Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) - Solid Organ Transplant Surgery - Inpatient 2

Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant

The Medical College of Wisconsin's Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide specialty medical care within the Transplant Surgery service. This position provides a broad range of services to patients of the Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin (F&MCW) Transplant Service Line located in Milwaukee, WI. 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:

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary Health care teams in diagnosis and treatment of Kidney/Pancreas and Liver Program patients as a member of the Transplant Surgery team
• Manage the transplant population including evaluation and preoperative care, as well as follow up postoperative care and coordination of on-going care
• Develop expertise in cross continuum care management and treatment interventions specific to this patient population
• Educate patients and families on preoperative and postoperative care
• Facilitate and communicate patient, family and other care organizations to promote continuity across the continuum of care
• Evaluate quality outcomes for the patients under the care of transplant surgery care teams through participation in the development of quality indicators and outcomes
• Collaborate with other consultative care teams and the primary team in the management of Kidney and Liver diseases

Qualifications:

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience working within Transplant Surgery is preferred

Minimum Education:

• 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.

Minimum Requirements:

• 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)
• 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)
• DEA registration