Position Description:
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.
The Department of Medicine Division of Geriatric and Palliative Care Medicine is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support the Inpatient Palliative Care Services located at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital and Froedtert West Bend Hospital.
The APP in this position will work in collaboration with palliative care physicians and other palliative care team members to deliver palliative care and related health care services to patients and families. They will assist in the coordination of care for patients seen by the Community Health Division Palliative Care Consultation Service in the inpatient setting.
Learn more about:
MCW Medicine
MCW Geriatric and Palliative Care Medicine
MCW APPs
Primary Function/Responsibility
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary health care teams in diagnosis and treatment of conditions requiring medical intervention in inpatient environment as a member of the Palliative Care and Hospice team.
- Write accurate and timely progress notes procedure notes and/or admission and transfer orders.
- Order perform and interpret screening and diagnostic procedures and tests and appropriately communicate and document information.
- Privileged to perform procedures beyond core as identified by the Palliative Care and Hospice services.
- Facilitate and communicate with patient family and staff to promote continuity of care across the continuum of care.
- Attend required training and meet key regulatory requirements including those of the privileging institution CMS and the Join Commission.
- Evaluate quality outcomes for the patients receiving care of this team through participation in the development of quality indicators and outcomes dashboard.
- 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 associates and current literature.
- Provide guidance to home care and hospice staff. Establishes and maintains professional communication strategies with consulting provider and palliative team members.
- Assist in development of training plans for pain management and end of life skills for nursing staff in inpatient outpatient and community settings. Utilize training plans to provide training for the same.
- Assist with educational efforts in symptom management and end-of-life issues for house-staff including fellows residents and medical students.
- Act as preceptor/educator for APN students.
- Assist with and participate in committee work relevant to system management and end of life care.
- Assist with Palliative Care Program development and continuous quality improvement related to Palliative Care and Hospice Care at Froedtert Hospital.
Core Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive histories and physical exams identify normal and abnormal findings including physical cognitive and psychosocial status.
- Order perform and interpret screening and diagnostic procedures and tests and appropriately communicates and documents information.
- 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.
ContactGina HaldimanSr. Physician &APP Recruiter;rhaldiman@
Learn more:All Available APP Opportunities
About MCW
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is Wisconsins leader in health and science. We inspire hope by discovering life-saving treatments and cures and we train thousands of the worlds most brilliant minds in science and medicine through our academic medical center. We believe the only way to build a healthier world is to build it together and by investing in the health and vitality of our community we will improve health for is one of the largest healthcare employers in Wisconsin.
Located along the Lake Michigan shoreline Milwaukee Wisconsin is one of Americas great cities combining a dynamic urban community with a rich cultural heritage with access to parks rivers and other outdoor recreation. Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and the 23rd largest city in the United States. It is home to corporate headquarters for industry leaders including Northwestern Mutual Johnson Controls Manpower Harley Davidson and others. Milwaukee is a popular venue for sailing windsurfing kite-surfing ethnic dining and cultural festivals; the city is recognized for its museums fine dining and hotels professional sports gardens and parks and Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens. The population of the City of Milwaukee is approximately 600000 and approximately 1.8 million people live in the greater Milwaukee area.
Preferred Schedule:
Monday-Friday 8 am-4:30 pm 1 week on 1 week off
Position Requirements:
Minimum Education:
Advanced Practice Nurse: Masters Degree or higher in Nursing
Physician Assistant: Bachelors Degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies
Minimum Requirements:
Advanced Practice Nurse
Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner
Wisconsin RN License
Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber License
Adult Care NP and/or Geriatric NP preferred.
Will consider certification as Acute Care NP and/or Family Practice NP.
Additional Certification in hospice/palliative care or oncology nursing preferred.
AHA ACLS AHA BLS DEA
Physician Assistant
Wisconsin Physician Assistant License
Certification by NCCPA
AHA ACLS AHA BLS DEA
Preferred Experience:
Five years prior experience as an Advanced Practice Nurse is preferred with at least 1-2 years in a clinic or hospital environment working with palliative care hospice care or hematology/oncology patients preferred.
MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty staff and students as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity employment and access to services programs and activities without regard to an individuals race color national origin religion age disability sex gender identity/expression sexual orientation marital status pregnancy predisposing genetic characteristic or military status. Employees students applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors visitors and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
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Position Description: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.The Department of Medicine Division of Geriat...
Position Description:
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.
The Department of Medicine Division of Geriatric and Palliative Care Medicine is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support the Inpatient Palliative Care Services located at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital and Froedtert West Bend Hospital.
The APP in this position will work in collaboration with palliative care physicians and other palliative care team members to deliver palliative care and related health care services to patients and families. They will assist in the coordination of care for patients seen by the Community Health Division Palliative Care Consultation Service in the inpatient setting.
Learn more about:
MCW Medicine
MCW Geriatric and Palliative Care Medicine
MCW APPs
Primary Function/Responsibility
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary health care teams in diagnosis and treatment of conditions requiring medical intervention in inpatient environment as a member of the Palliative Care and Hospice team.
- Write accurate and timely progress notes procedure notes and/or admission and transfer orders.
- Order perform and interpret screening and diagnostic procedures and tests and appropriately communicate and document information.
- Privileged to perform procedures beyond core as identified by the Palliative Care and Hospice services.
- Facilitate and communicate with patient family and staff to promote continuity of care across the continuum of care.
- Attend required training and meet key regulatory requirements including those of the privileging institution CMS and the Join Commission.
- Evaluate quality outcomes for the patients receiving care of this team through participation in the development of quality indicators and outcomes dashboard.
- 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 associates and current literature.
- Provide guidance to home care and hospice staff. Establishes and maintains professional communication strategies with consulting provider and palliative team members.
- Assist in development of training plans for pain management and end of life skills for nursing staff in inpatient outpatient and community settings. Utilize training plans to provide training for the same.
- Assist with educational efforts in symptom management and end-of-life issues for house-staff including fellows residents and medical students.
- Act as preceptor/educator for APN students.
- Assist with and participate in committee work relevant to system management and end of life care.
- Assist with Palliative Care Program development and continuous quality improvement related to Palliative Care and Hospice Care at Froedtert Hospital.
Core Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive histories and physical exams identify normal and abnormal findings including physical cognitive and psychosocial status.
- Order perform and interpret screening and diagnostic procedures and tests and appropriately communicates and documents information.
- 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.
ContactGina HaldimanSr. Physician &APP Recruiter;rhaldiman@
Learn more:All Available APP Opportunities
About MCW
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is Wisconsins leader in health and science. We inspire hope by discovering life-saving treatments and cures and we train thousands of the worlds most brilliant minds in science and medicine through our academic medical center. We believe the only way to build a healthier world is to build it together and by investing in the health and vitality of our community we will improve health for is one of the largest healthcare employers in Wisconsin.
Located along the Lake Michigan shoreline Milwaukee Wisconsin is one of Americas great cities combining a dynamic urban community with a rich cultural heritage with access to parks rivers and other outdoor recreation. Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and the 23rd largest city in the United States. It is home to corporate headquarters for industry leaders including Northwestern Mutual Johnson Controls Manpower Harley Davidson and others. Milwaukee is a popular venue for sailing windsurfing kite-surfing ethnic dining and cultural festivals; the city is recognized for its museums fine dining and hotels professional sports gardens and parks and Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens. The population of the City of Milwaukee is approximately 600000 and approximately 1.8 million people live in the greater Milwaukee area.
Preferred Schedule:
Monday-Friday 8 am-4:30 pm 1 week on 1 week off
Position Requirements:
Minimum Education:
Advanced Practice Nurse: Masters Degree or higher in Nursing
Physician Assistant: Bachelors Degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies
Minimum Requirements:
Advanced Practice Nurse
Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner
Wisconsin RN License
Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber License
Adult Care NP and/or Geriatric NP preferred.
Will consider certification as Acute Care NP and/or Family Practice NP.
Additional Certification in hospice/palliative care or oncology nursing preferred.
AHA ACLS AHA BLS DEA
Physician Assistant
Wisconsin Physician Assistant License
Certification by NCCPA
AHA ACLS AHA BLS DEA
Preferred Experience:
Five years prior experience as an Advanced Practice Nurse is preferred with at least 1-2 years in a clinic or hospital environment working with palliative care hospice care or hematology/oncology patients preferred.
MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty staff and students as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity employment and access to services programs and activities without regard to an individuals race color national origin religion age disability sex gender identity/expression sexual orientation marital status pregnancy predisposing genetic characteristic or military status. Employees students applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors visitors and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
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