Advanced Practice Director -Cardiothoracic Services- UTower

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CORE JOB SUMMARY
The Director, Advanced Practice Providers oversees the overall leadership, direction, supervision, and orientation of Advanced Practice Clinicians (APRNs and/or PAs) in specific area/department. Responsible for oversight of credentialing, competencies/protocols, education, compliance, and expectations of patient services delivered by clinician to comply with Florida Board and University regulations.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
1. Provides leadership administration, direction, and clinical management of Advanced Practice Clinicians.
2. Monitors state-mandated regulatory and accreditation documentation for compliance of all clinicians.
3. Provides clinical orientation for new hires, and necessary educational opportunities for other Advanced Practice Clinicians.
4. Schedules staff to provide adequate clinician coverage.
5. Performs chart review/audits to ensure staff compliance to hospital required documentation.
6. Collaborates with all physicians in completing APRN/PAs yearly performance evaluations.
7. Oversees the development, implementation, and revision of policies, procedures, and protocols.
8. Administers new program implementation, such as new applications and staff documentation updates.
9. Performs formal and informal teaching related to any assigned topics.
10. Attends staff and hospital committee meetings to stay abreast of operational plans and advanced practice evidence-based clinical models.
11. Assists administrators/physicians in development of job descriptions and MD/APRN Collaborative Agreement Protocols for newly established APRN/PA positions.
12. Serves as liaison between the medical and nursing staff, and other healthcare team members.
13. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Master's degree in relevant field required

Experience:
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required

Certification and Licensing:
Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strategic Alignment: Skilled in aligning departmental goals with enterprise-wide strategy and develops comprehensive strategic plans.
• Financial Management: Ensures fiscal responsibility, and optimization of financial performance.
• Resource Management: Ability to allocate resources and drive innovation and growth.
• Adaptability: Proven ability to adjust to changes and leads/inspires transformational change.
• Team Leadership: Ability to build and lead high-performing teams, manage complex projects, and ensure successful project delivery.
• Technology & Analytics: Understanding of technology, data analytics, and performance measurement to drive strategic decisions and identify opportunities.
• Communication: Ability to influence others, articulate strategic vision, and ensure clear and persuasive communication.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

H20