The Director, Neonatal Advanced Practice (APPs) provides strategic leadership, fiscal oversight, and operational management for one or more departments. This role is responsible for setting and implementing departmental goals and performance standards, while representing the organization in national and regional professional forums. The director oversees all hospital-employed APPs—primarily in neonatology and perioperative services—and other clinicians as appropriate. Under the direction of the VP of Critical Care Services, Chief Nursing Executive, and Chief Medical Officer, the director leads efforts to advance APP roles across CHCO facilities and contracted locations. This includes oversight of scope of practice, optimization of care models, and promotion of professional development aligned with CHCO’s mission and goals. The role also supports continuous improvement through evidence-based practices that enhance operational and service excellence. The director works in close collaboration with the Director of SOM APPs, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and CHCO clinical staff and faculty to further the hospital’s mission in clinical care, research, education, and advocacy.


Department
Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $134,579.79 to $224,299.64

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Collaborates with the Director, SOM APPs to provide guidance, support and leadership for all advanced practice providers providing care within the CHCO system.
2. Collaborates with the Medical leaders, CMO, CNE and VP Critical Care Services to support continued professional development of the APPs.
3. Collaborates with medical and CHCO leadership to develop measurable performance metrics for APPs that are consistent with the critical success factors, quality/safety standards for both CHCO.
4. Collaborates with medical and hospital leadership to optimize the role of the APP within CHCO; collaborates across the division as a member of the Patient Care Services Director leadership team. 
5. Leads APP workforce planning and tactics to include care delivery models, recruitment, onboarding, retention and engagement of team to ensure high performance, integration, and cohesion across sites and with APPs, Physicians and other key stakeholders and partners.  
6. Provides leadership for and participates in performance improvement activities to enhance quality of care and patient safety. Accountable for maintaining compliance with Joint Commission, CMS and other accreditation and regulatory standards.
7. Evaluates and facilitates ongoing APP educational programs.
8. Participates, as a CHCO leader and representative, in the credentialing process for Advanced Practice Professionals at CHCO.
9. Reviews and monitors Advanced Practice Professionals (APP) Credentials subcommittee processes to ensure all regulatory standards are achieved.
10. Represents CHCO-employed APPs through committee participation, quality improvement teams and task force memberships.
11. Develops annual budget for assigned areas and compiles, interprets, and communicates financial information and objectives. Monitors to control variances and strives to ensure appropriate allocation of resources for quality of care and service.
12. Participates, represents CHCO in the community partnership sites, and at local, state and national professional organizations
13. Serves as CHCO Liaison to academic partners providing APN graduate programs. Provides support and guidance to APP student placement through collaborative relationships with accredited APP programs, SOM, College of Nursing and hospital divisions and departments.
14. Provides leadership in the development of standards of practice for APPs for CHCO.
15. Provides operational oversight for areas of responsibility in alignment with CHCO policy, protocols, and best practice, 
16. Works in collaboration with the VP Critical Care Services to manage, implement and evaluate contractual arrangements with APP staffing agreements external to CHCO.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) required with board certification as an Advanced Practice Professional required, preferred board certification in acute care or dual certified. 
• Experience
  • Five (5) years of experience as an advanced practice provider, including at least three (3) years in a formal clinical leadership role. At least one (1) year of experience must be in a pediatric setting. 
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) license with prescriptive authority 
  • Credentialing by the Medical Staff Office (MSO) must be completed within six (6) months of employment.
  • Advanced practice certification required in one of the following: 
    • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care (CPNP-PC)
    • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care (CPNP-AC)
    • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC)
    • and Appropriate life support certifications based upon area of practice (e.g., BLS, PALS, NRP, etc.)

About Children's Hospital Colorado

When you work at Children’s Colorado, you’re more than just a member of our multidisciplinary team. Here, you play a critical role in advancing our mission to improve child healthcare — a vision that has been at the center of our work since 1908.As a comprehensive pediatric healthcare system, we care for kids at all ages and stages of growth, through everyday ailments and extraordinary diagnoses. With four pediatric hospitals, more than 10 specialty care centers and over 1,300 outreach clinics, we proudly see and treat more children than any hospital in the region. Our work has consistently earned us a spot among the best children’s hospitals in the nation, but it’s our team of extraordinary people who make our achievements possible.We’re proud of how far we've come, but our work is far from over. Our goal is to ensure that every child receives personalized care that blends expertise and experience with compassion and a special understanding of what kids need to feel better — so they can get back to being kids.

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