Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Director of Advanced Practice Providers

Holy Cross Medical Group is seeking a full time Director of Advanced Practice Providers that will oversee the overall leadership, direction, supervision, and orientation of Advanced Practice Clinicians (APRNs and/or PAs) for Holy Cross Medical Group. Responsible for oversight of credentialing, competencies/protocols, education, compliance, and expectations of patient services delivered by clinician to comply with Florida Board regulations. 

Core Job Functions:

1. Provides leadership administration, direction, and clinical management of Advanced Practice Clinicians.
2. Evaluates current clinical workflows and implements national best practices through a transformational leadership style to ensure that all APPs are working at their full scope of practice.  
3. Monitors state-mandated regulatory and accreditation documentation for compliance of all clinicians. 
4. Collaborates with all physicians in completing APRN/PAs yearly performance evaluations. Assist with periodic reviews and OPPE reports for Med Staff. 
5. Oversees the development, implementation, and revision of policies, procedures, and protocols.
6. Administers new program implementation, such as new applications and staff documentation updates.
7. Performs formal and informal teaching related to any assigned topics.
8. Attends staff and hospital committee meetings to stay abreast of operational plans and advanced practice evidence-based clinical models.
9. Assists administrators/physicians in development of job descriptions and MD/APRN Collaborative Agreement Protocols for newly established APRN/PA positions.
10. Serves as liaison between the medical and nursing staff, and other healthcare team members.
11. Promote professional growth, development, and successful performance of all medical group Advanced Practice Professionals.
12. Actively supports recruitment and orientation of new APPs.
13. Quality Metric Oversight as well as promoting practice safety standards.
14. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with Medical Group policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on HCMG policy and procedures.
15. Works closely with the Medical Staff Director to ensure compliance with Medical Staff Bylaws, rules and regs, and procedures and policies.

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.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Master’s Degree in relevant field

Certification and Licensing:

• National Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Certification (APRN) OR national board certification as a Physician Assistant.
• Current Physician Assistant or APRN license in the State of Florida.

Experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience. 
• Prior leadership experience preferred.  

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
• Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
• Knowledge of business and management principles
• Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
• Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.
• Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others.
• Ability to lead, motivate, develop and train others.

Holy Cross Hospital (HCH) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. Since opening its doors in 1955, the 559-bed hospital has offered progressive services and programs to meet the evolving healthcare needs of Broward County. Today, Holy Cross has more than 600 physicians on staff representing more than 40 specialties and more than 3,000 employees. The hospital is fully accredited by the independent Joint Commission, and its medical team has earned a reputation for excellence unsurpassed in the community.

Holy Cross Medical Group (HCMG), established in 1993, is a group of more than 160 of the top physicians in South Florida employed by Holy Cross Hospital. Together, they provide a wide array of services, in various specialties, and have offices located throughout Broward and southern Palm Beach counties.

Holy Cross Hospital and Holy Cross Medical Group are part of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the United States. Trinity Health is based in Livonia, Michigan.

To learn more about Holy Cross, visit www.holy-cross.com.  

Fort Lauderdale, Florida is minutes away from miles of blue waterways, soft golden sands and gentle ocean breezes. Our diverse hotels, shopping centers, arts and entertainment, a world of golf and more await you. Plan a spa day or a day cruise.

Area museums invite you to explore acclaimed art, culture, science and history exhibits. Meanwhile, world-class entertainment is within easy reach. For accompanying family members, the area offers endless opportunities for relaxation, recreation and entertainment while the visiting patient takes advantage of Holy Cross Hospital’s world-class medical care.

Holy Cross is conveniently located near the Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale International Airport and also accessible from Miami and Palm Beach International Airports. In addition, we are close to one of the busiest ports in the U.S.

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email Trinity Health Recruitment at docopps@trinity-health.org.