ADRC-WLS Nurse Practitioner

UWMSN University of Wisconsin Madison; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation and holidays

Competitive health insurances and 401k

Job summary

UW-Madison seeks a research Nurse Practitioner to join the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center within SMPH. You will perform comprehensive medical assessments and participate in a multidisciplinary clinician panel to establish dementia diagnoses for the WLS-ILIAD study.

The role involves travel to participants' homes nationwide, with related expenses covered and potential evenings/weekends. A master’s degree in nursing is required and licensure/certification must be current or

Qualifications

• Current Wisconsin APRN license with NP role or eligibility to obtain before start date.
• Wisconsin RN license required by start date.
• Current NP certification or eligibility to obtain before start date.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, collects data, and evaluates primary health care services as directed by care plans.
• Develops individualized care plans based on medical assessments and established rules.
• Educates patients and families on managing conditions to promote health and well-being.
• May provide expertise, training, and guidance to community, peers, and students.
• Collaborates with research teams to develop study visit protocols and interpret lab/imaging results.
• Assesses, diagnoses, treats illnesses, and manages chronic health problems.

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

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Job Category: Academic Staff Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary: The Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) within the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) is seeking a research Nurse Practitioner (NP) to complement the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), a world-renowned study that has followed its participants for nearly 70 years. In the current effort (the Initial Lifetime's Impact on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (WLS-ILIAD)), the ADRC has partnered with WLS and the University of Wisconsin - Survey Center (UWSC) to map dementia prevalence within this unique cohort. This aim will help us to understand the complex relationship between life-course sociodemographic, health and lifestyle factors, and late-life dementia risk.

Primary responsibilities include conducting comprehensive medical assessments of research participants (neurological/physical exams and detailed health history) and contributing to a multi-disciplinary clinician panel, alongside a geriatrician and neuropsychologist, to arrive at a consensus-based research diagnosis of dementia.

Travel is required to conduct study visits in participants’ homes across the country in coordination with trained field interviewers from the University of Wisconsin Survey Center. For travel outside the Midwest, the cost of flights, hotel stays, and rental cars is fully reimbursable, although may require upfront costs to be paid by the employee when booking (up to $500). Local travel within the Midwest will be arranged using University-sponsored Fleet vehicles. Amount of travel will vary from week to week but is estimated at 1 day per week on average. Although rare, some study visits to participants’ homes may occur in the evenings or on weekends.

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an off-site, non-campus work location.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations.

The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years. Must provide a valid driver's license.

Employees may use their own transportation or receive approval for University Car Fleet usage.

Employment is conditional pending the results of a Pre-hire Driver Authorization Check.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, collects data, and evaluates primary health care services as directed by individual care plans
• Develops individualized care plans based on medical assessments in accordance with medical best practices and established rules and regulations
• Educates patients and their support systems on how to manage conditions and to promote the health and well-being of patients and those around them
• May provide expertise, training, and guidance to the community, peers, and/or students
• Collaborates with research teams to develop and implement study visit protocols, including serious adverse event evaluation, prescreening medical records, and interpreting lab and imaging results
• Assesses, diagnoses, and treats illnesses, and manages chronic health problems

Required Qualifications:

• Current Wisconsin Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license with the recognized role of Nurse Practitioner (NP), or eligibility to obtain prior to start date
• Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) License required by the start date of the position
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification or eligibility to obtain prior to start date

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience or training to work with geriatric patients and/or persons with cognitive impairment
• Experience in clinical research, neurology, and/or performing procedures

Education:

Master’s Degree required. The successful candidate must be a graduate from an accredited nursing school.

Compensation:

The minimum salary for the position is $100,000 annually; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage and the SMPH Faculty /Academic Staff Benefits Flyer 2026.

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Contact Information:

Kate Lange, [e-mail], 608-265-5961 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.