Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Cardiothoracic

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Cardiothoracic

Froedtert South Medical Group

Froedtert South has an exciting opportunity for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join Stephen Laga, M.D. The ideal candidate will provide inpatient management and have an outpatient practice in our growing cardiothoracic program. There will not be any surgery component to this role.

The Physician Assistant will direct patient care in the hospital and clinic setting, handle all aspects of treatment plans, review and evaluate test results and complete medical documentation under the supervision of Dr. Laga.

The Physician Assistant will have on-call responsibilities on a rotational basis, which will include responding to inpatient and outpatient inquiries and responding to the hospital to attend to inpatients. There will be no overnight call. When on-call, there will always be support from a Cardiothoracic Surgeon. 

Reasons you should work at Froedtert South as a Physician Assistant in Cardiothoracic Surgery:

• Work in a state-of-the-art Cardiothoracic Program
• Be part of a growing cardiac surgery program in one of the fastest growing communities in the country

Qualifications and Skills:

• Education:  Masters in Physician Assistant Studies or Master of Nurse Practitioner Studies or Doctor of Nurse Practitioner
• Training: Successful completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or successful completion of a master, post-master, or doctorate degree from an Adult Nurse Practitioner program accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education (CCNE)

• Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or successfully pass one of the national certification examinations consistent with the applicant's educational specialty and administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Certification
• License: Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Wisconsin current license to practice as a Registered Nurse and an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber in the State of Wisconsin

Froedtert South is a comprehensive regional healthcare system that has served southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois communities for more than 100 years. Froedtert South provides services primarily through the Froedtert Kenosha Hospital and the Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital and several other clinic locations.

Froedtert South is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Froedtert South does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.