Regional Director of Advanced Practice Providers - Southern Region

Job Description and Responsibilities

The BW Regional Director of APPs will, in conjunction with the Regional Medical Director and the Local Lead APPs, help build a strong team of collaborative Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants who work with BlueWater Health. 

The Primary role will be to serve as a liaison and a representative for APPs to:

• The Director’s Group at BlueWater


• The senior leadership and Board of Directors as needed


• The Local Lead APP


• Potential APP recruits


• Potential BlueWater Health organization contracts

Responsibilities to include:

• Participate in creating a culture of teamwork between all providers across BlueWater


• Maintaining a positive relationship with APPs across BlueWater in order to understand issues specific to APPs


• Matrixed oversight of Lead APPs within region, in collaboration with site based Medical Directors.


• Direct oversight of regional APP Smokejumper program and providers


• Active membership and participation in the Medical Director’s Group at BlueWater


• In collaboration with local Lead APPs, Medical Directors, and Provider Relations, advise the leadership at BlueWater regarding APP staffing needs, compensation, and benefits programs.


• In conjunction with the local Lead APPs act as a resource for the Regional Medical Director and other leadership at BlueWater to provide input on clinical and workflow processes in clinical areas as it pertains to the APPs


• As needed, participate in the recruiting and interviewing of prospective candidates for employment with BlueWater, for both physicians and APPs


• Acts as a liaison between local Lead APPs and BW Leadership


• Contributes to the process of developing new contracts and programs as needed

Reports to: Regional Medical Director

Clinical Role:

• Highly capable clinical skills in Emergency Medicine


• Works clinically as a smokejumper in their region


• BlueWater's Southern region currently includes the following clinical sites:
  
  
  
  • Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Nantucket, MA
  
  
  • Neighbor Health, East Boston, MA
  
  
  • Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro, VT
  
  
  • Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, NH
  
  
  • York Hospital and Wells ED, York, ME
  
  
  
  

Benefits Include:

• Admin stipend with credit toward FTE


• Additional budget as approved for leadership training/conferences

BlueWater Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer