Research Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Manager

About Us:

Arizona Liver Health (ALH) is dedicated to driving high standards of care and advancing medical innovation through leading clinical trials, ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance, and generating high-quality clinical data. Our network of multiphase, multitherapeutic research, standard of care, and VEN Centers sites is staffed by skilled providers, research, clinic, pharmacy, and patient outreach professionals. ALH operates state-of-the-art facilities and programs to meet the evolving needs of clinical research and overall patient treatment.

Job Summary:

Arizona Liver Health and is looking for qualified candidates for the Research APP Assistant Manager position. Successful candidates are Nurse Practitioners (NPs) or Physician Assistants (PAs) who have previous experience in clinical research and/or gastroenterology (GI) and/or hepatology with a high understanding of research protocol. The Research APP Manager plays a crucial role in driving and expanding the organization's ability to provide innovative patient care for those affected by liver disease.

Title: Research APP Manager

Status: Full-time, Exempt

Salary: $140,000 - $150,000 per year; depending on experience

Reports to: Research APP Director

Essential job functions/duties

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Responsible for performing patient evaluations, consults, and review of pretreatment for standard of care patients as well clinical research patients.
• Educating patients on therapeutic options through available liver clinical trials onsite.
• Performs specialized procedure(s) and works with MD on patient diagnosis.
• Counseling patients and their families, as well as collaborating with appropriate physicians to provide other appropriate direct care interventions within the scope of practice for physician's assistants or nurse practitioners.
• Primary point of contact and assumes responsibilities for managing the care for patients.
• Oversee patient care in clinical trials and perform safety medical reviews.
• Work with various research staff members such as clinical research coordinators and research recruiters to complete visits and submit accurate source documentation.

• Completes detailed review of documentation for studies, charting, and proper informed consents.
• Communicate with research team members regarding studies and fully understand the protocols. .

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required

• Must have previous experience in clinical research with a high level of understanding of research processes and protocols.
• Previous outpatient hepatology/gastroenterology experience as an NP or a PA highly preferred.
• Experience in completing Fibroscans for patients highly preferred
• Proficient in use of Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive as well as practice's EMR system (eCW)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to identify issues with "quietly unhappy" patients.
• Refers patients appropriately.
• Demonstrates awareness of quality-of-care metrics and regularly meets them
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to maintain good working relationships with peers, coworkers, and patients.
• Ability to provide patient care with minimal supervision.
• Ability to perform in-clinic procedures (such as fibroscans) independently.
• Autonomous in call-rotation.
• Ability to diagnose and make treatment decisions for patients.
• At least five (5) years experience working in a clinic or hospital setting as an NP or PA
• Bilingual (Spanish-speaking) preferred.
• Ability to problem solve with systems and processes.
• Committed to self-study and learning new skills to enhance work performance

• Great leadership skills required with ability to mentor clinical research team on standard operating procedures and best practices.
• Commitment to earning additional certifications/professional titles outside scope of work.
• Ability to resourceful and consults resources before asking others for instruction
• Diagnoses and manage clinically complex patients with minimal assistance

Education and/or credentials and trainings required

• Master's Degree or Graduate Degree preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program from an accredited institution required
• Current and active licensure/certification as an Advanced Practice Provider (e.g., Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant).
• Proven experience in managing research projects, including study design, data collection, and analysis.
• Proven knowledge of research methodologies, statistical analysis, and clinical research data management.
• Graduate of a university program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education (ARCE) for the Physician Assistant with certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), license to practice in Arizona
• Must maintain certifications as required by department or division
• Completion of GCP and IATA trainings at hire.

Supervisory responsibilities

• Oversee and manage a team of Research Advanced Practice Providers (APPs).
• Collaborate with Director of Phase 1 Research to develop challenging, yet attainable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or metrics to ensure the productivity of the research providers.
• Develop and implement research protocols, ensuring adherence to ethical guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Principal Investigator and research professionals to design and execute research studies.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret research data and generate reports.
• Provide guidance and support to APPs in their research activities, including training, mentoring, and timely performance evaluation.
• Hire, provide progressive disciplinary actions, and terminate Research APPs in collaboration with Human Resources and Director of Phase 1 Research as necessary.
• Assist Director of Phase 1 Research in collaboration with HR in making compensation decisions for direct reports.

Work environment

• Clinic setting

Physical demands

• Able to lift at least 10 lbs.
• Able to stand for long periods
• Able to sit for long periods
• Able to type for long periods

Benefits & Perks:

• Health, Dental, Vision (with HSA plans and employer contribution)
• 4 weeks of PTO
• Continuing Medical Education budget (CME) and necessary time off
• 5 Days Sick Time
• 7 Company Holidays + 2 Half-Days
• 401K with company 6% match
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Shared company vehicles for required travel

Travel required

• Interoffice travel will be required with use of company vehicle or mileage reimbursement

Work authorization/security clearance requirements

• Must have valid documentation and authorization to work in the U.S.

*Our company requires COVID-19 vaccinations for current and future employees and weekly testing for those with a religious/sincerely-held belief or medical accommodation

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

It is the policy of the Institute for Liver Health DBA Arizona Liver Health and Arizona Clinical Trials to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. This policy relates to all phases of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, employment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, reduction of workforce and termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, the use of all facilities, and participation in all company-sponsored employee activities. Provisions in applicable laws providing for bona fide occupational qualifications, business necessity or age limitations will be adhered to by the company where appropriate.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Other responsibilities may be communicated directly by the reporting manager/supervisor. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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