What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inpatient Pediatrics APP, Supervisor position at Denver Health?
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Department
Pediatricians
Job Summary
The Inpatient Pediatrics Department at Denver Health is recruiting for a APP Supervisor to join our team. The Inpatient Pediatrics APP (Advanced Practice Provider) Supervisor is responsible for departmental leadership, mentorship, collaboration, and a commitment to clinical excellence. The APP Supervisor will serve as a leader for all Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants who deliver clinical care in the Department of Inpatient Pediatrics. The APP Supervisor will provide overall strategic leadership for APP and be an active participant in strategic planning, recruitment, scheduling, high quality clinical services, professional performance, regulatory compliance, medical education, patient experience, and act as a champion to promote positive departmental culture and employee engagement. This role will provide the highest quality patient care consistent while monitoring clinical outcomes and patient safety.
Clinically, the APP Supervisor will work with staff and physicians to provide healthcare to patients. They will examine and diagnose patients and develop treatment plans. Additionally, will perform testing, referral to physicians as needed, and performs procedures within the scope of expertise, protocols and available equipment.
Essential Functions :
- Clinical Expectations : Participate in clinical shifts. Lead and participate in clinical quality initiatives focused on evidence-based practices, guideline adherence, improving the patient experience, preventing, and responding to patient safety events, improving scheduling processes, and enhancing systems of care. Ensure that appropriate quality and safety improvement metrics are established, maintained, and reported. Optimize operational efficiency. Maintain departmental regulatory compliance. Disseminate practice standards to APPs, trainees, and staff involved in inpatient pediatric services. (80%)
- Administrative Expectations : Oversee the professional, clinical, and educational activities of the department's APPs. Ensure a culture of open dialogue and 360-degree feedback with all staff, promote healthy team norms, and develop pathways to support staff and promote wellness. Promote a culture of diversity and inclusion within the Department of Inpatient Pediatrics. They will also promote and support a system of recruitment, development, and succession planning for APPs and other staff leadership positions, with a focus on developing opportunities for professional advancement for APPs. Promote implementation of and adherence to standardized clinical workflows.
They will establish open dialogue, welcome constructive criticism, and demonstrate timely responsiveness, maintain appropriate levels of transparency and respectful accountability while effectively managing disagreements among staff. (20%)
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Posted salary below is reflective of a NNP Supervisor. If the selected candidate is a general APP supervisor range will be :
113,400 - $127,500
Shift
Work Type
Regular
Salary
131,500.00 - $146,500.00 / yr
Benefits
Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans
Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes
Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more
Tuition reimbursement & assistance
Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching
Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer
Our Values
Respect
Belonging
Accountability
Transparency
All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.
Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.
Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit : https : / / www.denverhealth.org / for-professionals / careers / diversity-and-inclusion
Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.
Salary : $131,500 - $146,500
