HVC APP Supervisor

The Heart and Vascular APP Supervisor provides leadership to APPs within the department and collaborates with the cardiology and cardiac surgery faculty, APP Manager and lead APPs. The primary managerial responsibility of the supervisor is to provide professional support to the Heart and Vascular APPs at Parnassus and Stanyan, Lead APPs so there is alignment with the Heart and Vascular Center and UCSF Health The primary clinical responsibility is to provide clinical services cardiology or cardiac surgery inpatients.

UCSF Health requires all advanced health professionals to be credentialed through the Office of Medical Affairs and Governance to practice and function in their clinical role. This applies to HVC APPs in the inpatient clinical setting at all UCSF Health sites. Credentialing and approval of standardized procedures takes between 90-120 days and must be completed prior to the first working day.

Key Responsibilities

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2 years progressive responsibility of related healthcare leadership.
• 4-6 years of recent experience as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in CVICU Care
• Competent to direct patient management and lead care team
• Demonstrated ability to effectively supervise a team and to manage the complex workflow and competing priorities involved with providing quality care as an Advanced Practitioner.
• Solid knowledge of the clinical and operational issues for APPs performing advanced-practice care, including evaluation, testing, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as patient-care concepts, policies, outcomes measurement, quality standards, ethics issues, quality improvement, while continuing staff education and professional development
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to quickly analyze problems, determine appropriate level of intervention, and develop and apply effective solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration and problem solving with all levels of management and staff with ability to understand issues from different perspectives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to train and mentor subordinates, convey complex clinical and technical information in a clear and concise manner, and prepare and present project proposals and educational opportunities for the staff.
• Demonstrated knowledge of state and national regulatory requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of human resources management policies, with the ability to train, monitor, evaluate, and document staff issues and performance, and to participate in decision-making on human resources matters.
• In depth knowledge of patient care clinical standards, systems, external regulations and internal policies.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to effectively supervise clinicians, manage complex workflow and multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of business software, specialized applications and data management systems used in clinical departments.

Education, Licenses and Certifications:

Education:

• Master's Degree required in a health care related field from an accredited program

Licenses:

• National Provider Identification (NPI)Possess
• Furnishing license as required by specialty
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license in the state of California within 90 days of hire

Current California licensure in good standing by specialty:

• RN/NP
• Physician Assistant
• RN/CRNA
• RN/CNM

Certifications:

• Current American Heart Association CPR certification
• National board certification in area of clinical practice upon hire
• Current American Heart Association ACLS Certification