Associate Director Advance Practice- Full Time NP/PA

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Mon-Fri 30% admin 70% patient care

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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

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.