Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) Cardiothoracic Surgery – Outpatient

The Medical College of Wisconsin • Milwaukee, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is seeking a Casual Outpatient Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to provide outpatient clinical care in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. The APP works as a member of a multidisciplinary care team, providing coverage to meet variable staffing needs across the outpatient clinic. This is a coverage role supporting a high-volume cardiothoracic surgery outpatient clinic, filling in for provider vacations, holidays, and planned leave, with the opportunity to cover unplanned absences as availability allows. The practice is within the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, which performs nearly 2,000 adult cardiac and thoracic procedures annually across coronary, valvular, aortic, structural heart, transplant, MCS/ECMO, and thoracic surgery. The APP will join 12 faculty surgeons (expanding to 15) and a division of 20+ advanced practice providers, including 6 outpatient clinic APPs. The role will be at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, which is recognized by Healthgrades among America's 50 Best Hospitals and is the only adult Level I Trauma Center in eastern Wisconsin. The APP will see patients for new surgical consultations, postoperative follow-up visits, and ongoing outpatient management. Responsibilities include ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests; managing prescriptions, prior authorizations, referrals, and care coordination. The APP will document in the EMR and communicate results and care plans with patients, families, and referring providers. Collaboration with cross-departmental specialty teams and primary care providers in the consultative management of cardiothoracic surgery patients is also expected.

Requirements

• Advanced Practice Nurse Wisconsin RN License
• Advanced Practice Nurse Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber License
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• 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), or Family NP (FNP)
• Physician Assistant Wisconsin Physician Assistant License
• Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) required within 6 months of start date

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience of 2+ years working as an APP.
• Previous experience in an outpatient surgical specialty or medicine clinic, such as cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, cardiology, or vascular surgery.
• Prior outpatient experience in cardiothoracic, cardiac, or thoracic surgery.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient clinical care in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
• Provide coverage to meet variable staffing needs across the outpatient clinic.
• Fill in for provider vacations, holidays, and planned leave, with the opportunity to cover unplanned absences.
• See patients for new surgical consultations, postoperative follow-up visits, and ongoing outpatient management.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Manage prescriptions, prior authorizations, referrals, and care coordination.
• Document in the EMR.
• Communicate results and care plans with patients, families, and referring providers.
• Collaborate with cross-departmental specialty teams and primary care providers in the consultative management of cardiothoracic surgery patients.

Benefits

• Opportunity to cover unplanned absences as availability allows.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level