Supervising APP, Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU)

APP Supervisor Neonatal Critical Care Unit

The APP Supervisor for the Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) is a key leadership role responsible for operational oversight, team performance, and the ongoing development of advanced practice providers across these specialized service lines. The APP Supervisor plays a vital role in ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care through strong operational management, consistent implementation of evidence-based practice, and cultivation of a highly engaged provider team. Continued leadership is essential to sustaining and advancing team performance, patient experience, safety, and quality outcomes.

The Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) is a 64-bed private-room unit with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit, and a Small Baby Unit. Team consists of our full-time neonatologists, nurse practitioners, residents, APP and physician fellows, nurses, respiratory therapists, and consultants from multiple specialties deliver the most advanced care to premature and high-risk infants.

• Provide operational oversight of APPs within the NCCU service line.
• Manage APP staffing, scheduling, and productivity including recruitment, onboarding, and orientation in alignment with departmental needs.
• Standardization of evidence-based practice, clinical documentation, and care delivery.
• Oversee quality indicators, identify trends, and implement improvement strategies.
• Address safety concerns, professionalism issues, and performance challenges promptly and appropriately.
• Conduct ongoing professional performance evaluations and support provider development plans.
• Foster a supportive and positive work environment through routine mission partner rounding, targeted recognition efforts, and promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Collaborate closely with physician leadership, nursing leadership, and other stakeholders to ensure team alignment and service excellence.
• Provide direct patient care while serving as a clinical role model for high-quality, patient-centered practice, with responsibilities divided into approximately 70% administrative and 30% clinical.
• Support the integration of new clinical initiatives and quality improvements.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a specialization as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP), a post-master's certificate, or a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)
• Nurse Practitioners must hold a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner certification from the National Certification Corporation
• Current and valid Physician Assistant License or Advanced Practice Nurse License in the State of Illinois or eligibility for licensing
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required
• Minimum 2 years' experience as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant in an NCCU is required.

OSF HealthCare offers a comprehensive Compensation and Total Rewards Package which includes:

• Generous paid time off! Vacation and holiday time off to get away and recharge. Well-being time for self-care, mission trips, or whatever makes you happy! Sick leave for you or to care for an ill family member. Continuing Medical Education (CME) time and dollars
• Concierge relocation services
• Health, life, dental, and retirement plans
• Paid occurrence-based malpractice
• Student Loan repayment counseling
• Career development opportunities
• Full-time, clinical base hourly pay range for this position: $68.83-$78.43. This position is salaried. Range shown should be used as an estimate and can be impacted by many factors including but not limited to the critical need of the position, overall experience and qualifications, community need, and other considerations. Additional compensation components may be applicable such as bonuses or incentives which may or may not be based on metric achievement

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

THE COMMUNITY Peoria, Illinois

• OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center has fulfilled the Mission of our Sisters since 1877. OSF Saint Francis has grown into the fifth-largest medical center in Illinois, with nearly 6,000 employees and 640+ patient beds. A major teaching affiliate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, OSF Saint Francis is the area's only Level I Trauma Center and tertiary care medical center. We are also home to OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois, OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute and the OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute.
• Nestled in the heart of the Illinois River Valley, Peoria is the largest Illinois metropolitan area outside of Chicago and St. Louis. Here, you can live as big or small as your heart desires! Check out the City of Peoria, with its urban amenities and hustle. Or choose a suburb, small town or rural life, with a laid-back vibe and community schools.
• Regarded as an ideal blend of urban, suburban and rural influences, the Greater Peoria area offers a lower cost of living, easy commutes and amenities that appeal to an array of lifestyles.
• In Peoria, you'll find an educated populace fueled by respected universities and medical schools, professional and NCAA Division I college sports, and of course the home base for the OSF HealthCare Ministry which was founded here in 1877.
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