Advanced Practice Provider; NP​/PA - Solid Organ Transplant Surgery - Inpatient

Position Summary:

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.

• 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 ongoing 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 with 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 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

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

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