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University Health Services (UHS) provides care across multiple clinics: Primary Care Clinic, Lakeshore Walk-in Clinic, Gynecology, Sexual Health, Travel Medicine, and Community Health. This position provides 100% direct clinical care to the UW student population and will operate mainly in the Primary Care and Lakeshore Clinics. The Physician Assistant will report to an Advance Practice Professional (APP) Supervisor.

-Assesses, diagnoses, and treats illnesses, and manages chronic health problems
-Develops, implements, collects data, and evaluates health care services as directed by individual
care plans
-Develops individualized care plans based on medical assessments in accordance with medical best
practices and established rules and regulations
-Educates patients and their support systems on how to manage conditions and to promote the
health and well-being of patients and those around them
-May provide expertise, training, and guidance to the community, peers, and/or students
-Collaborate with other advance practice professionals, physicians, nurses, nurse care managers,
mental health professionals, dieticians and other health care staff in the care of student patients.
-Maintain timely electronic medical records.
-In addition to providing care in the main Primary Care Clinic and the Lakeshore Walk-in Clinic,
responsibilities may also include, after appropriate training, providing care in Gynecology, Sexual
Health, Travel Medicine and Community Health.

Additional opportunities
-Participate in UHS committees and workgroups as requested
-Represent UHS at meetings, organizations or in liaison relationships within UHS and throughout the UW-Madison campus as assigned by director
-Participate in the development and delivery of programs to meet the needs of a college population.

• 40% Assesses, diagnoses, and treats illnesses, and manages chronic health problems
• 15% Develops, implements, collects data, and evaluates health care services as directed by individual care plans
• 20% Develops individualized care plans based on medical assessments in accordance with medical best practices and established rules and regulations
• 15% Educates patients and their support systems on how to manage conditions and to promote the health and well-being of patients and those around them
• 10% May provide expertise, training, and guidance to the community, peers, and/or students

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Required
Bachelor's Degree
Graduation from a Physician Assistant Program and Certification as a PA

Preferred
Master's Degree

University Health Services is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our primary care team. As a member of our team, you will play a critical role in providing exceptional patient care and support for the student population at UW-Madison.

Qualifications:
Required:
--Minimum of 2 years clinical experience working as Physician Assistant(PA) post training in an
outpatient setting (Family medicine, Internal medicine, Urgent Care, ER)

--Experience in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up for common medical issues seen in college health.

Preferred experience includes:
--Office procedures such as suturing, splinting, incision, and drainage, skin biopsy, cyst excision and cryotherapy

--Gynecology experience with office procedures such as obtaining pap smears, insertion, and removal of intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants;

--Or wiliness to learn procedures

Required:
PA - Physician Assistant License
Licensed in the State of Wisconsin or able to obtain license prior to start date
BCLS - Basic Life Support 

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $92,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

UHS is part of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by the vice chancellor for student affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.

Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with job #289041; Having two job postings allows University Health Services to consider candidates with either Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner credentials for this position.

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. You will be required to log in or create an account to continue. Please upload a cover letter and resume to apply. You will also be asked to provide the contact information for three professional references, one of which should be a current or former supervisor.

The deadline for assuring full consideration is November 22, 2023. However, this position will remain open and applications may be considered until this position is filled.

Karin Butikofer
karin.butikofer@wisc.edu
608-890-2860
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Physician Assistant(HS036)

A57-UNIV HEALTH SERVICES/CL SVCS/PRIMARY CARE

Academic Staff-Renewable

288914-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.