Academic, Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) Manager - Transplant Surgery

Job Description

The Transplant Service Line at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin (F&MCW) and the MCW Division of Transplant Surgery are seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to serve as the APP Manager-Transplant Surgery. This role provides clinical, operational, and strategic leadership for Advanced Practice Providers across the transplant service including Inpatient, Transplant ICU (TICU), consulting services, and ambulatory practices.   

The APP Manager partners in a triad leadership model with transplant physician leadership and administrative leaders to advance clinical excellence, program growth, workforce development, and patient safety across multi-organ transplant programs including liver, kidney, and pancreas populations.

In addition to leadership responsibilities, the APP Manager maintains clinical practice within the Transplant Service Line contributing to the care of complex, high-acuity transplant patients.

• Lead a high-performing APP team in a nationally recognized transplant program with strong outcomes and an innovative focus. 

• Practice in a high-acuity environment, including transplant ICU and hospital multi-disciplinary teams.

• Directly supervise APPs within the transplant service line, including recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management.

• Foster a culture of professional development, engagement, and retention among APP staff

• Serve as a mentor and clinical leader, supporting skill development in transplant-specific competencies

• Collaborate closely with transplant surgeons, transplant physicians, intensivists, transplant and medical APPs, and additional members of the service line to enhance the care of adult and pediatric transplant recipients, inclusive of multi-organ transplant recipients and living donors. 

• Drive clinical quality, operational efficiency, and program growth initiatives.

• Engage in academic medicine including education, quality improvement, and research opportunities.

• Focus on a patient-centered approach to delivery of care and engage in a climate of inquiry, quality, and safety.

• Participate in the academic, research and educational missions of the institution.

• Full-time position (1.0 FTE)

• Combination of clinical and administrative responsibilities.

• Anticipated 70% clinical effort and 30% administrative effort

• Includes weekend, overnight, and holiday responsibilities aligned with the service coverage model.

Preferred Experience: Minimum 3 years of APP experience. Strong preference for transplant, critical care, or surgical inpatient experience.

Minimum Requirements:

• Advanced Practice 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.

• Advanced Practice Nurse/ Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner

• Wisconsin RN License 

• Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber License 

• Certification Requirements:

• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) required within 6 months of start date

• DEA registration

• Nurse Practitioner Certification from a nationally accredited professional nursing organization

• Acute care nurse practitioner preferred.

• 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)            

• Certification Requirements:

• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) required within 6 months of start date

• DEA registration