Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics
UW Health
MADISON, WI

Work Schedule: 

100% FTE; core hours between 7:00 am - 7:00 pm (Three twelve hour shifts, one 4 hours shift) with rotating weekends. 

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you'll play an integral role in our medical/surgical inpatient care teams by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to patients.

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to:

• Care for the sickest children in our region.  We work closely with teams from  Transplant,  Hematology/Oncology, Neurosciences and Cardiology, as well as other specialty services.  We are a Pediatric Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center.  
• Participate in daily rounding, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team
• Provide consistent high-quality care to our patients throughout the day.
• 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.

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:

• Active RN and APRN certifications and licenses, including prescriptive authority, in state(s) of practice AND
• Active board certification as a Pediatric Acute Care NP in area of clinical practice
• Two to three years of experience

If Physician Assistant:

• Active PA license, including prescriptive authority, in state(s) of practice AND
• Active PA board certification
• Two to three years of experience

All Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant applicants must have*: Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire

American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin—also a Magnet®-designated facility—provides specialized care in a healing environment designed especially for pediatric patients and their families. American Family Children’s Hospital is a comprehensive pediatric medical and surgical center ranked among the top 50 children’s hospitals in six medical and surgical specialties, with nationally recognized pediatric specialists in a wide range of fields. It is also home to our Level One Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV NICU, which cares for the tiniest patients throughout Wisconsin and beyond.

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UW Medical Foundation benefits