Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care

The Medical College of Wisconsins Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide specialty medical care within the inpatient setting in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. This position is located in Milwaukee, WI at Froedtert Hospital.  The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) works as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team who will contribute to excellence in program administration, patient care, patient safety, research, quality improvement, and teaching. 

Position Highlights:

• Collaborate with pulmonary & critical care faculty in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team including members of the teaching service
• Demonstrate strong clinical competence; critical decision-making; confidence in ability to assess, diagnose, & treat critically ill patients; and manage all aspects of care from admission to transfer from the critical care service
• Participate in daily rounds with the Attending Intensivist Physician team, presenting 24-hour patient report
• Join an amazing team who provides exceptional care to our MICU patients

Schedule:

• Full time, 1.0 fte
• 12-hour rotating day shifts with expectations for some weekends & holidays
• Also requires 2-3 overnight shifts per month, as well as flexibility w/ hours to provide for an appropriate level of patient care coverage
• Opportunities to pick up extra shifts
• Salaried/Exempt

 Department/Division Highlights: 

• Join a welcoming, cohesive, collaborative, & dynamic team
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources
• Serves as a Level I adult trauma center and regional referral hub, managing the sickest and most complex ICU patients in the region
• Specialized expertise across disciplinescardiac, neuro, transplant, oncology, and infectious diseasesupports comprehensive multidisciplinary care
• Equipped with advanced critical care technology, including continuous hemodynamic monitoring, ECMO capabilities, and integrated EHR & tele-ICU systems
• Recently renovated critical care spaces designed for efficiency, safety, & family-centered care
• Exposure to a broad spectrum of critical illnessesfrom septic shock to complex postoperative and transplant casesproviding rich clinical learning experiences
• Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine | Medical College of Wisconsin

Qualifications: 
Preferred Experience:  
Previous inpatient, acute care, & critical care PA, NP, or RN experience strongly preferred

Minimum Education: 
Advanced Practice Nurse: Masters Degree or higher in Nursing from a nationally accredited organization
Physician Assistant: Bachelors Degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies from an ARC-PA-accredited organization

Minimum Requirements:
Advanced Practice Nurse/ Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner:

• Wisconsin RN License 
• Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber License
• Certification Requirements:
• ACLS
• BLS
• DEA
• Nurse Practitioner Certification from a nationally accredited professional nursing organization- Adult Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) board certification required (if an NP)

Physician Assistant:

• Wisconsin PA License
• Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) 
• Certification Requirements:
• ACLS
• BLS
• DEA