Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Pediatric Cardiac ICU

Work Schedule:

100% FTE; core hours between 7:00 am - 5:00 pm (four ten-hour shifts) with rotating weekends. This position is eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus and relocation assistance. You will work at nationally known American Family Children's Hospital in Madison, WI.

Be part of something remarkable.

Come find a career you are passionate about and help pediatric patients and their families during one of the most challenging times in their lives.

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Pediatric ICU and Cardiac ICU (PICU and CICU):

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team to provide comprehensive care to both critically ill and ill pediatric patients in an inpatient intensive care setting.
• For more than 55 years the UW Health Transplant Center has led the nation in serving adult and pediatric transplant patients and living and deceased organ donors who provide the gift of life. Last year, we conducted our first pediatric heart transplant. The pediatric heart transplant program has completed six transplants in their first year.
• You will manage children with complex congenital heart surgeries and those on ventricular assist devices while they wait for their heart transplant.
• Participate in daily rounding and collaborate with attendings and consulting team to adjust plans of care.
• Take an active role in collaborating with other departments, including CV surgery and pediatric cardiology.
• Perform routine clinical procedures independently as outlined in practice agreements/scope of practice including, but not limited to, the following: sedations per protocol, line placement for venous or arterial access, airway management.
• 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.
• Advanced practice providers with experience or an interest in pediatrics, pediatric critical care, pediatric acute care, pediatric intensive care and pediatric cardiac intensive care would succeed on this team. This team has a well-defined orientation program, helping to set you up for a successful career.

Hear why one of our advanced practice providers in the PICU and CICU loves her job.

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.
• Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
• Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
• Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.

Education:
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: Pediatric 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

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

UW Health is committed to being a diverse, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Our integrity shines through in 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. Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged. EOE, including disability/veterans.

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 six 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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