Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant –CT Transplant and Assistive Devices (ECMO/MCS)

Work Schedule

100% FTE, 4-10 hour shifts, Days flexible dependent on operational need. Future

weekend coverage. No call required.

Be part of something remarkable

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you'll play an integral role in our inpatient

care teams by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to patients.

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to:

* Provide advanced inpatient care for cardiothoracic transplant patients

* Preop orders and postoperative for heart and lung transplant patients

* Participation in Heart Failure/Shock team protocols

* Support surgical elements of the lung and heart transplant programs (which

works closely with the Advanced Pulmonary/ECMO program, Heart Failure/MCS

programs)

* Support ECMO specialists, VAD specialists

* Participation in daily rounding, multidisciplinary rounds, review for

appropriate billing

* Clinical Management of Advanced Therapies- Impella, ECMO, LVAD

* Complex wound management, chest tubes, pacing wires, sternal closure

monitoring, participation in bedside procedures

* Work at an ECMO Center of Excellence and Level 1 Trauma Center.

* Outpatient participation for patient work-up and continuity of care

* Preoperative evaluation for heart and lung transplant patients including VAD

and transplant candidacy

* Participate in transplant selection conference

* Coordinate care from inpatient to outpatient transplant clinic

Education

Minimum –

If Nurse Practitioner: Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from accredited Nursing

Program.

If Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from accredited PA

Program.

Licenses and Certifications

Minimum – State of Wisconsin NP or PA licensure

If Nurse Practitioner*

* Active RN and APRN certifications and licenses, including prescriptive

authority, in state(s) of practice AND

* Active board certification as a NP in area of clinical practice. These may

include the following: Adult Gerontology Acute Care.

If Physician Assistant*

* Active PA license, including prescriptive authority, in state(s) of practice

AND

* Active PA board certification

All Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant applicants must have*: Active DEA

license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire.

*Active license or eligibility to obtain active licensure in state of practice.

This may include licensing in Wisconsin and other state(s) of practice.

Our commitment to Social Impact and Belonging 

UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for

everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for

people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as

we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each

employee and faculty member brings to work each day. It is the policy of UW

Health to 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.

University Hospital

[http://www.uwhealth.org/locations/Location.action?locationdetail=&_sourcePage=/index.jsp&locationId=170] in

Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital

[https://www.uwhealth.org/news/university-of-wisconsin-hospitals-ranked-no-1-wisconsin] and

considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and

referral centers.

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