Uw Health

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Outpatient Pediatric

Uw Health$95K — $115K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's or Doctorate's degree from accredited Nursing Program (for NP)
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree from accredited PA Program (for PA)
  • Active RN and APNP license in Wisconsin (for NP)
  • Active PA license in Wisconsin (for PA)
  • Active board certification as NP in relevant specialty (for NP)
  • Active PA board certification (for PA)
  • Active DEA license or ability to obtain, CPR and advanced life support certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP)

Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive health history and physical assessments for pediatric patients
  • Order and interpret laboratory and imaging studies as needed
  • Prescribe appropriate medications based on evaluations
  • Develop and implement outpatient treatment plans
  • Provide wellness counseling and education to patients and families

Benefits

  • Participation in the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Advisory Council
  • Routine employee recognition and appreciation activities
  • Access to a unique APP leadership structure
  • Supportive environment for advanced practice providers
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Job Description

Work Schedule:
1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM.

Join the growing Cardiac Program at the American Family Children's Hospital and be part of a dedicated team! You will be caring for children with cardiac conditions.

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to:
  • Conduct comprehensive health history and physical assessment for new and follow up patients with diagnoses such as hyperlipidemia, syncope, new murmurs.
  • Order and interpret appropriate laboratory and imaging studies
  • Order and prescribe appropriate medications
  • Develop outpatient treatment plans
  • Provide counseling and education to promote wellness with patients and families.


  • 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.

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 AND
  • Active board certification as a NP in the following: Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Practice.

If Physician Assistant:
  • Active PA license in State of Wisconsin 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.
  • CPR certification and advanced life support certifications if relevant to practice area (ACLS, PALS, NRP).

American Family Children's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin-also a Magnet®-designated facility-provides specialized care in a healing environment designed especially for pediatric patients and their families. American Family Children's Hospital is a comprehensive pediatric medical and surgical center ranked among the top 50 children's hospitals in four medical and surgical specialties, with nationally recognized pediatric specialists in a wide range of fields. It is also home to our Level One Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV NICU, which cares for the tiniest patients throughout Wisconsin and beyond.

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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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