Advanced Practitioner Manager - Pediatrics

St. Luke's University Health Network; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Manager of Advanced Practitioners to lead clinical and administrative operations for physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

You will partner with physician and administrative leadership to ensure onboarding, orientation and day‑to‑day operations are executed effectively and in line with service-line goals. The role requires strong personnel management, clinical leadership, and a track record of developing AP staff, maintaining high-quality

Qualifications

• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Osteopathic PA with current license in PA or NJ.
• Master’s degree required; MBA/MHA preferred; Doctorate optional.
• Three years of AP leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to accomplish department goals and initiatives.
• Mentor APs on clinical, professional, and administrative topics.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of Advanced Practitioners in the service line.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, and orientation for APs.
• Ensure compliance with department policies and credentialing requirements.
• Coordinate AP education activities and competency reviews.
• Participate in service-line, hospital, and unit meetings and committees.
• Oversee monthly rounding and annual performance evaluations for APs.

Skills

AP leadership

Mentorship

Staff development

Clinical operations

Education

CRNP/PA license (PA/NJ)

Master’s degree

NCCPA certification

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Manager, Advanced Practitioners is a clinical leader, but also administratively responsible for physician assistants and nurse practitioners (APs), in reference to personnel matters and day to day operations. Partners with service line’s physician and administrative leadership, ensuring the AP onboarding/orientation, education, and daily clinical operations, are successfully accomplished and aligned with the service-line’s strategy and goals. Responsible for ensuring the APs are efficient, coordinated, and compliant with department policies & procedures. Responsible for APs day-to day operations, ensuring high quality standard of care is delivered and strategic goals are achieved, in a fiscally responsible manner. In addition to the Manager, Advanced Practitioners position, he/she is responsible for providing clinical services to the service line as defined in the Advanced Practitioner job description.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partners with administrative and physician leadership, in accomplishing the goals and initiatives of the department.
• Serve as a mentor and resource for service-line’s APs, regarding clinical, professional, and administrative leadership development.
• Responsible for service-line’s APs day to day operations
• In conjunction with physician leadership and administration, is responsible for advance practitioner personnel matters & decisions, both internal and external, to the department. (i.e. formal counseling for disciplinary reasons)
• Identifies needs and required support for the APs within the department. Assists with development of programs or services, to meet those needs.
• Resource for staff and physicians, in relation to AP scope of practice, the multidisciplinary care model, and the job role of the AP.
• Coordination of AP students being assigned, and successfully completing clinical rotations with service-line and/or provider group.
• Assists with recruitment & hiring of APs
• Maintains a formal/documented onboarding/orientation process for APs hired onto the service line.
• Ensures completion of required AP educational activities & requirements (i.e. competency, skill reviews, mandatory in-servicing)
• Facilitates and/or participates in AP group, service-line, hospital, and/or unit operational and clinical committee meetings
• Attends and participates in department’s operations, clinical review/development, and performance improvement/quality committees and/or meetings.
• Ensures monthly rounding, and annual performance evaluations, are completed on APs, in a timely manner
• All duties, responsibilities, and functions of the Advance Practitioner job description
• Other related duties, as assigned

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sit up to 3-5 hours per day; 1-2 hours at a time. Stand for up to 3-5 hours per day; 2 hours at a time. Walk 1 hour per day. Frequently lifting, carrying and pushing objects up to 10 pounds. Rarely lifting, carrying and pushing objects up to 75 pounds. Frequently stooping and bending. Frequently reaching above shoulder level. Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch. Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequencies. Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision. Must be able to speak as it relates to normal conversation and projection as it relates to lectures and presentations.

EDUCATION:

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Medical Physician Assistant, or Osteopathic Physician Assistant with current license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania and/or New Jersey.

Master’s Degree required; MHA/MBA preferred; Doctorate optional.

Physician Assistants must also have a current certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Three (3) years experience in Advanced Practitioner leadership preferred.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.