APP Director, Pediatrics

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APP Director, Pediatrics
Advanced Practice Provider Director
Manning Family Children’s | LCMC Health Office of Advanced Practice
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lead the Future of Pediatric Advanced Practice
At Manning Family Children's , part of LCMC Health , we are committed to delivering exceptional care to children and families across Louisiana and the Gulf South. We are seeking an experienced and visionary APP Director, Pediatrics to provide strategic leadership for pediatric Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) while driving innovation, quality, operational excellence, and professional development across our pediatric programs.
This is a unique opportunity for a clinically experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant leader to help shape the future of pediatric advanced practice within one of the region's leading healthcare systems.
Position Summary
Reporting directly to the Chief of Advanced Practice , the APP Director, Pediatrics serves as a key leader within the LCMC Health Office of Advanced Practice. The Director partners closely with physician leaders, operational executives, service line leadership, and APP teams to optimize care delivery, strengthen clinical operations, and advance APP practice across pediatric settings.
The APP Director is responsible for strategic planning, workforce development, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, operational management, and APP engagement while fostering a culture of collaboration, professional growth, and patient-centered care.
What You'll Do
Strategic & Operational Leadership
• Lead and support pediatric APP practice across Manning Family Children's and affiliated pediatric services.
• Develop and implement department and service line strategic plans aligned with LCMC Health goals.
• Partner with physician and operational leaders to evaluate program growth opportunities and workforce strategies.
• Drive system-wide initiatives that improve pediatric care delivery, access, quality, and efficiency.
• Monitor departmental performance metrics and implement improvement strategies.

APP Leadership & Development
• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and retain high-performing APP teams.
• Promote top-of-license practice and optimize APP scope of practice across pediatric specialties.
• Support APP professional development, education, and leadership growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with academic partners to strengthen APP student and residency pipelines.

Quality, Safety & Compliance
• Ensure compliance with institutional policies, state regulations, and professional practice standards.
• Identify and mitigate clinical and operational risks affecting patient care and provider performance.
• Support continuous quality improvement initiatives focused on patient outcomes, safety, service excellence, and operational effectiveness.
• Facilitate best practices related to documentation, coding, billing, EHR utilization, and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration & Influence
• Partner with physicians, executives, department directors, and service line leaders to advance pediatric care programs.
• Represent APP practice on committees, quality councils, task forces, and professional organizations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on APP strategy, workforce planning, and program development.

Qualifications
Education
Required
• Master's degree in an Advanced Practice clinical discipline: Nurse Practitioner (NP) Physician Assistant (PA) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Experience
Preferred
• Minimum two (2) years of leadership experience in a pediatric healthcare setting
• Experience recruiting, mentoring, developing, and retaining APPs
• Experience leading operational, quality, and strategic initiatives

Highly Desired
• Advanced degree in leadership, healthcare administration, or business (MBA, MHA, DNP, or equivalent)

Licensure & Certifications
Candidates must possess applicable licensure and certification requirements, including:
For Nurse Practitioners
• Registered Nurse (RN) license in Louisiana
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in Louisiana
• National Nurse Practitioner Certification

For Physician Assistants
• Current Louisiana Physician Assistant Licensure

Additional Requirements
• Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within six (6) months of hire

Why LCMC Health?
At LCMC Health, our mission is simple: to bring a little extra to extraordinary care.
As APP Director, Pediatrics, you'll join a collaborative leadership team committed to:
• Innovation in pediatric care delivery
• Professional growth and leadership development
• Clinical excellence and quality outcomes
• Supporting APPs to practice at the top of their license
• Building the next generation of pediatric healthcare leaders

You'll have the opportunity to influence care across a premier children's hospital while helping shape strategic initiatives that impact patients, families, providers, and communities throughout Louisiana.
Join Us
If you're a passionate pediatric APP leader ready to make a system-wide impact, we'd love to hear from you.
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)
LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
Your extras
• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
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