Specialty Surgery APP Lead | Join Inova in delivering world-class healthcare every time, every touch

The APP Lead is a role that exists only for Inova Service Lines. The APP Lead is charged with optimizing daily function of and care delivery provided by Apps. The role serves as the direct supervisor for front-line APP providers in a Service Line.

Job Responsibilities

• Clinical resource for all direct-report APPs
• Liaison between APPs, nursing, physicians, and other providers
• Ensures appropriate scheduling and staffing is maintained and escalates staffing needs in an appropriate and timely manner
• Provides guidance on quality and safety initiatives and promotes psychological safety among all APPs
• Develops and implements process improvement plans with particular focus on delivering quality, safe, and efficient care
• Critically evaluates care delivery structures and plans
• Identifies educational opportunities and ensures appropriate delivery of structured opportunities
• Works alongside physician director on initiatives and committees and ensures appropriate representation and participation in unit or practice level committees
• Identifies opportunities for APPs to participate in research
• Appropriately communicates needs to manager and provides strategic input on solutions
• Ensures effective and positive communication to individual APPs and colleagues
• Ensures onboarding process is in place and followed
• Provides valuable feedback to APP manager for yearly evaluations
• Ensures APPs maintain appropriate competencies associated with DOP necessary for maintaining clinical privileges
• 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 - 3 years as Advance Practice Clinician ​Education - Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Master's Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or graduate of a post-masters certificate program for nurse practitioners, OR certificate from an education program that is accredited by the Council of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools, American College of Nurse Midwives, American Association of Colleges of Nursing of the National League for Nursing; For Physician Assistants: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program and certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

About Inova Health System

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with you to stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at your whole health to help you flourish.Our expansive network of services, programs and convenient locations knits together to provide you with the very best clinical care and a seamless experience. We work in teams, integrating your priorities with the perspective of multiple clinical disciplines to improve not just outcomes, but life, before, during and after treatment.Ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, our world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our people, our technology and our professionalism. Whether you are a member of our team, a patient or a family member, at Inova you’ll find support and respect that inspire confidence. We continuously invest in the growth of our team members and train the next generation of top-tier providers, nurses and clinicians, shaping a brighter, more compassionate future for healthcare.Our care network extends to all the diverse communities we are privileged to serve, because healthy homes and communities are core to our mission. Helping where there is inequity or need, we can provide the high-quality healthcare every person deserves—regardless of their ability to pay – every day of their lives.Live your life well. We’ll help.Leading nonprofit healthcare provider in Northern Virginia, delivering world-class healthcare to every community. We offer integrated healthcare services with over 22,000 + team members, providing 2 million patient visits annually.