Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – Neuroscience ICU

Madison, Wisconsin

Come provide care to adults with serious neurological illnesses in our Neuroscience ICU. UW Health is an academic medical center.

Posted May 28

Shift and hours: Mainly days with rotating nights (3-5 shifts per 6 week period) · 12, 16 hour shifts
Unit and setting: Neuroscience ICU · Hospital Come provide care to adults with serious neurological illnesses in our Neuroscience ICU.adults with serious neurological illnesses
License: NP license Active RN and APRN license in State of WisconsinActive RN and APRN license
Term: Permanent 100% FTE

Do you qualify?

License: Active RN and APRN license Active RN and APRN license in State of Wisconsin Check your license
License: Active PA license Active PA license in State of Wisconsin Check your license
License: Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire All Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant applicants must have: Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire.
Certification: Active NP board certification in Acute Care only (Adult or Adult/Gerontology only with previous ICU experience) Active board certification as a NP in Acute Care only (Adult or Adult/Gerontology will be considered only if previous ICU experience).
Certification: Active PA board certification Active PA board certification.
Education: Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from accredited Nursing Program (Nurse Practitioner) If Nurse Practitioner: Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from accredited Nursing Program.
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from accredited PA Program (Physician Assistant) If Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from accredited PA Program.

Preferred

Experience: Experience or interest in NSICU, acute care, neuro critical care, surgical ICU, or medical ICU Advanced practice providers with experience or an interest in Neuroscience ICU (NSICU), acute care, neuro critical care, surgical ICU, and medical ICU would succeed on this team.

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What it pays

Night differential: Includes additional compensation for night and weekend hours. Includes additional compensation for night and weekend hours.
Extra pay: Additional compensation for night and weekend hoursWorking night and weekend hours

Benefits

BenefitsHealth and dental insuranceAn excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
BenefitsPaid time off
BenefitsRetirement plans
BenefitsTwo-week paid parental leave
BenefitsAdoption assistance
BenefitsOptions for a variety of schedules and shiftsOptions for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.

More benefits (4)

BenefitsAccess to Wellness Options at WorkAccess to UW Health’s Wellness Options at Work that support employee/family well-being.
BenefitsTuition benefits eligibility for coursework tied to career advancementTuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
Tuition benefits eligibility
Wellness Options at Work

The role and schedule

Day to day: Collaborate with faculty, residents, fellows, surgeons, and nursing staff to provide on-going patient care and management Collaborate with faculty, residents, fellows, surgeons, and nursing staff to provide on-going patient care and management.
Day to day: Provide medical and perioperative care during critical illness with Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care and Neurology Partner with a larger team including Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care and Neurology to provide medical and perioperative care during critical illness.
Day to day: Perform routine clinical procedures independently within practice agreements and scope of practice Perform routine clinical procedures independently as outlined in practice agreements/scope of practice.
Hours stated: 100% FTE, Mainly days with rotating nights (3-5 shifts per 6 week period) and 1:6 weekends (12, 16 hour shifts). Includes additional compensation for night and weekend hours.
Weekends: 1:6 weekends
Details: APP leadership structure: all APPs report to the Department of Advanced Practice, led by advanced practice providers UW Health supports a unique APP leadership structure in which all APPs report to the Department of Advanced Practice, led by advanced practice providers.

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Work Schedule

100% FTE, Mainly days with rotating nights (3-5 shifts per 6 week period) and 1:6 weekends (12

16 hour shifts). Includes additional compensation for night and weekend hours.

Be part of something remarkable. Come provide care to adults with serious neurological illnesses in our Neuroscience ICU. At UW Health – an academic medical center and Joint Commission accredited Comprehensive Stroke Program – you will treat the most complex trauma and stroke cases in the state.

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Collaborate with faculty, residents, fellows, surgeons, and nursing staff to provide on-going patient care and management. Partner with a larger team including Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care and Neurology to provide medical and perioperative care during critical illness. Perform routine clinical procedures independently as outlined in practice agreements/scope of practice.

UW Health’s Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Advisory Council ensures that your voices are heard. This unique advisory council serves to promote, support, advocate and advise on APP practice and provide expertise and counsel on APP roles across the organization. UW Health is committed to recognizing our advanced practice providers for their outstanding commitment and service to our patients and their profession.

There are routine employee recognition and appreciation activities to participate in throughout the year. UW Health supports a unique APP leadership structure in which all APPs report to the Department of Advanced Practice, led by advanced practice providers. These leaders advocate for advanced practice providers amongst UW Health administrators.

Advanced practice providers with experience or an interest in Neuroscience ICU (NSICU), acute care, neuro critical care, surgical ICU, and medical ICU would succeed on this team. Hear more about working on the Neuroscience ICU team.

At UW Health, you will have

An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance. Access to UW Health’s Wellness Options at Work that support employee/family well-being. Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.

Education

Minimum – If Nurse Practitioner: Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from accredited Nursing Program. If Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from accredited PA Program.

Licenses and Certifications

Minimum -

If Nurse Practitioner

Active RN and APRN license in State of Wisconsin Active board certification as a NP in Acute Care only (Adult or Adult/Gerontology will be considered only if previous ICU experience).

If Physician Assistant

Active PA license in State of Wisconsin Active PA board certification. All Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant applicants must have: Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire.

Our commitment to Social Impact and Belonging

UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers. Not from the Madison, WI area? UW Health and Madison make for one awesome combination.

Wisconsin and the Greater Madison area are welcoming, highly desirable places to live, work and raise a family. Whatever your passion — from biking to great food to quality education — we have it in great supply. Learn more about our beautiful capital city.

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What's around it?

In Madison, WI

Madison, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% below the US average

Median rent: $1,413/mo
Household income: $78,050/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Madison, WI

NeighborhoodsRecent grads and young professionals on Reddit often look at East Washington Avenue and blocks right by the Capitol, plus East Side pockets that stay cheaper than the near-east even as they gentrify; Sun Prairie comes up as a cheaper bedroom-community commute. Extra Space’s 2026 roundup flags Hill Farms-University as the in-city budget option (median home $274,000, median rent $708), Marquette for historic charm and lakeside recreation ($298,833 / $1,186), Vilas near UW–Madison ($393,950 / $1,475), and Dudgeon-Monroe as a tree-lined mix of families and young pros with more than a mile and a half of Monroe Street shops ($423,567 / $1,287). Families are frequently pointed toward suburbs Verona, Middleton, and Waunakee.

Recent grads and young professionals on Reddit often look at East Washington Avenue and blocks right by the Capitol, plus East Side pockets that stay cheaper than the near-east even as they gentrify; Sun Prairie comes up as a cheaper bedroom-community commute. Extra Space’s 2026 roundup flags Hill Farms-University as the in-city budget option (median home $274,000, median rent $708), Marquette for historic charm and lakeside recreation ($298,833 / $1,186), Vilas near UW–Madison ($393,950 / $1,475), and Dudgeon-Monroe as a tree-lined mix of families and young pros with more than a mile and a half of Monroe Street shops ($423,567 / $1,287).

Families are frequently pointed toward suburbs Verona, Middleton, and Waunakee.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: facebook.com

Getting aroundU.S. News puts the typical Madison commute at about 18.31 minutes. Metro Transit’s Rapid Route A BRT runs east-west from the Sun Prairie Park and Ride to Junction Road with 15-minute weekday service until 8:00 p.m. and 15-minute Saturday service until 7:00 p.m.; Routes B and F also board along that corridor, so a home near a BRT station can feel closer than the map suggests. Redfin scores transit 35/100 and flags limited, inconsistent buses especially in the suburbs, so most nurses will still want a car. The west side holds about 33,000 residents and more than 23,000 jobs concentrated around University Research Park; UW Hospital and Clinics is the named major healthcare hub. Hospital parking and shift-specific routes are not covered in these sources.

U.S. News puts the typical Madison commute at about 18.31 minutes. Metro Transit’s Rapid Route A BRT runs east-west from the Sun Prairie Park and Ride to Junction Road with 15-minute weekday service until 8:00 p.m. and 15-minute Saturday service until 7:00 p.m.; Routes B and F also board along that corridor, so a home near a BRT station can feel closer than the map suggests.

Redfin scores transit 35/100 and flags limited, inconsistent buses especially in the suburbs, so most nurses will still want a car. The west side holds about 33,000 residents and more than 23,000 jobs concentrated around University Research Park; UW Hospital and Clinics is the named major healthcare hub.

Hospital parking and shift-specific routes are not covered in these sources.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: susansuttonhomes.com Source 3: redfin.com Source 4: apartmentguide.com

OutdoorsMadison sits between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona among five area lakes, with 307 parks, a free Henry Vilas Zoo, and more than 200 miles of biking and hiking trails including the Capital City State Trail. Named greenspaces include Olbrich Park and Hillington Green Park in Dudgeon-Monroe; residents kayak, fish, boat, and paddleboard the lakes, and state parks sit within about an hour’s drive. Winters shut down much of this, but summers turn the lakes, beer gardens, and trail network into daily life rather than weekend trips.

Madison sits between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona among five area lakes, with 307 parks, a free Henry Vilas Zoo, and more than 200 miles of biking and hiking trails including the Capital City State Trail. Named greenspaces include Olbrich Park and Hillington Green Park in Dudgeon-Monroe; residents kayak, fish, boat, and paddleboard the lakes, and state parks sit within about an hour’s drive.

Winters shut down much of this, but summers turn the lakes, beer gardens, and trail network into daily life rather than weekend trips.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitmadison.com Source 2: redfin.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: apartmentguide.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Living in Madison

Madison is a mid-size capital and Big Ten town squeezed between Lakes Mendota and Monona, with 307 parks, 200-plus miles of trails, a free Henry Vilas Zoo, and the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. Nurses get UW Hospital and Clinics plus west-side jobs at University Research Park; typical commute is about 18 minutes, but Rapid Route A is the only frequent BRT spine and Transit Score is 35, so most still drive. Young professionals land on the East Side, East Wash, and near the Capitol; Hill Farms-University is the budget in-city option, Dudgeon-Monroe and Vilas cost more near Monroe Street and campus. Food is a genuine draw—The Old Fashioned, Graze, State Street Brats, Olbrich Biergarten, and a thick brewery circuit. Locals are blunt about tradeoffs: winters can run November through March, listings hit about $486k in 2026, diversity is limited, and this is not a big city. If you bike, boat, and can handle a long winter, daily quality of life is the pitch.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: visitmadison.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: susansuttonhomes.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: redfin.com Source 6: concoursehotel.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: thehonestlocal.com

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What's around it?

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Madison, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.