Advanced Practice Provider; NP​/PA Pediatric Critical Care; Inpatient

Job Profile (Inpatient)

Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) | Department of Pediatrics | Division of Critical Care Medicine

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Department Division of Pediatric Critical Care is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide primary or specialty medical care within an inpatient setting. This position is located in Milwaukee, WI at the Children’s Wisconsin hospital campus. 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.

• Patient Care: Examine, treat, and document acute and chronic care of children with complex and critical health conditions in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Order, interpret, and record results of clinical tests and report results to the physician team. Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other therapeutic treatments.
• Teaching/
  
  Education:
  
  Instruction (formal and/or informal) of nurses and nursing students, medical students, residents, parents, and other health‑care professionals.
• Quality improvement: Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Research: Participate in section research activities.

• Perform comprehensive histories and physical exams, identifying normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive, and psychosocial status.
• Order, perform, and interpret screening and diagnostic procedures and tests, and appropriately communicate and document information.
• Write accurate and timely progress notes, procedure notes, and/or admission and transfer orders.
• Develop pharmaceutical and non‑pharmaceutical treatment plans.
• Monitor effectiveness of plan of care.
• Educate patients on disease and treatment plans.
• Perform procedures as trained and appropriately credentialed.
• Document within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and complete other necessary documents.
• Collaborate and/or consult with physicians and other health‑care providers as appropriate.
• Educate, counsel, and assist patients and families regarding current health problems, health maintenance activities and preventive behaviors.
• Attend required training and meet key regulatory requirements, including those of the privileging institution, CMS, and the Joint Commission.
• Acquire information on the most current development and trends in the Physician Assistant field and/or Nurse Practitioner field, through educational programs, in‑services, professional associations, and current literature.

• Patient Care: Examine, treat, and document acute and chronic care of children with complex and critical health conditions in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Order, interpret, and record results of clinical tests and report results to the physician team. Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other therapeutic treatments.
• Teaching/
  
  Education:
  
  Instruction (formal and/or informal) of nurses and nursing students, medical students, residents, parents, and other health‑care professionals.
• Quality improvement: Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Research: Participate in section research activities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements. Scheduling flexibility is required to accommodate changing business needs.

• Position requires flexibility with respect to scheduling as coverage.
• Includes 24/7 care of patients and includes days, nights, weekends, and holidays in a rotating schedule.
• Required:
  
  Full‑Time
• Required:
  
  Salaried (Exempt)

• Two years of nursing or physician assistant experience in direct patient care for children, with proven ability to communicate well with children, parents, and physicians under frequently stressful circumstances.
• Preferred: previous experience in critical care nursing or comparable clinical practice; previous experience as…