Advanced Practice Provider; NP​/PA – Trauma and Acute Care - Outpatient

Position Summary

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Department of Surgery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide specialty medical care within the Trauma and Acute Care clinic outpatient setting in Milwaukee, WI. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) works as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team who will contribute to excellence in patient care, safety, research, quality improvement, and teaching.

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care teams in diagnosis and treatment of conditions requiring surgical intervention in an outpatient environment as a member of the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery services.
• Writes accurate and timely progress notes, procedure notes, and transfer orders.
• Orders, performs, and interprets screening and diagnostic procedures and tests, and appropriately communicates and documents information.
• Privileged to perform procedures beyond core as identified by the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.
• Facilitates and communicates with patients, families, and staff to promote continuity of care across the continuum of care.
• Attends required training and meets key regulatory requirements, including those of the privileging institution, CMS, and the Joint Commission.
• Evaluates quality outcomes for patients receiving care of this team through participation in the development of quality indicators and outcomes dashboard.
• Acquires information on the most current developments and trends in the Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner fields through educational programs, in‑services, professional associates, and current literature.

• Preferred Experience: Previous APP specialty, procedural, or other APP skill experience 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 or Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner Wisconsin RN license and 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 (Adult‑Gerontology Acute Care NP (AGACNP), Adult‑Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP), Family NP (FNP)).
• Physician Assistant Requirements: Wisconsin Physician Assistant license;
  Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

• AHA BCLS, AHA ACLS, DEA, ATLS (will train) and CITI certification.

The Medical College of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community and ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services and activities, without regard to protected characteristics.