Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics

We seek a skilled clinician who thrives in a fast-paced setting and provides compassionate, evidence-based care to diverse pediatric patients. When you join us, youll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible.

About this role:

Our APPscertified nurse practitioners or physician assistantsprovide high-quality, team-based emergency care at Primary Childrens Hospital in Salt Lake City and the Miller Campus in Lehi, Utah.

Key Responsibilities & Duties include clinical practice & patient care, collaboration & multidisciplinary integration, department throughput & quality, and communication & advocacy.

Your Responsibilities

• Assessment and Diagnosis: Obtain comprehensive histories and perform rapid psychiatric or physical assessments and exams.
• Diagnostics: Order and interpret imaging, laboratory work, and other tests.
• Treatment: Develop and implement care plans and prescribe medications for acute pediatric illnesses and injuries.
• Procedures: Perform pediatric emergency procedures, including suturing, foreign body removal, and abscess drainage.
• Interdisciplinary Care: Practice at the top of license under attending physician direction, caring for neonates through adolescents across all acuitiesfrom triage to trauma, observation, and resuscitation. Collaborate with pediatric emergency physicians, pediatricians, nurses, respiratory therapists, child life specialists, and social workers.
• Care Coordination: Ensure consistent care across both campuses; serve as a primary contact for patient education, test results, admissions, and discharge guidance.
• ED Throughput: Coordinate timely evaluation, treatment, and disposition to reduce wait times and length of stay.
• Quality Improvement: Participate in quality assurance, peer and morbidity/mortality (QuIPS) reviews, and clinical guideline development.
• Family-Centered Care: Clearly and compassionately explain diagnoses, emergency treatment, and discharge instructions to patients and families.
  

Clinical Schedule: Rotating 9-hour shifts (8am-5pm, 3pm-midnight, or 5pm-2am), including weekends and holidays.

How we'll support you:

We care about your well-being which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, quality incentives, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development.

What youll bring:

• Current state license as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA).
• National Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Eligible for State Controlled Substance License II through V.
• Eligible for Federal DEA Certificate II through V.
• BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Preferred: Prior Pediatric APP experience
  

About us:

Intermountain Healthis a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven states in the mountain west.

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain.

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes