Advanced Practice Provider (APRN/PA) Pediatric Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation Center (Hybrid)

mcw; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and comprehensive 


Job summary

The Medical College of Wisconsin's Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Pre-anesthesia Evaluation Center in Milwaukee, WI at Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee Campus. The APP will work within a multidisciplinary team to advance patient care, safety, research, quality improvement, and teaching.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week, 1.0 FTE, salaried, no weekends or holidays.

Qualifications

• Previous APP anesthesiology experience preferred.
• Advanced Practice 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.
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner required.
• Wisconsin Physician Assistant License.
• Certification by NCCPA.
• DEA registration must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• ACLS/BLS/PALS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize and evaluate patient/family responses along the continuum of care.
• Make independent judgments and prescribe changes in treatment in consultation with physicians and nurses; implement changes to program plans and standards.
• Provide leadership and guidance to perioperative team members to enhance patient care safety, quality, and efficiency.

Education

Advanced Practice Nurse: Master’s Degree or higher in Nursing

Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies

Job description

Position Summary

The Medical College of Wisconsin's Department of Anesthesiology , Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology , is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide care within the Pre-anesthesia Evaluation Center . This position is located in Milwaukee , WI at Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee 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.

Position Highlights

• Synthesizes and evaluates the individualized patient/family responses along the continuum of care
• Makes independent judgments and prescribes changes in treatment in consultation with physicians and nurses; negotiates systems, plans and directs the implementation of change related to program plans and standards.
• Engaging practice opportunity: Provide leadership and guidance to perioperative team members enhancing patient care safety, quality, and efficiency in surgical care.
• Excellence: Collaborate with a distinguished team of pediatric surgeons and proceduralists, collaborating on a wide range of complex and rewarding cases. With care focused exclusively on children, you’ll play a vital role in delivering top-ranked, compassionate treatment that transforms young lives every day

Schedule

• Monday through Friday 40 hours/week
• No weekend or holiday
• No call
• 1.0 FTE
• Salaried (Exempt)

Department/Division Highlights

Thriving Program: Be part of a dynamic team of 35 fellowship-trained Pediatric Anesthesiologists along with a growing group of Anesthesiology Assistants and Certified Registered Nursing Anesthetists, providing care to more than 25,000 children annually across perioperative anesthesia, critical care, and pain medicine settings.

Qualifications

Preferred Experience:

• Previous APP anesthesiology experience preferred.

Minimum Education

• Advanced Practice 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

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/ Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• DEA registration must be obtained within 6 months of hire

Physician Assistant

• Wisconsin Physician Assistant License
• Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• DEA registration must be obtained within 6 months of hire

WHY MCW

MCW offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• A competitive 403(b) retirement plan with an 8% employer contribution.
• Generous CME allowance to cover societal dues, travel, and conferences.
• Base Annual total time off: 320 hours (includes vacations, holidays, sick time, and CME)
• Employment with the Medical College of Wisconsin provides eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Robust benefits package, including health, dental, life insurance, disability coverage, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement program, and more!

Organizational Overview

Children’s Wisconsin and Children’s Specialty Group Children’s Wisconsin is an independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. The hospital, with locations in Milwaukee and Northeast Wisconsin, is recognized as one of the leading pediatric health care centers in the United States. Children’s Wisconsin provides primary care, urgent care, emergency care, specialty care, mental and behavioral health services, community health services, foster and adoption services, child advocacy services and health insurance plans. Each year, the Children’s Wisconsin team has more than 6.5 million touchpoints with kids and families through medical care, advocacy, research and education. In Northeast Wisconsin, Children’s Wisconsin is expanding its services to provide increased access to outstanding pediatric subspecialty care. This includes a pediatric hospital, with a Pediatric Unit, Level III NICU and Infusion Center, which is located at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah, WI. A multispecialty pediatric ambulatory clinic with on-site laboratory and radiology services opened in Appleton, Wis. in 2023. Children’s and its joint venture with the Medical College of Wisconsin - the Children’s Specialty Group (CSG) - are the largest providers of pediatric healthcare in the state, serving the children and families of Wisconsin with the highest leve