The Medical College of Wisconsin's Department of Neurology is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support both the Neuro ICU and Neurohospitalist Inpatient Services located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Froedtert Hospital. 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.

This Neurology Department is fortunate to have several fellowship trained Neurologists specializing in stroke and both neurointensive and neurointerventional care, who can provide state-of-the-art treatments. The clinical expertise assembled in the Department of Neurology had resulted in JCAHO certification of Froedtert Hospital as the first Primary Stroke Center in Wisconsin in 2004.

The Ideal Candidate will have a passion for working with medically complex patients and bring prior experience as an APP/RN working with patients of the Neurological services, critical care or other high acuity hospital work who wants to be part of a thriving and collaborative academic practice at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).

Position Highlights:

• Support the Neuro Critical Care and Neurohospitalist services by collaborating with a large team of Attending Physicians, Resident and Fellow Physicians, APPs, medical students, and APP students to admit, develop treatment plans, monitor effectiveness of care, interpret diagnostic results, employ pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment plans, and discharge patients with complex primary neurologic problems. Primary patient population includes stroke (hemorrhagic, ischemic, and aneurysmal), traumatic brain injury, seizure/status epilepticus, spinal cord injury, meningoencephalitis, and post op neurologic surgery.
• Practice autonomously with Attending Physician oversight on both the Neuro Critical Care and Neurohospitalist services to provide comprehensive care through management of multiple acute medical problems, performance of bedside procedures, attention to detail regarding diagnostic results and formulation of treatment plans and coordinate complex disposition to promote continuity of care across the continuum of care.
• Facilitates and communicates with patients, family, and staff to promote closed loop communication, inclusivity, and enhance care plan knowledge.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary care team including comprised of Attending Physicians, Resident and Fellow Physicians, APP students and fellows, and medical students.
• Complete comprehensive Grand Rounds on the Neuro Critical Care Service to develop patient care plans and attend didactic lectures to further clinical expertise.

Schedule:

Flexible schedule; 12 shifts per 28-day block. Day shifts are 12-13 hours in duration and night shifts are 14 hours, divided amongst Neuro ICU and Neurohospitalist services. Average of four nights per 28-day block, remainder of shifts are days split between Neuro ICU and Neurohospitalist services. Additionally, shifts include 1-2 weekends per block and 2-3 Holidays per year on rotation. Alternative FTE and schedule positions available upon further discussion. Please note that schedule requirements are subject to change to best fit the needs of the APP cohort.

Department/Division Highlights:

The Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Neurology is the largest and most comprehensive Neurology group in the state of Wisconsin, with programs in Adult Neurology, Child Neurology, and Neuropsychology with more than 70 faculty. Our adult neurologists, diagnose and treat all neurological conditions including stroke, epilepsy, sleep, neuromuscular diseases, movement disorders including Parkinson disease, dementia, brain tumors, neuro-ophthalmology, and multiple sclerosis, and neuroimmunological disorders.

We work closely with our partners in neurosurgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, radiation oncology, neuro-imaging, pathology, and ophthalmology across our missions of clinical, teaching and research.

Qualifications:

Preferred : Preference for experience in Neurology or Critical Care in an inpatient setting.

No experience required - open to training

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 Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • 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
  
  • Wisconsin Physician Assistant License
  • Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
  • Certification Requirements
    
    • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • DEA registration

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