Advanced Practice Provider (APRN/PA) - Palliative Care & Hospice - Inpatient 1 at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI

Job description

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Division of Geriatric & Palliative Care Medicine is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APRN/PA) to provide palliative care within the Inpatient setting . This position is located in the metro-Milwaukee area at Froedtert Hospital with the potential for occasional coverage at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital and Froedtert West Bend Hospital . 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: Join a welcoming, cohesive, collaborative, mission-driven team where your clinical expertise is valued, your learning is supported, and you have real opportunities to teach, contribute to program growth, and make a difference for patients & families at some of life's most important moments Practice as part of a multidisciplinary team, hold a collaborative agreement w/ all attending Palliative Care physicians, working alongside nursing & other interdisciplinary clinicians including social work, pharmacy, case management, and chaplaincy Perform comprehensive histories & physical exams, order & interpret diagnostic tests, develop pharmacologic & non-pharmacologic symptom management plans, monitor effectiveness of care, and coordinate care & communication Opportunity for academics & teaching, including precepting APRN students, supporting symptom management & end-of-life education for medical students & trainees; assist w/ the development of end-of-life training for nursing staff; and contributing to committee work, quality indicators, & the outcomes dashboard Schedule: Full time, 40 hrs./wk., 1.0 fte Typical hours are M-F, 8 am - 5 pm, w/ schedule flexibility required to provide for an appropriate level of patient care coverage Weekend rotation approximately once every 8 wks. w/ additional pay per shift Opportunity to pick up holiday shifts for additional pay per shift No on-call Department/Division Highlights: Built on team-based care and a shared commitment to patients, their caregivers, and the next generation of clinicians Our 27 fellowship-trained, board-certified faculty work side-by-side w/ 11 APPs, nurses, fellows, residents, & students, supported by social work, behavioral health, and chaplaincy professionals Program founded in 1993, and was one of the first academic palliative care programs in the country Lead 2 of the first ACGME-accredited programs of their kind: the Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship, and the combined Medicine-Geriatrics Residency & Fellowship Known nationally for resources like Palliative Fast Facts & Concepts, and Geriatric Fast Facts, which clinicians around the world use at the point-of-care, and for our regional CME conferences & interprofessional communication training Clinical work spans Froedtert Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls, the Milwaukee VA, and a growing network of post-acute, hospice, and home-based programs Includes inpatient consult services, perioperative consultation, ambulatory clinics, and the VA Community Living Center Geriatric and Palliative Medicine | Medical College of Wisconsin Qualifications: Preferred Experience: Experience in palliative care, hospice, or hematology/oncology is preferred, and additional hospice/palliative or oncology certification is valued Open to new graduates with nursing experience in palliative care, hospice or hematology/oncology Minimum Education: Experience in palliative care, hospice, or hematology/oncology is preferred, and additional hospice/palliative or oncology certification is valued. Open to new graduates with nursing experience in palliative care, hospice or hematology/oncology Minimum Education: Advanced Practice Registered 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-ac