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What is a director of advanced practice?

A Director of Advanced Practice is a senior healthcare leader responsible for overseeing advanced practice providers (APPs) such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants within a healthcare organization. They develop policies, ensure compliance with regulations, and enhance clinical practice standards. This role involves collaboration with medical and administrative leadership to optimize patient care, provider utilization, and operational efficiency. Additionally, they support professional development, credentialing, and workforce planning for APPs.

What are the common responsibilities for a director of advanced practice on a day-to-day basis?

A Director Advanced Practice typically oversees the clinical operations of advanced practice providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, in a hospital or healthcare system. Day-to-day responsibilities often include developing and implementing clinical protocols, ensuring regulatory compliance, collaborating with physicians and administration, and managing provider performance. Directors also serve as mentors, oversee continuing education, and are often involved in hiring and workforce planning. You can expect to balance strategic initiatives with hands-on leadership, making this role both challenging and highly rewarding for those who thrive in dynamic, collaborative healthcare environments.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the director of advanced practice position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Director Advanced Practice, you need advanced clinical expertise—typically as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant—combined with management experience and a graduate degree in a health-related field. Familiarity with healthcare regulations, credentialing processes, and electronic health record systems is highly beneficial, as are certifications such as ACNP, FNP-BC, or PA-C. Leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to effectively mentor and communicate with interprofessional teams are standout soft skills for this role. These capabilities are essential for ensuring high standards of patient care while overseeing and developing advanced practice provider teams.

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Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider APP

Summit Hospital

Frisco, CO

$156K/yr

Full-time

Retirement

Posted 27 days ago

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider you will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional patient care within a clinic-based setting. This full-time position offers a unique work-life balance with a desirable 4-day work week and no on-call responsibilities, ensuring you have ample personal time.

Every day you will administer stress tests, conduct rapid patient assessments, and formulate diagnoses, and provide comprehensive patient and family support. You will collaborate closely with MD partners to ensure safe and effective diagnostic testing and develop optimal patient care plans.  This role offers the opportunity to directly impact patient health and well-being, utilizing the full scope of your advanced practice license.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to our organizational mission and core values. As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will exhibit personal accountability, excellent clinical judgment, and a patient-centric approach.

  • Provide comprehensive direct patient care
  • Collaborate and coordinate care
  • Educate and advocate for patients:
  • Maintain meticulous documentation and records

We are offering a competitive compensation package including a guaranteed base salary of $156,632, RVU incentive pay, a $6,993 sign-on bonus, and quality incentive bonuses. Additional benefits include $10,000 relocation assistance, CME funds, flexible time away, and a matching 401k. Join us and advance your career in a supportive and rewarding environment.


Job Requirements

Required:

Nurse Practitioner:

  • Two years of experience in gastroenterology highly preferred 
  • Master’s degree in nursing as Nurse Practitioner
    Registered Nurse Practitioner Licensure for; and listed on the Colorado Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Registry
    required. Board certified as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, in applicable population foci and/or subspecialty required.
  • RN License required
  • BLS from the American Heart Association required 
  • ACLS from the American Heart Association required
  • Have Prescriptive Authority (RXN) or have Provisional Prescriptive Authority (RXN-P), if applicable for role with associated articulated plan

Physician Assistant:

  • Masters graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program required
  • PA Certification by N.C.C.P.A. and current mid-level provider license by the state of Colorado required
  • BLS from the American Heart Association required
  • ACLS from the American Heart Association may be required 

Preferred:

  • Two or more years prior experience in Cardiology or Internal Medicine

Where You'll Work

St. Anthony Summit Hospital is a Level III trauma center serviced by Flight For Life Colorado. We are nationally recognized as a multiple-time recipient of the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience, and we were named a Top 100 Hospital in the U.S. by IBM Watson Health in 2018. We also are a Pathway to Excellence-designated hospital, recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as being one of the best hospitals for nurses to work. We provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Summit County and the surrounding region, including surgical, emergency/trauma, critical care, birth center, orthopedics, breast care, digital mammography, breast MRI, radiology and imaging, infusion therapy, nuclear medicine, cardiology, oncology, Summit Sleep Disorders Center, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), gastroenterology and Total Joint Replacement. We proudly provide convenient care where you live, work and play - that's why visitors and residents alike can count on us for emergent and urgent medical services. In addition to 24/7, Level III emergency care at St. Anthony-Summit Hospital in Frisco, we have three emergency mountain clinics at the base of the Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Keystone resorts, as well as urgent care and primary care available from CMG High Country Healthcare clinics in Frisco, Breckenridge and Silverthorne.


Pay Range
$156,632 - $156,632 /hour

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