Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryAdvanced Practice Providers
About the job
Requirements
A Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nurse Anesthesia or an equivalent Advanced Practice Provider program is required.
Current certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists is required.
A valid, unrestricted state APP/CRNA license is required.
Current, unrestricted APP licensure in applicable states and national certification or recertification in good standing are required.
Maintain certification for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Adhere to the employer’s policies and procedures after being afforded due notice.
Maintain authorization by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration for a state of practice to dispense controlled substances.
Ability to procure other state APP/CRNA licenses as needed, indicated, or directed.
Adhere to and promote the corporate mission statement.
Successfully renew and retain affiliated hospital relationships.
Achieve quality, operational, and financial targets set by the employer’s executive and senior leadership.
Use and disclose confidential information properly.
Responsibilities
Represent SCP Health’s core values in operational leadership and hospital settings while pursuing innovation, efficiencies, and stronger relationships.
Provide leadership for patient care, clinical leadership of CRNAs and anesthesia APPs, regulatory compliance, risk management, benchmarking, and participation in teaching and education initiatives.
Foster and support client goals, maintain the employer’s position in anesthesia practice management, and identify and execute practice growth and development opportunities.
Establish effective partnerships with client hospital representatives, participate in affiliated hospital process improvement initiatives, and establish shared goals with physicians and hospital representatives.
Select and supervise Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP; participate in client consulting initiatives; and support problem avoidance.
Maintain awareness of the financial implications of clinical operations at assigned facilities, communicate and cooperate with corporate personnel, and support process improvement and information technology initiatives.
As mutually agreed, assist the assigned Client Service Team leadership with interventions and relationship improvement at troubled client relationships without interfering with other base responsibilities.
Monitor APP clinical skills, medical record completion, compliance with hospital standards, patient satisfaction, complaint resolution, patient throughput, and operational efficiency indicators; discuss issues and solutions with the Group Medical Officer.
Provide regular performance feedback and coaching to Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP, and orient and mentor new Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP, and CRNAs.
Assist with review and implementation of medical record requirements and participate in provider risk reviews.
Work with providers and the corporation to maintain and improve acceptable standards.
Act as a liaison with affiliated hospital medical staff, administration, and department staff to support the department.
Advise and assist with recruiting, credentialing, and retaining qualified CRNAs and anesthesia APPs, and advise on billing and reimbursement issues.
Trend review results and general trends, and follow up on variances with Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP, or corporate representatives.
Participate in the continuous quality improvement process by coordinating studies and reviews with nursing and multidisciplinary teams alongside corporate staff and Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP.
Review and remain familiar with hospital department policies and procedures relevant to APPs, particularly legal issues and regulatory requirements.
Contribute to or assist with education of hospital department staff and APPs.
Lead and manage APPs to achieve top clinical quality performance and metrics aligned with best clinical practices.
Develop fully staffed APP groups with a high-performing Regional Director, Anesthesia APP, at each affiliated hospital.
Ensure effective provider scheduling, provider orientation, and clinical documentation practices, meeting established benchmarks.
Meet or exceed employer requirements for dashboard completion and established dashboard quality benchmarks.
Meet or exceed client goals for patient satisfaction and employer goals for client satisfaction and contract retention.
Understand and comply with margin budget goals, support provider cost management, and keep additional pay within budgeted parameters.
Ensure chart management processes, including deficiencies, meet or exceed established performance benchmarks.
Coordinate with Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP; the SVP Anesthesia Medicine Chief Clinical Officer; the SVP Anesthesia Operations; and the corporate executive team. The role reports to the President.
Desired Qualifications
Significant prior experience in anesthesia APP clinical leadership, with a track record of managing multisite CRNA teams.
At SCP Health, what you do matters
As part of the SCP Health team, you have an opportunity to make a difference. At our core, we work to bring hospitals and healers together in the pursuit of clinical effectiveness. With a portfolio of over 8 million patients, 7500 providers, 30 states, and 400 healthcare facilities, SCP Health is a leader in clinical practice management spanning the entire continuum of care, including emergency medicine, hospital medicine, wellness, telemedicine, intensive care, and ambulatory care.
Why you will love working here:
- Strong track record of providing excellent work/life balance.
- Comprehensive benefits package and competitive compensation.
- Commitment to fostering an inclusive culture of belonging and empowerment through our core values - collaboration, courage, agility, and respect.
RESPONSIBILIITES:
Represent SCP Health in the core values, in operational leadership and in a hospital setting while striving for innovation, efficiencies and strengthening relationships.
The SVP, Anesthesia APP duties shall include and require a necessary focus and aptitude (with necessary support from appointed corporate resources) in the following areas:
Patient Care
APP Leadership Clinical Leadership of CRNAs and Anesthesia APPs Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Benchmarking Participation in teaching/education initiatives
Client Relationships
Foster and support of client goals Actively support Employer efforts to maintain a position as a leader in the fields of Anesthesia Practice Management Identify and execute on opportunities for practice growth and development Establish highly effective partnership relationships with client hospital representatives Attention to and participation in Affiliated Hospital process improvement initiatives Establishment of shared goals with physicians and Affiliated Hospital representatives Responsible for appropriate selection and supervision of Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP Proactive in all problem avoidance initiatives Participation in client consulting initiatives
Business and Administrative
Maintain awareness and basic understanding of the financial (revenue and margin) implications of clinical operations of assigned facilities Cooperation and effective and timely communication with corporate personnel Attention to and cooperation with Employer’ process improvement initiatives Support and participation in Information Technology initiatives
SVP, Anesthesia APP shall, on an interval or case-by-case basis, be available to assist the assigned Client Service Team leadership team in the intervention and improvement of relationships at troubled client relationships. Such involvement shall be at the mutual agreement of the SVP and the Client Service Team leadership team in amounts not to interfere with his/her other base responsibilities.
Other Duties
Monitor APP performance
Clinical skills
Medical Records Completion
Provide regular feedback to Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP on performance and offer coaching as needed
Orientation and mentoring of new Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP and CRNAs
Compliance with applicable Hospital standards
Assist with Review and Implementation of Medical Records Requirements
Patient Satisfaction and complaint resolution
Attention to patient throughput, and other operational efficiency indicators; offering and discussing issues and solutions with Group Medical Officer
Participate in Provider Risk Reviews
Work with other providers, in conjunction with the Corporation, to maintain and improve acceptable standards
Monitor and supervise department functions
Acts as a liaison with the Affiliated Hospital medical staff, administration, and hospital department staff to assure support of department
Advise/assist with Recruiting/Credentialing and Retention of qualified CRNAs and Anesthesia APPs
Advise on Billing/Reimbursement problems/issues
Participate in Quality Assessment Processes
Trend results of reviews; by APPs and providers, and by general trends. Follow up variances with Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP or other corporate representatives
Participate in CQI process by coordinating study/review with nursing and other multi-disciplinary studies as coordinated with corporate staff and Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP
Review and be familiar with hospital department policies and procedures relevant to the hospital department APPs, particularly regarding legal issues and regulatory requirements
Contribute to or assist with education of hospital department staff and APPs
Provide effective leadership and management to insure optimal performance of assigned facilities
Lead and manage to achieve top clinical quality performance from the APPs
Achieve high performing metrics that correlate with best clinical practices
Develop fully staffed APP groups, each with an established high performing Regional Director, Anesthesia APP, at each Affiliated Hospital
Effective and efficient provider scheduling practices/procedures and performing within established performance benchmarks
Effective, efficient, and timely Provider Orientation and clinical documentation practices
Dashboard Completion meets or exceeds Employer’ requirements
Dashboard Quality Score meet or exceeds established performance benchmarks
Patient Satisfaction meets/exceeds goals as established by client
Client Satisfaction meets or exceeds Employer’ goals
Contract Retention meets or exceeds Employer’ goals
Understanding of and compliance with margin budget goals
Support and participation in provider cost management
Additional Pay within budgeted parameters
Chart management processes (including deficiencies) meets or exceeds established performance benchmarks
Reporting Relationships
SVP, Anesthesia APP role reports to the President
Coordinating responsibility with the Regional Directors, Anesthesia APP; SVP Anesthesia Medicine Chief Clinical Officer; SVP Anesthesia Operations; and the corporate executive team
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Adherence to and the promotion of the corporate Mission Statement
Successful renewal and retention of Affiliated Hospital relationships
Quality of relationships with Affiliated Hospitals, Regional Directors Anesthesia APP, providers, and corporate personnel
Achievement of Quality, Operational and Financial targets as set by Employer’s Executive and Senior Leaderships
Responsibility for proper use and disclosure of confidential information
Education
Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nurse Anesthesia (or equivalent Advanced Practice Provider program), required
Certificates and Licenses
Current certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)
Valid, unrestricted state APP/CRNA license
Work Experience/Qualifications
Current, unrestricted APP licensure in applicable state(s) and national certification or recertification in good standing
Maintain certification for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Adhere to any and all of Employer’ policies and procedures of which Physician/APP shall be afforded due notice
Maintain authorization by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration for a state of practice to dispense controlled substances
Ability to procure other state APP/CRNA licenses as needed, indicated or directed
Significant prior experience in anesthesia APP clinical leadership, with a track record of managing multi-site CRNA teams preferred
PRIMARY LOCATION: Remote - Texas
Pay Range:
262,772.00 - 404,530.00 USD annually
This range represents the anticipated base salary for this role. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
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We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance, including medical dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a company match, paid time off and holidays, professional development support, and employee wellness resources.