The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Division of Geriatric & Palliative Care Medicine is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APRN/PA) to provide palliative care within the Inpatient setting. This position is located in the metro-Milwaukee area at Froedtert Hospital with the potential for occasional coverage at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital and Froedtert West Bend 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:

• Join a welcoming, cohesive, collaborative, mission-driven team where your clinical expertise is valued, your learning is supported, and you have real opportunities to teach, contribute to program growth, and make a difference for patients & families at some of life's most important moments
• Practice as part of a multidisciplinary team, hold a collaborative agreement w/ all attending Palliative Care physicians, working alongside nursing & other interdisciplinary clinicians including social work, pharmacy, case management, and chaplaincy
• Perform comprehensive histories & physical exams, order & interpret diagnostic tests, develop pharmacologic & non-pharmacologic symptom management plans, monitor effectiveness of care, and coordinate care & communication
• Opportunity for academics & teaching, including precepting APRN students, supporting symptom management & end-of-life education for medical students & trainees; assist w/ the development of end-of-life training for nursing staff; and contributing to committee work, quality indicators, & the outcomes dashboard

Schedule:

• Full time, 40 hrs./wk., 1.0 fte
• Typical hours are M-F, 8 am - 5 pm, w/ schedule flexibility required to provide for an appropriate level of patient care coverage
• Weekend rotation approximately once every 8 wks. w/ additional pay per shift
• Opportunity to pick up holiday shifts for additional pay per shift
• No on-call

Department/Division Highlights: 

• Built on team-based care and a shared commitment to patients, their caregivers, and the next generation of clinicians
• Our 27 fellowship-trained, board-certified faculty work side-by-side w/ 11 APPs, nurses, fellows, residents, & students, supported by social work, behavioral health, and chaplaincy professionals
• Program founded in 1993, and was one of the first academic palliative care programs in the country
• Lead 2 of the first ACGME-accredited programs of their kind: the Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship, and the combined Medicine-Geriatrics Residency & Fellowship
• Known nationally for resources like Palliative Fast Facts & Concepts, and Geriatric Fast Facts, which clinicians around the world use at the point-of-care, and for our regional CME conferences & interprofessional communication training
• Clinical work spans Froedtert Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls, the Milwaukee VA, and a growing network of post-acute, hospice, and home-based programs
• Includes inpatient consult services, perioperative consultation, ambulatory clinics, and the VA Community Living Center
• Geriatric and Palliative Medicine | Medical College of Wisconsin

Qualifications:

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in palliative care, hospice, or hematology/oncology is preferred, and additional hospice/palliative or oncology certification is valued

• Open to new graduates with nursing experience in palliative care, hospice or hematology/oncology

Minimum Education:

• Experience in palliative care, hospice, or hematology/oncology is preferred, and additional hospice/palliative or oncology certification is valued.

• Open to new graduates with nursing experience in palliative care, hospice or hematology/oncology

Minimum Education:

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: Master’s Degree or higher in Nursing from a nationally accredited organization.
• Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies from an ARC-PA-accredited organization.

Minimum Requirements:

• BLS Certified (American Heart Association Basic Life Support)
• DEA Eligibility
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 
  • Nurse Practitioner Certification from a nationally accredited professional nursing organization or historical certification equivalent
    • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP (AGACNP)
    • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP)
    • Family NP (FNP
• Physician Assistant
  • Wisconsin Physician Assistant License Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

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Medical College of Wisconsin

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the state’s only private medical school and health sciences graduate school. MCW consists of a School of Medicine with campuses in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Central Wisconsin, a School of Graduate Studies, and a School of Pharmacy. MCW is a major national research center ranking in the top third of U.S. medical schools in NIH funding and is the second largest research institution in Wisconsin. Academic medicine is at the core of everything we do at MCW, bringing together scientists, clinicians, students and community members to solve the most complex challenges in health and society. MCW is a diverse group of thought leaders collaborating to pioneer pathways to a healthier world. Every study we conduct and every patient we see leads to new learning and a continuous cycle of life-changing knowledge and innovation.

Approximately 1,780 MCW physicians and approximately 905 advanced practice providers care for more than 484,000 patients of all ages annually at Froedtert Hospital, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Children’s Wisconsin, and many other hospitals and clinics throughout eastern Wisconsin, representing more than 5.1 million patient visits annually.

The beautiful, safe and modern campus of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) houses Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Wisconsin, Curative Care Network, Versiti Blood Research Institute and the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division. These member entities share a common mission of excellence in patient care, medical education, biomedical research and community service.

Commitment to MCW Values

All of our endeavors at MCW, from our internal operations to our interactions with our partners, are driven by our shared organizational values: acting in Caring ways – engaging in Collaborative efforts – approaching our world with Curiosity – advancing Inclusive practices – demonstrating Integrity in all we do – treating everyone with Respect. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity in backgrounds, experiences and perspectives through merit-based processes, and in alignment with all applicable laws. We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realize our vision of a healthier world, and we recognize that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. Our values define who we are, what we stand for and how we conduct ourselves at MCW. If you believe in embracing individuality and working together according to these principles to improve health for all, then MCW is the place for you.

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