Lead Nurse Practitioner, Hospital Medicine and Care at Home Program

At Stanford Health Care, Hospital Medicine is at the forefront of delivering high-quality, patient-centered care within one of the nation's leading academic medical centers. Our Hospital Medicine service is uniquely positioned- combining world-class clinical expertise, cutting-edge research, and a deeply collaborative, multidisciplinary environment to care for medically complex patients across the continuum. We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our leadership team for the Hospital Medicine (Med7 APP team) and Stanford Health Care @ Home Program. This position will focus administratively on hospital medicine. This position offers a rare opportunity to shape the future of hospital-level care delivery, blending hands-on clinical practice with strategic leadership. The role is structured with a clinical and administrative split, allowing the APP to remain grounded in patient care while driving program development, workforce engagement, and operational excellence. Hours are typically 2, 12 hours days and 2, 8 hours days per week (40 hours/week), includes weekends and holidays. Experience: At least 3 years as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP), with a preference for experience in hospital medicine Leadership: Demonstrated interest in leadership roles.

• Advanced Practice Nurse: Master's or Doctorate Degree in Nursing or other healthcare-related field from an accredited university.
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience as a licensed advanced practice provider: (Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist).
• Three (3) years of APP experience preferred.
• Management experience preferred.

Knowledge of:

• Management principles and practices such as, but not limited to, employee hiring, evaluation, counseling, and termination; budgeting; and employee recognition and rewards.
• Practice evaluation and process improvement.
• National professional organizational and regulatory agency initiatives.
• Standards of care and practice of APP roles.
• Knowledge and demonstrated clinical competence and in depth knowledge in specialty.
• Knowledge of the organization and operation of trauma services necessary to ensure the delivery of quality, cost-effective and efficient patient care.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with widely diverse groups, including individuals at all levels both within and outside the organization and gain their cooperation.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to promote a spirit of inquiry and practice based on evidence by using research based knowledge or research utilization methods to identify and implement innovations in patient care and/or participating in research, clinical investigatory or quality projects.
• Ability to use educational strategies to influence the development of staff and the provision of quality care for patients and families.
• Communicate effectively in many venues from individual 1-on-1 sessions to a large audience.
• Recognize/reward or counsel staff.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Conduct efficient and supportive process improvement activities.
• Contribute positively, proactively, and adeptly in institution-wide and Center of Advanced Practice initiatives.
• Translate and implement national initiatives at SHC.
• Ability to work full-time.

Licenses and Certifications:Valid California license to practice as a Registered Nurse - AND - one of the following advanced practice nursing licenses is qualifying:NP - Valid California license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner as well as having current national certification #J-18808-Ljbffr Sacbar