Advanced Practice Provider Clinical Director-Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute

Northwestern Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine invites applications for the Advanced Practice Provider Clinical Director to lead APP initiatives across a designated department. The role shapes APP workforce planning, deployment models, and clinical practice standards, aligning with system goals to improve patient outcomes.

You will collaborate with clinical and operational leaders to advance APP engagement, recruitment, and productivity, while mentoring leads and driving strategic plans with APP professionals.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in nursing or PA program.
• Current Illinois APRN or PA license.
• Privileged and credentialed through the Medical Staff Office (MSO).
• Minimum five years of licensed APP experience.
• Leadership, planning and quality improvement skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for APPs within the department.
• Oversee APP workforce planning and deployment models.
• Support APP education programs and professional development.
• Collaborate with leadership to advance APP practice and productivity.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Quality

Education

Master's degree in nursing or PA program

Job description

Description

The Advanced Practice Provider Clinical Director reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Medicine, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The APP Clinical Director will provide strategic leadership and support for departmental activities related to advanced practice providers. The position will work collaboratively with clinical and operational leadership across a specific department and associated clinical service lines to support professional practice of APPs and ensure the quality of practice and execution of APP-related initiatives. Additional goals and measures of success will be enhancement of APP engagement, recruitment, productivity and retention. The APP Clinical Director will provide support to departments without APP lead/manager roles and provide mentoring to leads/managers within the department. Additionally, will collaborate with APP Professional Practice and Development Director(s) to develop ongoing strategic plans and initiatives to advance and evaluate the practice of APPs including highest and best use of the role, and development of productivity and quality metrics.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Care
  
  
  
  • Maintains advanced practice skill set and competence and performs duties listed in the job description for an APRN/PA.
  
  
  
  


• In collaboration with Department Administrator, Directors of operation of the clinical department, as well as the APP Professional Practice Director (s), serves as a resource for key stakeholders on all components of the APP role within department:
  
  
  
  • APP workforce planning
  
  
  • APP clinical models of care and deployment
  
  
  • APP scope of practice and utilization oversight
  
  
  • APP professional growth and development needs
  
  
  • Recruitment, retention and engagement strategies
  
  
  • APP metrics to evaluate effectiveness and utilization
  
  
  • APP clinical competency and performance improvement
  
  
  
  


• Develops, evaluates and oversees innovative APP education programs for the department.


• Collaborates with APP Professional Practice and Development Director (s) supporting APP initiatives, leadership committee programs and activities.


• Collaborates with division/department administrative and physician leadership to support and advance the practice of APPs within the department.

Qualifications

Required

• Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program.


• Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois OR current license as a Physician's Assistant in the State of Illinois.


• Privileged and credentialed through the Medical Staff Office (MSO).


• Minimum five (5) years of experience as a licensed advanced practice provider.


• Proven skills in leadership, planning and quality.

Preferred

• Previous leadership, management or project management experience


• Five (5) – ten (10) years of experience as a licensed advanced practice provider (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant)


• Cardiovascular surgery and/or CVICU APP experience

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.

Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings.

If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.