Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Orthopedics Clinic Health System West

Job Title

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Orthopedics

Weston, WI

The nurse practitioner or physician assistant is a skilled member of the allied health care team, who is expected to practice at the highest level of their licensure. This requires providers to stay up to date with the latest evidence based medicine. They work collaboratively with the Hospitalist to facilitate acute care of the adult patient. This individual works collaboratively with physicians, nurses, case managers and other health care disciplines utilizing a team approach.

The nurse practitioner participates in all aspects of care of the hospitalized patient including admissions, discharge, daily rounds and patient education. This role will be a 50/50 split of hospital and clinic duties. A schedule of Mon-Fri 10am-6pm is planned with Saturday work as well (4 hours). The team is looking for an APC with one-two years of orthopedic experience.

Cost Center:  Weston-Orthopedics

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Employee Type:
Regular

Work Shift:

Mon-Fri; day shifts (United States of America)

Education

• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  Master’s Degree in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)/Physician Assistant.
• Preferred/Optional: one-two years of APC orthopedic experience.

Experience

• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  Three years’ experience as a staff nurse in a hospital setting.
• Preferred/Optional:
  None.

Certifications/Licenses

• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  Current State of Wisconsin Nurse License or Nurse Compact License, and Nurse Practitioner Licensure;
  Current DEA License;
  Basic Life Support (BLS) certification;
  Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) awarded by the American Heart Association (AHA) within three months of hire.
• Preferred/Optional: BLS certification; ACLS awarded by the American Heart Association (AHA) at time of hire.

• Competitive salary
• 4 weeks of vacation, 1 week CME
• CME annual allowance
• Health, dental, life, disability, and occurrence-based malpractice insurance
• Relocation support

Marshfield Clinic Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employee may not at any time have been or be excluded from participation in any federally funded program, including Medicare and Medicaid. This is a condition of employment. Employee must immediately notify his/her manager or the Health System's Compliance Officer if he/she is threatened with exclusion or becomes excluded from any federally funded program.