Assistant Director, Pediatric Apps, Heart Center

Assistant Director of APPs, Pediatric Specialties, Heart Center

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of APPs, Pediatric Specialties, Heart Center will provide leadership and support to APPs and APP leaders who work in the Pediatric Heart Center at Children's Health. 

Drawing from a depth of experiences in prior roles, the Assistant Director will enter the role ready to lend subject matter expertise to projects that include APP scope, deployment & practice models, as well as productivity and quality targets.  For their assigned portfolio, the Assistant Director (AD) will build collaborative relationships with stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives, and programmatic growth for the Heart Center. The AD will foster efficiencies in the clinical enterprise by maintaining active awareness productivity of the APPs teams in assigned portfolio and remain accountable to clinical excellence of APPs teams. A successful candidate will bring to the role experience leading and implementing change, creating, and analyzing data sets for APP productivity to support data-driven decision-making.  A clinical expert, the AD will be expected to maintain a clinical practice in the Heart Center for 20% of their FTE.

Why UT Southwestern

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committedto excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees.  

Experience and Education

• Master's degree or higher in nursing, documentation of completion of accredited Advanced Practice Education Program. Graduate education and related Texas Board of Nursing authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population. OR
• Graduate of a Master's degree or higher Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Five (5) years of progressive people leadership experience working with APPs in a pediatric hospital or similar years of APP leadership experience in an academic medical center working with blended adult and pediatric focused APPs.

Licensure/Certification

• Licensure as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by Texas State Board of Nursing. Authorization for prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing. OR
• Licensed by the Texas Physician Assistant Board. AND
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified by the American Heart Association or Red Cross based on the UT Southwestern policy for Advanced Practice Providers.

Job Duties

• Serves as a specialty area expert within the department regarding Advanced Practice Provider (APP) professional requirements, scope of practice, regulatory and compliance requirements. Conducts audits on APP practice, documents, and compliance with quality assurance initiatives.
•  Develops and implements APP compliance assurance for privileges and skills.
• Provides administrative oversight for all APPs in the department to assure consistent practice principles and operations.
• Provides leadership support for physicians within department to optimize utilization of APP roles.
• Provides guidance for Lead APPs in the department to foster leadership growth.
• Works in collaboration with the Director of Advanced Practice Providers to create new APP opportunities aligned with strategic growth initiatives of the UT Southwestern Health System and the department.
• Partners with the Director of Advanced Practice Providers to develop and implement best practice models with expected outcomes, targets and goals for APPs in the department.
• Monitors outcomes and satisfaction data of all department APPs and develop action plans accordingly.
• Oversees recruitment efforts of APPs in the department. Develops and supports formalized departmental orientation for newly hired APPs.
• Develops and facilitates educational experiences for APPs in the department for continued professional growth and optimal retention.
• Oversees and/or schedules all APP coverage in the department.
• Seeks opportunities to maintain clinical competence and skill proficiency.
• Performs all clinical duties that are in alignment with their scope of practice, training and experience.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.  To learn more, please visit:  https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion