Job Description

UW Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Outpatient Primary Care for a job in FITCHBURG, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Primary Care
• Discipline: Nurse Practitioner
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Work Schedule: 

100% FTE, 5 days/week: Monday – Friday. 

Be part of something remarkable

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

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant  to:

• Provide comprehensive primary care and annual wellness visits to both well and ill geriatric patients in an outpatient setting 
• Focus on areas of primary care, delirium, dementia, capacity evaluations, complex social and caregiver situations, mood disorders, and polypharmacy.
• Perform geriatric care routine visits according to Medicare requirements and acute visits.
• Provide care coordination, collaboration and communication with: PCP, patient, families and nursing home staff and other health care professionals.

Education:
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 NP in area of clinical practice. These may include the following: Adult/Gerontology Acute Care; Adult/Gerontology Primary Care; or Gerontology.

If Physician Assistant*:

• Active PA license, including prescriptive authority, in state(s) of practice AND
• Active PA board certification

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

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

UW Health is committed to being a diverse, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Our integrity shines through in patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged. EOE, including disability/veterans.

UW Health Clinics - our physicians and staff are dedicated to providing an exceptional patient and family experience by delivering the highest quality of care in a compassionate environment. With more than 80 primary and specialty care clinics located throughout Dane County and the surrounding areas, we are proud to have the opportunity to impact the communities we serve.

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UW Health Job ID #35919. Posted job title: Nurse Practitioner – Outpatient Geriatrics Primary Care

About UW Health

UW Health is an integrated academic health system that is home to the No. 1 hospital in Wisconsin (for the 13th year in a row) as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. We’re made up of six main hospitals, one JOA partner hospital in Madison and two hospitals located within the main hospital in Illinois. We also have more than 90 clinics across Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

UW Health cares for more than 800,000 patients each year and employs more than 24,000 people — one of the region’s largest employers. Many of our 1,800 physicians are faculty members at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, one of the nation’s highly regarded medical schools.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Vision benefits
• Continuing Education
• Sick pay
• Dental benefits
• Life insurance
• Discount program
• Pet insurance
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Medical benefits

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