Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) - Inpatient 2 - Pulmonary/Critical Care- MICU

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care- MICU is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide specialty medical care within the Inpatient setting. This position is located in Milwaukee, WI at Froedtert 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:

• Collaborate with pulmonary & critical care faculty in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team including members of the teaching service

• Demonstrate strong clinical competence; critical decision-making; confidence in ability to assess, diagnose, & treat critically ill patients; and manage all aspects of care from admission to transfer from the critical care service

• Participate in daily rounds with the Attending Intensivist Physician team, presenting 24-hour patient report

• Provide exceptional care of Medical Intensive Care Unit patients

Schedule:

• Full time, 1.0 fte

• 12-hour rotating day shifts with expectations for some weekends & holidays

• Also requires 2-3 overnight shifts per month, as well as flexibility w/ hours to provide for an appropriate level of patient care coverage

• Opportunities to pick up extra shifts

• Salaried/Exempt

Department/Division Highlights: 

• Join a welcoming, cohesive, collaborative, & dynamic team

• Serves as a Level I adult trauma center and regional referral hub, managing the sickest and most complex ICU patients in the region

• Specialized expertise across disciplines—cardiac, neuro, transplant, oncology, and infectious disease—supports comprehensive multidisciplinary care

• Equipped with advanced critical care technology, including continuous hemodynamic monitoring, ECMO capabilities, and integrated EHR & tele-ICU systems

• Recently renovated critical care spaces designed for efficiency, safety, & family-centered care

• Exposure to a broad spectrum of critical illnesses—from septic shock to complex postoperative and transplant cases—providing rich clinical learning experiences

• Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine | Medical College of Wisconsin  

Qualifications: 

Preferred Experience:  

• Previous inpatient, acute care, & critical care PA, NP, or RN experience strongly 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 Nurse/ Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner                                                         

• Wisconsin RN License  

• Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber License  

• Certification Requirements:

• ACLS

• BLS

• DEA

• Nurse Practitioner Certification from a nationally accredited professional nursing organization- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP (AGACNP) highly preferred

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Physician Assistant 

• Wisconsin Physician Assistant License 

• Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)             

• Certification Requirements:

• ACLS

• BLS

• DEA

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Medical College of Wisconsin

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the state’s only private medical school and health sciences graduate school. MCW consists of a School of Medicine with campuses in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Central Wisconsin, a School of Graduate Studies, and a School of Pharmacy. MCW is