Quantification of institutional and professional impact of a professional advancement program for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.

Professional advancement programs, also known as career or clinical ladders, have proliferated for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) and recognize clinical and/or professional contributions within clinical agencies. Although the literature is rich in describing the benefits of these programs on job satisfaction and staff retention, there is a dearth of literature on the effect of these programs on clinical practice, institutions, and the respective professions. This article quantifies the impact on the institution and profession of APRNs and PAs who have been promoted through an institution's career ladder.

Optimizing Care Teams by Leveraging Advanced Practice Providers Through Strategic Workforce Planning.

Introduction: Advanced practice providers (APPs) are integral members of the healthcare delivery team. However, there has been a lack of standardization and uniformity in how they are utilized across inpatient, ambulatory, and procedural settings.

Methods: A multidisciplinary workforce planning committee was formed in March 2021 to evaluate all new and replacement full-time equivalent APP positions at Stanford Health Care (SHC), an academic medical center of more than 600 APPs, to optimize and standardize the role of APPs as per national benchmarks.