Neonatal Advanced Practice Provider Lead

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 140,287 - 210,430; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $30,000

Relocation assistance (100 miles+)

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado seeks a Neonatal Advanced Practice Lead to supervise APPs, optimize staffing, and drive quality in a Level III NICU at the Anschutz Campus. The role combines clinical leadership with operational oversight across CHCO and partner sites.

The position offers a 40-hour work week with benefits, a sign-on bonus up to $30,000 for external applicants, and relocation support. Prior Level III NICU and APP leadership experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• BSN and Master's Degree NNP or Bachelor's Degree and MPAS or MS-PA.
• Two years in an advanced practice provider role.
• Experience in a Level III NICU is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads team members in providing direct patient care by demonstrating expert clinical knowledge and promoting professional standards.
• Partners with a multidisciplinary team to meet clinical needs and enhance patient/family experience.
• Provides oversight of schedules and workflows, including assigning team members to patients.
• Ensures staffing resources are allocated appropriately and adjust coverage to meet needs.
• Resolves day-to-day operational issues and makes decisions considering multiple perspectives.
• Collaborates with site management to analyze operational data and KPIs to optimize care and efficiency.
• Leads onboarding, training, and education for team members and mentors projects focusing on clinical practice improvement.
• Aids team in achieving clinical and quality outcomes and professional development standards.
• Collaborates with leadership to align initiatives and ensure accountability and outcomes.
• Oversees development and performance management including hiring and promotions.
• Reviews policies to ensure compliance and partners in policy development.

Skills

Two years in APP role

Level III NICU experience (preferred)

Education

BSN and Master's Degree NNP

Bachelor's Degree and MPAS or MS-PA

Job description

The Neonatal Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Lead serves as a front-line clinical and operational leader, responsible for supervising and managing the performance of a defined group of APPs at CHCO and/or partner sites. This role is accountable for safe, efficient, high-quality site-based care delivery, while modeling expert clinical practice and ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards. The APP Lead oversees daily site operations, including staffing, workflow optimization, and real-time problem solving to maintain continuity of care. They drive team performance, engagement, and development through onboarding, training, coaching, and competency assessment. In collaboration with physician leaders, APP peers, and senior leadership, the APP Lead advances strategic, clinical, and operational initiatives and supports the development and standardization of policies, procedures, and practice standards. The APP Lead also serves as the primary contact for site operations, care escalation, and APP program matters, facilitating communication and alignment across teams and leadership.

In addition to this role, the Neonatal Advanced Practice Lead (APP) will also fulfill their respective APP job description for all clinical time.

• Department
  Neonatal Advanced Practice Providers
• Location
  University of Colorado Hospital, Anschutz Campus Level III NICU
• Position Status
  40 hours per week, eligible for benefits
• Shift
  Variable days/nights/rotating; rotating weekends/holidays
• Salary Information
  Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
  Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $140,287.01 to $210,430.52
• Eligible Incentives
  This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $30,000 for qualified external applicants.
  Relocation assistance available if relocating from 100 miles or greater.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads team members in providing direct patient care by demonstrating expert clinical knowledge and promoting professional standards in daily work.
• Partners with a multidisciplinary team in meeting the clinical needs of patients and family to include rounding with patients, families, and team members to promote patient family experience and quality patient care.
• Provides oversight of schedules and workflows, including assigning team members to patients.
• Ensures staffing resources are allocated appropriately and adjust coverage to meet patient, department, and partner site needs.
• Resolves day-to-day operational and patient/family issues, making decisions that are inclusive of multiple perspectives and solve underlying problems.
• Collaborates with site management to track and analyze operational data and key performance indicators, optimizing patient care and operational effectiveness within the unit.
• Leads team member onboarding, training, and education, ensuring alignment with department and/or partner site needs; mentors team members in creating and evaluating projects focused on clinical practice improvement.
• Assists team members in achieving clinical and quality outcomes as well as performance and professional development standards; identifies opportunities for continued improvement.
• Collaborates with peer Leads and department leadership to align and execute key leadership initiatives and priorities, supporting progress, accountability, and measurable outcomes.
• Oversees team member development and performance management, partnering with managers on hiring, promotions, and corrective action decisions.
• Reviews and maintains awareness of regulatory, hospital, department, and/or partner site policies and procedures, ensuring understanding and compliance; may partner with stakeholders in developing and defining policies, processes, and practice standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • BSN and Master's Degree NNP or Bachelor's Degree and MPAS or MS-PA
• Experience
  • Two years in an advanced practice provider role.
  • Experience on a Level III NICU preferred
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Colorado Registered Nurse License (RN), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) License or Colorado Physician Assistant License (PA)
  • Prescriptive Authority License
  • Board Certification as an APP
  • BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certificate (NRP)

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

#LI-MP1

Estimated Close Date: 09/24/2026