Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant –Inpatient Neurosurgery

Work Schedule:
100% FTE, 4- 10 hour shifts, Core hours between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM and 5:00 AM and 3:00 PM.

Future weekend rotation.

Description:

Be part of something remarkable

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you'll play an integral role in our inpatient and ambulatory care teams by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to patients.
We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to:


* Provide care to adult clinical and research neurosurgery patients on the Neuro General Units and Neurosurgery Clinics.


* Work in collaboration with faculty, residents, fellows, surgeons, and nursing staff to provide on-going patient care and management.


* See new and followup neurosurgery patients in the clinic setting.


* Perform inpatient rounding on general neurosurgery patients.


* First Assist in the OR



* 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, neurocritical care, surgical ICU (SICU), and medical ICU (MICU) would succeed on this team.

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, Adult/Geriatric Acute Care, Adult/Geriatric Primary 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.

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