Senior Director, Professional Practice - Sanford Health : Job Details

Careers With PurposeSanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.Facility: GSS National CampusLocation: Sioux Falls, SDAddress: 4800 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USAShift: 8 Hours - Day ShiftsJob Schedule: Full timeWeekly Hours: 40.00Job SummaryManage and apply resources to general professional practice policy compliance and operations. Also responsible for the management of cyclical projects as assigned.Oversees all operations and the ongoing management of the enterprise-wide centralized verification services inclusive of all providers affiliated with any Sanford organization. Oversee complex professional practice matters where analysis of issues, data and process require advanced specialist knowledge and in-depth industry and technical knowledge. Provides clinical practice guidance to scope of practice, protocols, governance and privileges.Considered an expert on the provider peer review process. Ensure optimization of process needs for intended goals of the organization. Ability to preserve policies and procedures, while ensuring system issues, individual needs, communications, and escalations are handled with appropriate parties.Direct efforts for the centralized functions of medical staff services, to include orientation, retention and recognition strategies, career development/succession planning, as well as credentialing/privileging of professional staff, which includes physicians, advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. Collaborate with staff and customers on a plan to improve the moral and customer experience for your areas of responsibility.Facilitate processes and provide intended reporting requirements when necessary.Develop programmatic planning and project coordination to achieve the strategic goals of enterprise professional practice initiatives pertaining to medical staff services.Create and lead the vision for the department consistent with ongoing needs and growth for medical staff services, and seek to collaborate and determine integration needs and opportunities with enterprise, regional professional practice and medical staff services.Develop and maintain administrative and regulatory compliance systems, and optimal resource allocation criteria.Manage performance of clinical services to achieve budgetary goals/objectives.Serve as liaison with all clinical professional, administrative and support staff as a member of the senior management group and on other key committees (as defined).QualificationsBachelor's degree required.If degree is in nursing, graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).Minimum five years of clinical experience. Two years of experience in health care provider verifications and credentialing, or equivalent experience in closely related field, and prior project and personnel management required.Possession of an unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multi-state licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state is desired, but not required. Experience in professional practice field may be considered equivalent in lieu of clinical license.BenefitsSanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit .Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1- or send an email to .Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.Req Number: R-Job Function: General AdministrationFeatured: No