APP Clinical Manager - PICU

Advanced Practice Provider Manager

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking an experienced and motivated Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Manager to lead a dedicated team of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants within our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). This leadership role is vital to ensuring the continued delivery of safe, high-quality, and evidence-based care for critically ill children in one of the nation's top pediatric hospitals. In collaboration with Nursing and Clinical Care Services, as well as divisional leadership, the APP Manager will oversee the clinical practice, professional development, and operational efficiency of the APP team. This includes maintaining provider competency, supporting evidence-based practices, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, and optimizing patient care systems and workflows. This position is 60% managerial and 40% clinical. The APP Manager will play a key role in supporting staff development, fostering professional growth, and encouraging involvement in scholarly and quality improvement initiatives. This position is also responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the APP role in alignment with CHOP's mission and values, and for ensuring that care delivery meets the highest standards of excellence. Ideal candidates will have strong clinical experience in pediatric critical care, a passion for team leadership, and a vision for advancing advanced practice within a high-acuity, high-impact environment.

What You Will Do

Direct Patient Care

• Maintains clinical practice as outlined in delineation of privileges
• Maintain and demonstrate ongoing competency by providing direct patient care at least once per month
• Compliance with OPPE and other accountability metrics as a member of the licensed staff under Medical Staff Affairs (CRNP, PA and CNM roles only)
• Practice Formulates standards for professional practice consistent with national standards and / or evidence-based practice.
• Compliance with institution wide patient safety initiatives including transparent practice through system reporting mechanisms and demonstration of shared accountability for safe practices.

Professionalism / Leadership

Resource Management

Education Qualifications

Experience Qualifications

Skills and Abilities

Please refer to Scope of Practice document and Clinical Responsibilities checklist for specific requirements.

Computer Competency Basic use of a computer (mouse, keyboard, printer, USB ports). Basic use of Microsoft Office (Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and Skype). Web browsing, intranet search, document access. Use of shared network file space. Basic use of patient facing technology. (e.g. IV pumps, point of care devices, CR monitors). Navigation and use of clinical communication systems.

Information Literacy Determines the nature and extent of clinical information needed and uses the appropriate technology to access it. Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently. Evaluates information and its sources critically and appropriately incorporates it into clinical practice. Evaluates outcomes of the use of information.

Information Management Literacy Navigation of the electronic health record system. Ability to locate and review specific patient data in various clinical information systems. Effectively uses clinical decision support tools. Understands policies and procedures, confidentiality, security, and privacy regulations regarding the use of clinical information systems.