental missions. You will report to the HVICU APP manager. Additional responsibilities include workforce planning, recruitment and retention, performance management, human resource needs, quality and operations of the team, budget planning and rectification.
In this key leadership role, you will function under the guidelines as designed by the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center medical staff guidelines and be credentialed through that body. You will be held accountable through a formal job description, the delineation of privileges and through the agreement with your collaborating physician who has initiated a Collaborative Practice Agreement. All clinical work hours and associated requirements will be defined and managed under the direction of the collaborating physician/division designee within the Human Resource guidelines.
Requirements:
High level of clinical knowledge regarding all aspects of the care of the ICU patient
Ability to mentor, manage, and lead staff to provide effective and compliant care and services
Effective communicator with the ability to transfer knowledge (orally and in writing), train and remediate performance issues
Effective at leading change and leading teams
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to lead the Advanced Practice HVICU team. As the Lead you will draw on your experience to coach and mentor a growing team of APPs. HVICU is a thriving practice at PPMC, and your expertise and leadership will continue to help drive growth, elevate patient care and further solidify PPMC as a leader in cardiovascular health.
As the Lead APP, you will have direct responsibility for the APPs across the continuum and provide daily clinical and operational management for the APPs in support of institutional and departmental missions. You will report to the HVICU APP manager. Additional responsibilities include workforce planning, recruitment and retention, performance management, human resource needs, quality and operations of the team, budget planning and rectification.
In this key leadership role, you will function under the guidelines as designed by the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center medical staff guidelines and be credentialed through that body. You will be held accountable through a formal job description, the delineation of privileges and through the agreement with your collaborating physician who has initiated a Collaborative Practice Agreement. All clinical work hours and associated requirements will be defined and managed under the direction of the collaborating physician/division designee within the Human Resource guidelines.
Requirements:
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Masters prepared Physician Assistant
- Licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of PA
- 5-10 years of APP experience in cardiac surgery critical care
- 2-4 years of progressive leadership/management experience preferred
- Prior experience in driving quality initiatives preferred
High level of clinical knowledge regarding all aspects of the care of the ICU patient
Ability to mentor, manage, and lead staff to provide effective and compliant care and services
Effective communicator with the ability to transfer knowledge (orally and in writing), train and remediate performance issues
Effective at leading change and leading teams
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.