MCS)

UW Health•Madison, WI

19d•$115,900 - $162,200•Onsite

About The Position

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you'll play an integral role in our inpatient care teams by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to patients. We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide advanced inpatient care for cardiothoracic transplant patients, including preop orders and postoperative care for heart and lung transplant patients. This role involves participation in the Heart Failure/Shock team protocols and supporting surgical elements of the lung and heart transplant programs, working closely with the Advanced Pulmonary/ECMO program and Heart Failure/MCS programs. The position also supports ECMO specialists and VAD specialists, and includes participation in daily rounding, multidisciplinary rounds, and review for appropriate billing. Clinical management of advanced therapies such as Impella, ECMO, and LVAD is a key responsibility, along with complex wound management, chest tubes, pacing wires, sternal closure monitoring, and participation in bedside procedures. The role is based at an ECMO Center of Excellence and Level 1 Trauma Center. Outpatient participation is expected for patient work-up and continuity of care, including preoperative evaluation for heart and lung transplant patients (VAD and transplant candidacy), participation in transplant selection conferences, and coordinating care from inpatient to outpatient transplant clinic.

Requirements

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.
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 Gerontology Acute Care.
If Physician Assistant: Active PA license, including prescriptive authority, in state(s) of practice AND Active PA board certification
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.

Responsibilities

Provide advanced inpatient care for cardiothoracic transplant patients
Preop orders and postoperative for heart and lung transplant patients
Participation in Heart Failure/Shock team protocols
Support surgical elements of the lung and heart transplant programs (which works closely with the Advanced Pulmonary/ECMO program, Heart Failure/MCS programs)
Support ECMO specialists, VAD specialists
Participation in daily rounding, multidisciplinary rounds, review for appropriate billing
Clinical Management of Advanced Therapies- Impella, ECMO, LVAD
Complex wound management, chest tubes, pacing wires, sternal closure monitoring, participation in bedside procedures
Work at an ECMO Center of Excellence and Level 1 Trauma Center.
Outpatient participation for patient work-up and continuity of care
Preoperative evaluation for heart and lung transplant patients including VAD and transplant candidacy
Participate in transplant selection conference
Coordinate care from inpatient to outpatient transplant clinic