Advanced Practice Provider Manager of Transplant Surgery in Milwaukee, WI

Position Summary:

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin (F&MCW) seeks an experienced NP or PA to serve as APP Manager - Transplant Surgery. This role provides clinical, operational, and strategic leadership for APPs across inpatient transplant services, the Transplant ICU (TICU), consult teams, and ambulatory clinics. The manager works within a triad leadership model to support clinical excellence, program growth, workforce development, and patient safety across multi?organ transplant programs, including liver, kidney, and pancreas. The position includes ongoing clinical practice with high?acuity transplant patients.

Position Highlights:

• Lead and develop a high?performing APP team in a nationally recognized transplant program.

• Provide care in high?acuity settings including TICU and multidisciplinary teams.

• Oversee APP recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance.

• Foster engagement, retention, and professional growth.

• Mentor APPs in transplant?specific competencies.

• Collaborate with transplant surgeons, physicians, intensivists, and APPs across adult and pediatric programs.

• Support quality, operational efficiency, and program expansion.

• Participate in education, research, and quality improvement.

Schedule:

• Full-time (1.0 FTE)

• Anticipated 70% clinical effort and 30% administrative effort

Qualifications:

Preferred Experience: Minimum 3 years of APP experience. Preference for critical care, surgical inpatient, or transplant experience but not required. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Advanced Practice Nurse: Masters Degree or higher in Nursing from a nationally accredited organization.

• Physician Assistant: Bachelors Degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies from an ARC-PA-accredited organization.

• Advanced Practice Nurse/ Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner                                                       

  • Wisconsin RN License 

  • Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber License 

  • Certification Requirements:

    • American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

    • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

    • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) required within 6 months of start date

  • DEA registration

  • Nurse Practitioner Certification from a nationally accredited professional nursing organization

    • Acute care nurse practitioner preferred.

    • Will consider FNP or adult care with 2 or more years' experience on Inpatient service or ICU.   

• Physician Assistant

  • Wisconsin Physician Assistant License

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

  • Certification Requirements:

    • American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

    • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

    • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) required within 6 months of start date

  • DEA registration