Senior Director of Advanced Practice, Adult Ambulatory Division

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Organization:

Adult Amb Nursing Admin

Job Summary:

Vanderbilt Health – Executive Search Team is conducting a national search for a Senior Director of Advanced Practice, Adult Ambulatory Division, reporting to the Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Ambulatory Division Nursing.

The Senior Director of Advanced Practice develops and leads an advanced practice operational and strategic infrastructure in alignment within entity, VUMC enterprise, and system goals. Ensures the delivery of high-quality and cost-effective care, based upon competency and evidence-based clinical practice and research. Lead individuals/teams across disciplines and possesses an ability to work with all levels of staff within a multidisciplinary group and leads Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants to contribute to institution-wide initiatives at the School of Medicine, School of Nursing and VUMC levels. Expertise in the dissemination of expert knowledge (i.e., published author, national expert, academic leader, etc.), substantial contribution to the field of advanced practice leadership and service in nursing as demonstrated through service, awards, honors and/or positions held in state, national and/or charitable nursing, hospital and/or multi-disciplinary organizations.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Clinical expertise: Demonstrate experience and mastery as a practicing clinician. Serves as an internal and external expert consultant in clinical practice. Serves on department and enterprise clinical practice, administrative, and improvement committees. Leads practice-based learning and improvement initiatives. Serves as clinical leader in external associations and organizations as demonstrated by speaking and publication expertise. Has substantial experience in research and education and leads research and educational endeavors to advance clinical practice.

• Management experience: Demonstrates ability to lead individuals and/or teams across disciplines and care continuum. Has substantial experience as a unit and/or operational leader, demonstrating skill in the administrative and operational functions and structure within the organization and across the health system. Expertise in transformational leadership, developing advanced practice nurses and others into leadership roles. Encourages collaboration and team building. Effectively reaches organizational goals while maintaining team cohesiveness and satisfaction. Assists in developing capital and operational budgets. Develops and maintains policy and procedure. Maintains compliance with regulatory agency requirements.

• Structural empowerment: Represents advanced practice at hospital committees and functions.  Works collaboratively with hospital departments and the enterprise Office of Advanced Practice to ensure efficient operational flow, documentation, and utilization of advanced practice clinician services.  Sets high standards of performance for self and others by imposing standards of excellence and development of inquiry skills that are innovative, optimistic, and supportive of professional growth.  Creates development paths and plans for staff to increase the expertise and caliber of performance.  Actively recruits new staff.  Facilitates excellent clinical experiences for advanced practice students to promote recruitment of the best and brightest candidates, to assure the longevity of excellent care delivery and to support the educational mission of VUMC.

• Expert skill in facilitation, consensus-building and negotiation: Demonstrates ability to work with all levels of staff, including administrators, executive leaders, physicians and peers. Serves on departmental, institutional and system-wide committees, representing advanced practice. Demonstrates expert ability to lead meetings effectively, achieve consensus among interprofessional groups and navigate conflict.

• Understanding of broader group goals: Expert comprehension of advanced practice contributions to institution-wide initiatives on both the medical group and health system level. Serves as a main point of contact for senior leaders across the patient care center, entity and enterprise. Supports and often leads in the development, pursuit, and achievement of strategic and organizational goals.

• Expertise on practice and regulatory compliance: Expert knowledge and application of national, state, and institutional advanced practice regulations, education, clinical training, licensure, certification and scope of practice. Advocates for top-of-license practice. Leads initiatives to develop and/or modify policies and procedures. Serves as an external expert in understanding advanced practice educational curriculums, guidelines set forth by regulatory agencies such as The Joint Commission, and state and national laws governing advanced practice. Serves as an internal consultant for institutional regulations such as nursing and medical staff bylaws, credentialing and privileging, VUMC policies and procedures.

• Healthy workforce:  Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring and modeling uplifting positive communication.  Resolves and manages conflict effectively and in a timely manner.  Extends trust by acknowledging the contributions of others:  listens openly.  Cares for patients and self by guiding department work scheduling in collaborating with other leaders and team members that supports safety, appropriate worked hours, and a healthy lifestyle.  Conveys information and ideas clearly through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.  Coaches staff and addresses workplace violence and impairment.  Creates an environment which recognizes and values differences in staff, clinicians, patients, and communities.  Counsels and coaches staff to assist them to achieve their highest professional potential.  Refers staff to additional resources for support when indicated.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree and 10 years of relevant experience (MHA, MSN, etc) 
• DNP or PHD or Doctoral prepared - preferred 
• Licensed Advanced Practice Provider (PA, NP, CRNA, Midwife)
• Nurse Executive Certification preferred (NE-BC/NEA-BC)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and concisely both verbally and in writing with individuals and groups at various levels and various disciplines.
• The ideal candidate will have experience working in a highly complex, matrixed health system environment, with relevant leadership experience, at a minimum, in one or more areas of an Ambulatory setting.

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 Our Nursing Philosophy:  

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. 

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!

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Core Accountabilities:

* Organizational Impact: Implements strategies for a sub function with direct impact to the function results.* Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves highly complex business issues that are often unprecedented that have immediate impact on own sub-function or entity and wider implications to the organization. * Breadth of Knowledge: Applies expertise within professional/technical area and uses advanced business knowledge to develop objectives.* Team Interaction: Leads a sub-function serving the organization at large or across one or more entity(s).

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations. - Communicates Effectively: Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services. - Solves Complex Problems: Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plants to ensure area's quality standards are met. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas. - Applies Technology: Creates the energy and drive for self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative ways to drive greater efficiencies. - Adapts to Change: Anticipates the change process and clearly communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in embracing the change.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee, LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified - Tennessee

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

7 years

Education:

Master's

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity.  EOE/Vets/Disabled.