Position Summary:

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide specialty medical care. This position is located in Milwaukee, WI at Froedtert Hospital.  The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) works as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team who will contribute to excellence in program administration, patient care, patient safety, research, quality improvement, and teaching.

Core Responsibilities:

• Performs comprehensive histories and physical exams, identifies normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive and psychosocial status.
• Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests. Develops pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans.
• Monitors effectiveness of plan of care.
• Educates patients on disease and treatment plans.
• Performs procedures as trained and appropriately credentialed.
• Documents within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and completes other necessary documents.
• Collaborates and/or consults with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate.
• Educates, counsels, and assists patients and families regarding current health problems, health maintenance activities and preventive behaviors.

Department Specific Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care teams in diagnosis and treatment cardiothoracic surgery patients in a primarily inpatient environment.
• Writes accurate and timely H&Ps, progress notes, consult notes, procedure notes, discharge summaries and/or admission, discharge and transfer orders.
• Order, perform, and interpret screening and diagnostic procedures and tests, and appropriately communicates and documents information.
• Privileged to perform procedures beyond core as identified by the vascular surgery services, such as, but not exclusive to, wound care and drain management.
• Management in perioperative period.
• Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the continuum of care.
• Attend required training and meets key regulatory requirements, including those of the privileging institution, CMS, and the Joint Commission.
• Evaluates quality outcomes for the patients receiving care of this team through participation in the development of quality indicators and outcomes dashboard.
• Acquires information on the most current development and trends in the Physician Assistant field and/or Nurse Practitioner field, through educational programs, in-services, professional associates, and current literature.
• Develops an expertise in the coordination and delivery of care to patients on the cardiothoracic surgery service.
• Collaborates with cross-department specialty care teams as well as primary care providers in consultative care of patients with cardiothoracic surgery needs.

Qualifications:

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience of 2+ years working as an APP is preferred, not required.
• Highly desired previous experience in acute care, surgical specialties or medicine teams such as hospitalist, internal medicine, perioperative, cardiology and emergency.

Minimum Education:

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: Master’s Degree or higher in Nursing from a nationally accredited organization.
• Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies from an ARC-PA-accredited organization.

Minimum Requirements:

• BLS Certified (American Heart Association Basic Life Support)
• DEA Eligibility
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 
  • Wisconsin APRN Licensure
  • APRN Certification
  • Nurse Practitioner Certification from a nationally accredited professional nursing organization or historical certification equivalent
    • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP (AGACNP)
    • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP)
    • Family NP (FNP
• Physician Assistant
  • Wisconsin Physician Assistant License
  • Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)   ">Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)   ">Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)      

Procedure for Candidacy:

To submit your application, please click on “Apply Now.” You will create a candidate profile, and you will be prompted to upload your CV and your cover letter, describing your interest and qualifications. References will be required at an appropriate time in the process. All interactions will remain confidential, and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For inquiries or to learn more, please contact:

Kate Dillon, Physician and APP Recruiter, Sr.

katdillon@mcw.edu

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Medical College of Wisconsin

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the state’s only private medical school and health sciences graduate school. MCW consists of a School of Medicine with campuses in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Central Wisconsin, a School of Graduate Studies, and a School of Pharmacy. MCW is a major national research center ranking in the top third of U.S. medical schools in NIH funding and is the second largest research institution in Wisconsin. Academic medicine is at the core of everything we do at MCW, bringing together scientists, clinicians, students and community members to solve the most complex challenges in health and society. MCW is a diverse group of thought leaders collaborating to pioneer pathways to a healthier world. Every study we conduct and every patient we see leads to new learning and a continuous cycle of life-changing knowledge and innovation.

Approximately 1,780 MCW physicians and approximately 905 advanced practice providers care for more than 484,000 patients of all ages annually at Froedtert Hospital, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Children’s Wisconsin, and many other hospitals and clinics throughout eastern Wisconsin, representing more than 5.1 million patient visits annually.

The beautiful, safe and modern campus of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) houses Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Wisconsin, Curative Care Network, Versiti Blood Research Institute and the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division. These member entities share a common mission of excellence in patient care, medical education, biomedical research and community service.

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