Job Description:

Scope:
The Advanced Practice Director is a region‐wide role reporting to the ACMO of Advanced Practice with responsibilities/partnering with Medical and/or Senior Medical Directors. Primary relationships include all their specific specialty Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), both affiliate and employed, across disciplines. This position is expected to collaborate, communicate, and build relationships with all members of the healthcare team.
This position is responsible to provide care to patients within the specialty in addition to administrative responsibilities described in this document: The Advanced Practice Director position provides strategic direction, leadership, oversight, and support for their specific Specialty/Service Lines throughout the Intermountain region and develops a culture of highly reliable care for patients. The Advanced Practice Director collaborates and communicates effectively with related APPs, Physicians, Operations, and other caregivers across the Intermountain system. This position also partners and collaborates with other leaders in the specialty to create a professional and positive environment for APPs to do their work. This position champions APP growth and development, innovation, and continuous improvement. This leader promotes excellence in the fundamentals of extraordinary care by engaging with APPs and other teams across Intermountain Healthcare.

Performs routine check‐ins with APPs to promote professional development across the career span and performs professional clinical evaluation for all APPs within specialty with collaboration and feedback from medical directors, clinical practice managers, and other team caregivers as appropriate. This includes implementation of corrective action processes for clinical gaps or unprofessional behavior.Responsible to plan and lead the onboarding, orientation of new APPs to the team and work with APPs to promote professional development throughout one’s career here at Intermountain Health.Develops and implements a bidirectional communication process which regularly informs and connects APPs from across the region within the specialty/region and communicates information from local and regional Leadership to APPs within their specialty.Partners with physician and operation leadership in strategic planning processes to ensure goals and objectives are achieved. Develops, educates, and drives results for key performance metrics within the service line to include, but not limited, to patient experience, CMS metrics, documentation metrics, complication rates, and continuous improvement. Actively participates in the APP recruitment, interviewing and hiring of APPs to the specialty.Attends APP Council meetings, regional leadership meetings and leadership development programs as directed by the ACMO of Advanced Practice.

Minimum Qualifications

Advanced Practice Nurse, or Physician Assistant, Education must be obtained through a nationally accredited institution, and will be verified.Active State Medical or Clinical Licensure, or in process of obtaining licensure.Clinical experience working in the Specialty area.Experience leading successful improvement in clinical settings.Leadership and Mentoring experienceExperience with change management with the ability to provide leadership in the adaptation and implementation of new processes or technology that enhance safety, quality, and/or consumer experience.Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Trained in improvement science (i.e., Six Sigma, Lean, Project management, Advanced Training Program)Experience working in a complex health system (hospitals, ambulatory clinics, post‐acute care, etc.)Demonstrated leadership of clinicians.

*Candidate can be based anywhere in the Peaks Region (MT/CO/WY)*

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements

Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.See and read computer monitors and documents.Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.

Anticipated job posting close date:

09/17/2025

Location:

Peaks Regional Office

Work City:

Broomfield

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

10

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$1.00 - $1,000.00

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