Nurse Practitioner - Family Practice

Job Overview

UW Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner – Family Practice for a position in Madison, Wisconsin.

• Provide advanced inpatient care for cardiothoracic transplant patients, including pre‑operative and post‑operative orders for heart and lung transplant patients.
• Participate in Heart Failure/Shock team protocols and support surgical elements of the lung and heart transplant programs.
• Support ECMO specialists, VAD specialists; participate in daily rounding, multidisciplinary rounds, and billing review.
• Manage advanced therapies such as Impella, ECMO, and LVAD; perform complex wound management, chest tube and pacing wire placement, sternal closure monitoring, and bedside procedures.
• Work at an ECMO Center of Excellence and Level 1 Trauma Center.
• Provide outpatient care, including patient work‑up, pre‑operative evaluation, transplant candidacy assessment, participation in transplant selection conferences, and coordination from inpatient to outpatient transplant clinic.

• For a Nurse Practitioner:
  Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from an accredited nursing program.
• For a Physician Assistant:
  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited PA program.
• Minimum licenses and certifications
  • Active RN and APRN certifications, including prescriptive authority in state(s) of practice; active board certification as NP in clinical practice area.
  • Active PA license with prescriptive authority in state(s) of practice; active PA board certification (if applicable).
  • All applicants must hold an active DEA license or be able to obtain one prior to or upon hire.

UW Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone. We provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

• Holiday pay
• Vision benefits
• Continuing education
• Sick pay
• Dental benefits
• Life insurance
• Discount program
• Pet insurance
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Medical benefits