Advanced Practice Provider - APRN/PA, Trauma and Acute Care SICU

Position Summary:

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Department/Division/Program of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide specialty medical care within the inpatient setting on weekends. 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.

Position Highlights:

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care teams in diagnosis and treatment of conditions requiring surgical intervention in inpatient environment as a member of the Surgical ICU team.

• Writes accurate and timely progress notes, procedure notes, and/or admission 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 surgical critical care surgery services.

• 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.

• Attends daily rounds with faculty and Surgical Critical Care physician team, presents 24 hour patient report.

• Performs tertiary surveys.

• Acts as a liaison for communication of care plans and discharge destinations from ICU to floor teams. Attends care coordination rounds as able.

• Participates in Surgical Critical Care Surgery performance improvement activities to ensure the quality of care and effectiveness of service.

Schedule:

• Scheduling flexibility required to provide for an appropriate level of patient care coverage.

• Coverage expectations for both holiday and weekend/holiday and evening rotational coverage.

Qualifications:

Prior Experience:

• 2 years of experienced required

Preferred Experience:

• 3-4 years of experience in trauma surgery, critical care, or acute care surgery preferred.  Inpatient clinical management experience also preferred

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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)

      • Will consider FNP or adult care with 2 or more years' experience on Inpatient service or ICU.   

• Physician Assistant

  • Wisconsin Physician Assistant License

  • Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)          

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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.

Commitment to MCW Values

All of our endeavors at MCW, from our internal operations to our interactions with our partners, are driven by our shared organizational values: acting in Caring ways – engaging in Collaborative efforts – approaching our world with Curiosity – advancing Inclusive practices – demonstrating Integrity in all we do – treating everyone with Respect. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity in backgrounds, experiences and perspectives through merit-based processes, and in alignment with all applicable laws. We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realize our vision of a healthier world, and we recognize that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. Our values define who we are, what we stand for and how we conduct ourselves at MCW. If you believe in embracing individuality and working together according to these principles to improve health for all, then MCW is the place for you.

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