OB Triage Lead APPMidwife Worcester, MA

Hiring Range:

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

Location:Worcester MA
Facility:UMass Memorial Health
Department:Obstetrics & Gynecology
Specialty: Labor & Delivery
Schedule:Seven-day operation with varied shifts.

Typical coverage includes:

• MondayFriday: 7:00 AM11:00 PM
• Weekends: Approximately 7:00 AM7:00 PM
• Overnight coverage: Select 7:00 PM7:00 AM or 11:00 PM11:00 AM shifts

UMassMemorialMedicalGroupseeksOB Triage Team Leadto serve within our Labor & Delivery program. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant or Midwife to combine direct patient care with meaningful clinical and team leadership in a busy high-acuity OB triage environment. Our competitive compensation and benefits package places us as your top choice in the region.

While OB Triage is technically an outpatient service it functions much like an inpatient acute-care setting. APPs evaluate patients presenting with obstetric concerns determine appropriate treatment and disposition and coordinate admissions when indicated.

The OB Triage Team Lead will provide clinical leadership and direct supervision for a team of approximately 58 APPs while continuing to provide hands-on patient care. This individual will play an integral role in coordinating daily operations developing schedules supporting team members and partnering with physicians residents nursing MFM and Labor & Delivery leadership to ensure high-quality efficient patient care.

OB Triage offers an exceptional environment for an APP who enjoys clinical complexity collaboration and leadership. The team benefits from strong support from both the OB resident and attending physician teams creating an environment that promotes learning collaboration and professional growth.

With strong collaboration from resident and attending teams and an environment that supports ongoing learning this is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced APP looking to make a greater impact through clinical leadership mentorship and patient-centered care.

Key Highlights:

• Provide direct clinical care to patients presenting to OB Triage including assessment diagnosis treatment and appropriate disposition or admission.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision for approximately 58 APPs.
• Develop and maintain the daily APP staffing schedule to ensure appropriate coverage.
• Respond to team call-outs and work collaboratively to identify and fill staffing gaps.
• Communicate with resident and attending teams regarding triage staffing and operational needs.
• Serve as a key liaison between OB Triage MFM Nursing Labor & Delivery leadership IT and other clinical partners.
• Conduct and facilitate annual performance reviews for APP team members in collaboration with physician and administrative leadership.
• Support recruitment interviewing onboarding orientation and professional development of APP staff.
• Assist with maintaining credentials and clinical privileges for APP team members.
• Organize and lead regular APP team meetings.
• Participate in financial and operational discussions related to the triage service.
• Participate in safety reviews incident reporting quality improvement and process improvement initiatives.
• Develop and implement clinical workflows standards and algorithms that promote consistent high-quality patient care.
• Work collaboratively with Compliance and Coding to support appropriate APP billing practices and optimization.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency patient flow communication and the overall triage experience.
• Maintain effective communication among APPs physicians residents nurses nurse managers educators and other members of the care team.
• Participate in departmental and service-line meetings and initiatives.
• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for APP team members.
• Provide other related clinical and leadership responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Masters degree in nursing or a masters degree in a healthcare-related field including Physician Assistant education.
• Current Massachusetts licensure.
• Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant or Midwife as applicable.
• Controlled substance authorization.
• Current BLS certification.
• ACLS certification if required by the department.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience.
• Demonstrated ability to independently provide direct patient management.
• Strong communication organizational clinical and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary clinical environment.

Top Tier Benefits to Reflect Your Valuesand Needs.

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage
• Generouspaid time offwith 11 paid holidays
• Practice/CME allowance
• Pension plan withadditionalretirement options available
• Paid family and medical leave; short-term and long-term disability programs
• Tuition reimbursement student loan forgiveness support andPSLFeligibleemployment
• Concierge services for relocation
• Organization-wide commitment to formal Clinician Wellness Program

VisitUMass Memorial Medical Groupto learnmore about our organization

Qualified candidates may contactShane Cox Provider Recruiter at

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.