APP Outpatient - Transplant

Position Description:

The Department of Surgery- Division of Transplant Surgery is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work as part of a multidisciplinary health care team, providing a broad range of outpatient services to patients of the Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin (F&MCW) Transplant Service Line. The Division is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for focus on the management of pre- and post-transplant patients within the Adult Kidney/Pancreas and Liver Programs.

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.

In this role you will:

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary health care teams in diagnosis and treatment of Kidney/Pancreas and Liver Program patients as a member of the Transplant Surgery team.
• Manage the transplant population including evaluations and preoperative care, as well as follow-up postoperative care and coordination of on-going care.
• Develop expertise in cross continuum care management and treatment interventions specific to this patient population.
• Educate patients and families on preoperative and postoperative care.
• Facilitate and communicate with patient, family, and other care organizations to promote continuity across the continuum of care.
• Evaluate quality outcomes for the patients under the care of transplant surgery care teams through participation in the development of quality indicators and outcomes.
• Collaborate with other consultative care teams and the primary team in the management of Kidney and Liver diseases.

Core Advanced Practice Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive histories and physical exams, identifies normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive, and psychosocial status.
• Order, perform, and interpret screening and diagnostic procedures and tests, and appropriately communicate and document information.
• Develop pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans.
• Monitor effectiveness of plan of care
• Perform procedures as trained and appropriately credentialed.
• Document within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and complete other necessary documents.
• Collaborate and/or consult physicians and other health care providers as appropriate.
• Educate, counsel, and assist patients and families regarding current health problems, health maintenance activities and preventive behaviors.
• Attend required training and meet key regulatory requirements, including those of the privileging institution, CMS, and the Joint Commission.
• Acquire information on the most current development and trends in the professional field through educational programs, in-services, professional associates, and current literature.

Preferred Schedule:

Position Requirements:

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