APP Manager, Musculoskeletal | Join Inova in delivering world-class healthcare every time, every touch

The Manager of Advanced Practice Provider is a system-wide role that exists only for Inova Service Lines​ and is responsible for the overall management and coordination of APPs within the service line. This role serves as the direct supervisor for APP Leads in a Service Line.​​

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall APP strategy and staffing within the Service Line
• Interviews and hires candidates for APP positions and ensures APPs within the Service Line have appropriate and current practice agreements in place
• Provides coaching for APPs within the Service Line
• Monitors APP performance and works collaboratively with HR on personnel issues
• Ensures yearly evaluations are appropriately accomplished and communicated in a timely manner
• Responsible for ensuring OPPE/FPPE is completed as required
• Identifies, develops and implements strategic APP-related initiatives throughout the Service Line
• Works with Service Line leadership to ensure fiscal responsibility and budget management are maintained
• Communicates System/ Service Line initiatives and budget impact to the teams effectively
• Assesses APP educational needs and develops ongoing structured educational programs
• Develops and supports a formal onboarding process for APPs within the Service Line
• Develops and implements crisis plans
• Positively communicates change
• Ensures appropriate and efficient APP practice and utilization and constantly strives for process and quality improvement
• May perform additional duties as assigned

Additional Requirements

Certification - Basic Life Support upon start; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (for Critical Care) upon start; Pediatric Advanced Life Support (for Pediatrics) upon startLicensure - Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner; If Nurse Practitioner: RN Compact License(depending on State of primary residence) AND a license (or eligibility for) as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the Commonwealth of Virginia AND a "Practice Agreement" signed by sponsoring/ supervising physician(s), AND a written "Scope of Practice/Protocol" signed by the supervising physician, AND "Drug Enforcement Administration License" (if prescribing controlled substances)Experience - 5 years of experience as an Advance Practice Clinician ​Education - Graduate of accredited PA or NP program-Specialty trained, where appropriate​​

About Inova Health

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy.

We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than one million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed four million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience.

Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 25,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.