Uw Health

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Neuroscience ICU

Uw Health$100K — $120K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's or Doctorate's degree from accredited Nursing Program (for Nurse Practitioners) or Bachelor's/Master's degree from accredited PA Program (for Physician Assistants)
  • Active RN and APNP license in Wisconsin for Nurse Practitioners; active PA license in Wisconsin for Physician Assistants
  • Active board certification in Acute Care for Nurse Practitioners; active PA board certification for Physician Assistants
  • Active DEA license or ability to apply for it prior to or upon hire
  • Experience or interest in Neuroscience ICU, acute care, or neuro critical care

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to provide ongoing patient care
  • Partner with teams including Neurosurgery and Neurocritical Care for critical illness management
  • Perform routine clinical procedures independently within scope of practice
  • Engage with UW Health's Advanced Practice Provider Advisory Council
  • Participate in employee recognition activities through UW Health
  • Advocate for advanced practice providers within the department
  • Provide medical and perioperative care during critical illness

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance
  • Paid time off and retirement plans
  • Two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance
  • Flexible scheduling options for work-life balance
  • Access to wellness programs for employee and family well-being
  • Tuition benefits for career advancement courses
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Job Description

Work Schedule:
100% FTE, Mainly days with rotating nights and weekends (10-12 hour shifts). Includes additional compensation for night and weekend hours.

Come provide care to adults with serious neurological illnesses in our Neuroscience ICU. At UW Health - an academic medical center and Joint Commission accredited Comprehensive Stroke Program - you will treat the most complex trauma and stroke cases in the state.

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant:
  • Collaborate with faculty, residents, fellows, surgeons, and nursing staff to provide on-going patient care and management.
  • Partner with a larger team including Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care and Neurology to provide medical and perioperative care during critical illness.
  • Perform routine clinical procedures independently as outlined in practice agreements/scope of practice.
  • UW Health's Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Advisory Council ensures that your voices are heard. This unique advisory council serves to promote, support, advocate and advise on APP practice and provide expertise and counsel on APP roles across the organization.
  • UW Health is committed to recognizing our advanced practice providers for their outstanding commitment and service to our patients and their profession. There are routine employee recognition and appreciation activities to participate in throughout the year.
  • UW Health supports a unique APP leadership structure in which all APPs report to the Department of Advanced Practice, led by advanced practice providers. These leaders advocate for advanced practice providers amongst UW Health administrators.
  • Advanced practice providers with experience or an interest in Neuroscience ICU (NSICU), acute care, neuro critical care, surgical ICU, and medical ICU would succeed on this team.

At UW Health, you will have:
  • An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
  • Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.
  • Access to UW Health's Wellness Options at Work that support employee/family well-being.
  • Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.

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 -
If Nurse Practitioner:
  • Active RN and APNP license in State of Wisconsin
  • Active board certification as a NP in Acute Care only (Adult or Adult/Gerontology will be considered only if previous ICU experience).

If Physician Assistant:
  • Active PA license in State of Wisconsin
  • 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.

University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that's ranked Wisconsin's #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.

Not from the Madison, WI area? UW Health and Madison make for one awesome combination. Wisconsin and the Greater Madison area are welcoming, highly desirable places to live, work and raise a family. Whatever your passion - from biking to great food to quality education - we have it in great supply.
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About Uw Health

UW Health University Hospital is a 515-bed academic regional referral center with 127 outpatient clinics, located on the western edge of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's campus in Madison, Wisconsin. It is an American College of Surgeons designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma center, one of only two in Wisconsin. UW Health University Hospital has seven intensive care units, pediatric, neonatal, cardiac, cardiothoracic, burn, neurosurgery). UW Health University Hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 16th best hospital in the United States and the #1 hospital in Wisconsin in the publication's 2021-2022 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, earning national rankings in 10 adult and 6 pediatric specialties. Additionally, UW Health University Hospital was ranked as the 22nd best hospital in the United States and #84th Best Hospitals in the world by Newsweek in 2022. UW Health describes itself as "the integrated health system of the University of Wisconsin–Madison." It is the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. It is also the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy, and is a teaching affiliate of Edgewood College's Henry Predolin School of Nursing. UW Health University Hospital is home to the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, one of 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. UW Health also operates the American Family Children's Hospital, a 110-bed pediatric hospital located adjacent to University Hospital, as well as UW Health at the American Center, a 59-bed hospital and emergency room located on the Northeast Side of Madison. Additionally, UW Health operates a network of outpatient clinics at over 80 sites throughout southern and central Wisconsin and northern Illinois, and has partnerships with UnityPoint Meriter Hospital in Madison, Beloit Hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin, and Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. UW Health also has an affiliated insurance company, Quartz Health Solutions, Inc., operated in partnership with UnityPoint Health and Gundersen Health System.
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