APP Inpatient 1

Position Description:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Inpatient Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our multidisciplinary Birth Center team. This position plays a vital role in supporting our obstetricians and interdisciplinary staff by managing antepartum and postpartum inpatients, contributing to timely clinical care delivery, and promoting optimal patient outcomes within an academic teaching hospital environment.

Location: Froedtert Hospital

Supervising / Collaborating Physician: Medical Director & APP Manager

Workweek: Scheduling flexibility required to provide for an appropriate level of patient care coverage. May require evening or weekend hours in the future based on business needs. Monday- Friday, 7:00a-5:00p

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive clinical management and evaluation of antepartum and postpartum inpatients in collaboration with attending obstetricians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists.
• Assist with triage evaluations, labor and delivery management, and emergent obstetric care as part of a team approach.
• Support physician providers by managing routine, non-surgical obstetric care tasks to enhance clinical efficiency.
• Facilitate timely patient discharges and reduce care delays through proactive coordination.
• Ensure adherence to evidence-based obstetric protocols and evolving standards of care consistent with MCW's academic and clinical mission.
• Respond promptly to patient care concerns, enhancing safety and quality outcomes.
• Participate actively in quality improvement projects, interdisciplinary rounds, and educational activities.
• Contribute to efforts addressing provider workload, fatigue, and burnout to foster a sustainable clinical environment
• Perform newborn circumcision and other minor procedures as needed
• Perform other duties as needed as part of the team in the Birth Center

Job Dimensions:

Collegiality

• Exhibit confidentiality, honesty, and actions that build trust and strengthen relationships. Listen to others and effectively communicate in a clear and concise manner through written and verbal communication. Demonstrate respect and commitment to the values of diversity and equity; seek out and incorporate diverse perspectives into decision making.
• Exhibit initiative and ingenuity by taking ownership of tasks to proactively improve services, avoid problems, or develop opportunities. Generate novel and valuable ideas to impact missions. Identify and implement new methods to increase efficiency and quality.
• Participate in design, development and/or evaluation of instructional materials, methods, courses or programs. Seek out mentorship and learning opportunities. Develop and maintain professional affiliations.
• Resourceful in deviating from the routine; adapt behaviors, priorities and work methods to meet needs of others. Support transformational change to achieve institutional vision and strategies.
• Demonstrate logical, rational, and objective decision making. Use analysis, experience and logic to solve problems and offer solutions and suggestions that are effective in addressing problems. Show reliability and accountability in the successful completion of all work.
• Be an active and thoughtful participant in institutional initiatives, meetings and committee work. Conserve resources and use in an efficient and cost effective manner across all MCW missions. Look for ways to improve and promote quality within area of influence.

Collegiality

• Exhibit confidentiality, honesty, and actions that build trust and strengthen relationships.
• Listen to others and effectively communicate in a clear and concise manner through written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrate respect and commitment to the values of diversity and equity; seek out and incorporate diverse perspectives into decision making.

Excellence & Creativity

• Exhibit initiative and ingenuity by taking ownership of tasks to proactively improve services, avoid problems, or develop opportunities.
• Generate novel and valuable ideas to impact missions. Identify and implement new methods to increase efficiency and quality.

Education & Development

• Participate in design, development and/or evaluation of instructional materials, methods, courses or programs.
• Seek out mentorship and learning opportunities. Develop and maintain professional affiliations.

Agility

• Resourceful in deviating from the routine; adapt behaviors, priorities and work methods to meet needs of others. Support transformational change to achieve institutional vision and strategies.

Dependability & Judgment

• Demonstrate logical, rational, and objective decision making. Use analysis, experience and logic to solve problems and offer solutions and suggestions that are effective in addressing problems. Show reliability and accountability in the successful completion of all work.

Stewardship & Institutional Citizenship

• Be an active and thoughtful participant in institutional initiatives, meetings and committee work. Conserve resources and use in an efficient and cost effective manner across all MCW missions. Look for ways to improve and promote quality within area of influence.

Qualifications:

• Licensed Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) with certification and clinical experience in obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, or related fields preferred.
• Active licensure in the state of Wisconsin.
• Strong clinical acumen with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-acuity academic hospital setting.
• Commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, patient-centered care, and continuous learning.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in quality improvement and academic initiatives is highly desirable.

Why Work at MCW?

• Join a nationally recognized academic medical center renowned for innovative maternal-fetal care and research.
• Collaborate with leading experts in obstetrics, neonatology, and women's health.
• Engage in a supportive environment emphasizing professional development, education, and cutting-edge clinical practice.
• Impact patient safety and outcomes while promoting provider wellness in a growing, high-volume Birth Center.
• Benefit from comprehensive resources and infrastructure dedicated to advancing healthcare excellence.

Preferred Schedule:

Position Requirements:

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination


The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

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