Associate Director of Advance Practice at Levine Cancer

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

theMednet is seeking an Area Director of Advanced Practice-SL to lead the specialty across the Area, directing clinical and operational performance for multiple sites. You will drive quality, productivity, access, and patient experience while aligning with Divisional strategy and enterprise priorities.

You will supervise site-based APP leaders, partner with HR and Medical Group leadership, and guide recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession planning to sustain a high-performing APP

Formación

• Minimum of 5 years of clinical practice experience.
• 3–5 years of progressive APP leadership/management experience.
• State licensure acceptable for APRN or PA practice and relevant certifications.

Responsabilidades

• Leads specialty clinical and operational performance across Area sites/venues.
• Uses dashboards and analytics to identify trends and drive improvement.
• Oversees APP workforce planning and development within the Area.
• Partners with Area leadership to align priorities with Divisional strategy and enterprise goals.
• Ensures coordination of care and collaboration with other clinical services to optimize patient outcomes.

Conocimientos

Strategic leadership

Clinical leadership

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Team development

Educación

APRN: Master’s Degree

Physician Assistant: Master’s Degree

DNP preferred

Descripción del empleo

The Area Director of Advanced Practice-SL is the primary APP leader for a defined Service Line or specialty within a specific geographic Area. This role provides clinical, operational, and workforce leadership for the specialty across all sites and venues of care within the Area, ensuring high performance in quality, utilization, productivity, access, patient and clinician experience, and cultural alignment. In close partnership with the Area specialty administrative dyad, the Area Director of Advanced Practice-SL is jointly accountable for day-to-day operations, clinical performance, and APP workforce management within the Area. The role also contributes to Divisional Service Line strategy, both in aggregating and by bringing Area-specific context, insights, and performance realities into Service Line planning and decision-making. The Area Director of Advanced Practice-SL operates between Division-level strategy and site-level execution, ensuring that divisional priorities are effectively translated into local action while elevating Area needs, risks, and opportunities to Divisional leadership.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Leads specialty clinical and operational performance across Area sites/venues (access, quality, utilization, productivity, experience).
Uses dashboards and analytic thinking to identify trends/variation and drive sustained improvement.
Influences effectively within an area specialty dyad and across stakeholders without direct authority.
Leads and develops site-based/assistant APP leaders; supports engagement, retention, and succession planning.
Area Clinical & Operational Leadership

Serves as the primary APP leader for the specialty within the Area, accountable for aligning APPs and site leaders to Area, Divisional, and enterprise priorities.
With the administrative dyad, oversees all specialty operations within the Area, including access, throughput, utilization optimization, productivity, quality, and patient experience across all relevant venues of care.
Performance, Quality & Utilization Management

Leads Area-level efforts related to clinical quality, safety, utilization management, productivity, and variation reduction, escalating issues as appropriate and driving corrective action.
Reviews and interprets performance dashboards; accountable for trend analysis, action planning, and sustained improvement within the Area.
Workforce & Culture Leadership

Provides APP leadership for culture, professionalism, engagement, and disciplinary matters within the specialty, in partnership with Medical Group leadership and HR.
Leads Area-level APP workforce planning with the administrative dyad and Divisional partners, including recruitment needs, onboarding support, retention risks, and succession planning.
Provides direct leadership, mentorship, and performance oversight of site-based or assistant APP leaders within the Area of specialty.
Strategy & Divisional Alignment

Contributes to Divisional Service Line strategy by bringing forward Area-specific insights related to market dynamics, growth opportunities, access constraints, workforce realities, and operational performance.
Supports implementation of Divisional and Service Line strategies within the Area, ensuring local execution is aligned while appropriately adapted to market and operational context.

Growth & Market Development

Partners with Area and Market leadership to identify and advance specialty growth opportunities, aligned with Divisional prioritization.
Supports evaluation and integration of new sites, practices, or providers within the Area specialty footprint.
Integration & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Ensures seamless coordination of care between the specialty and other clinical services whose patients or workflows interface with the specialty.
Collaborates with Quality, Operations, Finance, Access, and Growth partners to drive integrated solutions at the Area level
Academic, Education & Best Practice Deployment

Supports the academic and learning health Enterprise mission by promoting evidence-based practice, education, and adoption of best practices across Area sites.
Participates in pilots or innovation initiatives sponsored at the Divisional or enterprise level as appropriate.
Compliance & Ethical Leadership

The Area Director of Advanced Practice-SL is the primary APP leader for a defined Service Line or specialty within a specific geographic Area. This role provides clinical, operational, and workforce leadership for the specialty across all sites and venues of care within the Area, ensuring high performance in quality, utilization, productivity, access, patient and clinician experience, and cultural alignment.
This role is not required or expected for every specialty and is established based on span of control, clinical complexity, strategic importance, and impact to performance within the Area.
In close partnership with the Area specialty administrative dyad, the Area Director of Advanced Practice-SL is jointly accountable for day-to-day operations, clinical performance, and APP workforce management within the Area. The role also contributes to Divisional Service Line strategy, both in aggregate and by bringing Area-specific context, insights, and performance realities into Service Line planning and decision-making.
The Area Director of Advanced Practice-SL operates between Division-level strategy and site-level execution, ensuring that divisional priorities are effectively translated into local action while elevating Area needs, risks, and opportunities to Divisional leadership.
Ensures compliance with all applicable policies, regulations, accreditation standards, and the organization’s Code of Ethical Conduct.
Models ethical, professional leadership and accountability for APPs within the Area specialty.

Minimum Job Requirements

Education (minimum education level and field of study)

APRN: Master’s Degree required; Doctorate of Nursing Practice preferred.
Physician Assistant: Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program. Master’s Degree required. Clinical or Leadership Doctorate preferred.
Certification / Registration / License

APRN: Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of practice. Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in state in which work is being completed. Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. Board certification preferred according to population served.
Physician Assistant: Approved to practice as a Physician Assistant by the Medical Board in the state of practice and in which work is being completed. Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants required.

Work Experience

Minimum of 5 years of clinical practice experience.
Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive APP leadership/management/supervisory experience

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job
Exposed to a normal office environment