Nephrologist - Wausau, Wisconsin

Aspirus Health is seeking a new or experienced Nephrologist to join our health system in central and northcentral Wisconsin. With a solid primary care referral base, you will be able to build a strong and busy practice in a short period of time 

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• Join a growing and supportive team of 3 Nephrologists and 2 APC Providers
• Call rotation 1:3
• Split time between multiple dialysis and Nephrology clinics in Wausau and surrounding areas, as well as Aspirus Wausau Hospital
• There is amazing and reliable collaboration between our dialysis and nephrology teams
• Outreach locations are within an hour of our centralized location in Wausau, Wisconsin
• New graduates and experienced physicians are encouraged to apply
• Aspirus Wausau hospital is licensed for 325 beds  

SYSTEM and AREA HIGHLIGHTS:

• Aspirus Nephrology is part of the Aspirus Health system of 17 hospitals and 75 clinics throughout Central and Northcentral Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan
• Aspirus Medford Hospital’s Kidney Care Center recently received the 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program award, again, for 2022
• Wausau, Wisconsin, and the surrounding area have a huge assortment of activities to take part in, throughout the year, including snowmobiling, skiing, fishing, hiking, kayaking, festivals, farmer’s markets, theater, and a thriving art scene 

SYSTEM BENEFITS: Standard benefits including relocation assistance, CME support, and the potential for a fellowship stipend, loan repayment, and a signing bonus

We heal people, promote health, and strengthen communities

• Aspirus Health serves communities throughout upper Michigan and Wisconsin with 17 hospitals, 75 clinics, home health, hospice care, air-medical transport, and a broad network of physicians.
• Aspirus Health is committed to being economically, socially, and environmentally responsible.
• Non-profit health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin.
• Dedicated to delivering high-quality care to rural communities.

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.