
Vice President, Advanced Practice Strategy – Operations
Gastro Health
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Miami • Florida • United States
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About the role
- Develop and execute a comprehensive APP strategy aligned with organizational growth and clinical goals.
- Establish a scalable governance structure for APP leadership, including chairing and advancing APP leadership committees.
- Build a structured APP leadership pipeline, with future development of regional or service-line APP leads.
- Create and standardize onboarding, ramp-up, and competency validation programs across all sites.
- Design and implement KPI dashboards to monitor APP productivity, access metrics, patient throughput, quality indicators, and financial performance.
- Analyze performance data and implement improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and top-of-license utilization.
- Partner with Finance to align productivity models, compensation structures, and incentive programs.
- Identify workflow inefficiencies and implement process improvements to optimize provider capacity.
- Partner with HR and clinical leadership to develop strategic APP workforce planning initiatives.
- Work with HR and Clinical Recruitment team on Lead APP recruitment strategy, including workforce forecasting and pipeline development.
- Work with HR & Markets to develop retention initiatives focused on engagement, career growth, and professional development for APP’s.
- Implement mentorship and leadership development programs for APPs.
- Oversee continuing education strategy, clinical training standards, and competency maintenance.
- Develop structured ramp-up timelines and training pathways for new APPs.
- Ensure APPs are supported in practicing at the top of their education, certification, and licensure.
- Work closely with MSO functional areas (Finance, HR, Revenue Cycle, Compliance, IT, Operations) to align APP initiatives with enterprise priorities.
- Ensure compliance with administrative, regulatory, and documentation standards.
- Partner with physician leadership to strengthen collaborative practice models.
- Lead cultural initiatives that enhance APP engagement and alignment with organizational values.
- Serve as executive sponsor for APP-related initiatives and innovation efforts.
- Drive measurable improvements in APP productivity, satisfaction, and retention.
Requirements
- Advanced Practice Provider background (NP or PA) with prior clinical experience.
- 7–10+ years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations.
- Demonstrated success in improving provider productivity, engagement, or operational performance.
- Strong experience working with KPIs, dashboards, financial metrics, and reporting tools.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional MSO or corporate services departments.
- Proven ability to lead large-scale change initiatives.
- 10+ years total healthcare experience
- 5–10 years in APP leadership, provider operations, or medical group operations
- Direct management of APP teams (often 50–200+ providers in larger organizations)
- Demonstrated measurable improvements such as: Increased wRVU productivity
- Reduced ramp time for new APPs
- Improved retention rates
- Improved access metrics
- Enhanced engagement scores
- Experience developing compensation models or productivity frameworks
- Exposure to payer mix, reimbursement models, and revenue cycle impact.
Benefits
- 401(k) retirement plans
- Profit-Sharing
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
APP strategy developmentKPI dashboard designperformance data analysisprocess improvementworkforce planningmentorship program implementationclinical training standardsprovider productivity improvementcompensation model developmentrevenue cycle impact analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationstrategic planningchange managementengagementcommunicationmentorshiporganizational alignmentcultural initiative leadershipteam management
Certifications
Advanced Practice Provider certificationNurse Practitioner (NP) licensePhysician Assistant (PA) license