Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Neuroscience ICU

Work Schedule :

100% FTE, mainly day hours with rotating night and weekends (10-12 hour shifts). Includes additional compensation for night and weekend hours. Hours may vary based on the needs of the department. External hires may be eligible for relocation assistance.

Be part of something remarkable.

Come provide care to adults with serious neurological illnesses in our Neuroscience ICU. At UW Health - an academic medical center and Joint Commission accredited Comprehensive Stroke Program - you will treat the most complex trauma and stroke cases in the state.

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) :

• Collaborate with faculty, residents, fellows, surgeons, and nursing staff to provide on-going patient care and management.
• Partner with a larger team including Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care and Neurology to provide medical and perioperative care during critical illness.
• Perform routine clinical procedures independently as outlined in practice agreements / scope of practice.
• UW Health's Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Advisory Council ensures that your voices are heard. This unique advisory council serves to promote, support, advocate and advise on APP practice and provide expertise and counsel on APP roles across the organization.
• UW Health is committed to recognizing our advanced practice providers for their outstanding commitment and service to our patients and their profession. There are routine employee recognition and appreciation activities to participate in throughout the year.
• UW Health supports a unique APP leadership structure in which all APPs report to the Department of Advanced Practice, led by advanced practice providers. These leaders advocate for advanced practice providers amongst UW Health administrators.
• Advanced practice providers with experience or an interest in Neuroscience ICU (NSICU), acute care, neurocritical care, surgical ICU (SICU), and medical ICU (MICU) would succeed on this team.

Learn more about working in the Neuroscience ICU.

At UW Health, you will have :

Education : Minimum -

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.

Licenses and Certifications :

Minimum - State of Wisconsin NP or PA licensure

If Nurse Practitioner

If Physician Assistant

All Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant applicants must have

Our commitment to Social Impact and Belonging

UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet-designated facility that's ranked Wisconsin's #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.

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UW Medical Foundation benefits