NP/PA - Inpatient Cardiology - Wausau, Wisconsin

Aspirus Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our inpatient cardiology team at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin.

OPPORTUNITY:

• Full Time; 7 on/7off, 12-hour days
• 100% hospital based; no clinic work
• Average 20-40 patients a day; good mix of high acuity patients
• Standard procedures include cardioversions, stress tests, loop recorders, lung ultrasound, picc lines, and balloon pump removal
• CT surgery on site
• New grads with relevant experience will be considered

BENEFITS: Competitive benefits and generous compensation package including relocation assistance, student loan repayment program, annual CME allowance, and a sign-on bonus.

COMMUNITY: Discover the Greater Wausau Area

A vibrant, four-season community where career meets quality of life

Located in the heart of north-central Wisconsin, the Greater Wausau Area — including Wausau and its surrounding communities like Weston, Rib Mountain, and Mosinee — offers an outstanding quality of life. With a blend of urban amenities and natural beauty, the area delivers the lifestyle many professionals are seeking.

• Affordable Cost of Living – Enjoy a high standard of living with affordable housing, minimal traffic, and short commute times (average under 20 minutes).
• Safe, Friendly, and Engaged Communities – Great neighborhoods, excellent schools and a strong sense of connection and engaged local population.
• Year-round outdoor opportunities – Rib Mountain State Park & Granite Peak Ski Area, Wisconsin Riverfront & Whitewater Park, extensive trails & green spaces.
• Additional amenities –
  • Boutique shopping and farmers markets, plus major retailers for convenience
  • Live performances, concerts, and local festivals
  • Local restaurants, craft breweries, and cozy cafés

Aspirus Cardiology is a large, single specialty cardiology group covering central and northern Wisconsin, as well as the upper peninsula of Michigan. For 30 years, the group has consistently provided state-of-the-art, patient focused cardiovascular services for the region.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the only hospital in the United States that has been selected as a Watson Health Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital for 7 consecutive years in a  row!

• Using the latest diagnostic and surgical innovations, Aspirus Heart & Vascular provides complete cardiovascular care, including:

  • Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) and Heart Rhythm Treatment
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Cardiology
  • Chronic Total Occlusion Treatment
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Beating-heart surgery
  • Cardiac Rehab
  • Aspirus Research Institute - Clinical Research
  • Vascular Surgery

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is licensed for 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits.

Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women’s health, and spine and neurological care.

In January 2019, Aspirus Wausau Hospital opened an eight-bed Clinical Decision Unit (CDU). The new unit aims to improve patient length-of-stay for observation and ambulatory patients throughout the hospital. 

The hospital is continually recognized nationally for the level of care it provides. Aspirus Wausau Hospital has earned high quality ratings or awards from prominent quality agencies such as HealthGrades, Thomson Reuters, Truven Health, Becker’s Hospital Review, Mission: Lifeline® and U.S. News & World Report.

Aspirus Health serves communities throughout northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

• We operate 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations, and provide home health services, hospice care, and air-medical transport.
• We employ nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
• We are committed to being economically, socially, and environmentally responsible.
• We are a non-profit health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin.
• We are dedicated to delivering high-quality care to rural communities.