Advanced Practice Provider General Surgery

About the Role

As a General Surgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in General Surgery, you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and an excellent patient experience. In this role, you will support a multidisciplinary surgical team across inpatient, outpatient, and operative settings, assisting in the OR, rounding on hospitalized patients, and managing post-operative care in the clinic. You will collaborate closely with surgeons and other APPs to deliver comprehensive care for general surgery patients.

• Practice at LDS Hospital
• Full-time schedule with an anticipated 4x10 structure (four 10-hour shifts per week) with no call or weekend responsibilities expected
• Collaborate with a large, multidisciplinary surgical team, including subspecialists in breast, bariatric, and advanced abdominal surgery, supported by an established APP group and clinical staff
• Care for patients across the surgical continuum, including OR support, inpatient rounding, and outpatient clinic with exposure to common general surgery conditions such as gallbladder disease and hernias

Responsibilities

• Support a multidisciplinary surgical team in inpatient, outpatient, and operative settings
• Assist in the operating room (OR)
• Round on hospitalized patients
• Manage post-operative care in the clinic

Requirements

• APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program
• AANP, ANCC, or AAPA certification
• Active, unobstructed Utah license, or the ability to obtain one
• BLS and DEA certification
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process
• Demonstrated interest in surgery or procedural care during training or prior experience
• Exposure to inpatient or hospital-based care settings during training or prior experience
• Ability to support care across inpatient, outpatient, and procedural environments

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in the operating room, including surgical rotations or prior OR-based role
• Exposure to general surgery cases (procedures and post-operative care)
• Experience with basic procedural skills such as suturing or wound care
• Background in acute care settings
• Familiarity with perioperative patient care and surgical workflow

Benefits

We care about your well-being, which is why we provide our caregivers with a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer:

• Paid time off
• License reimbursement
• Malpractice insurance coverage
• Annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development

Pay

The hourly range for this position is $57.33 - $88.47. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

Schedule

Full-time, 40 scheduled weekly hours with an anticipated 4x10 structure (four 10-hour shifts per week).

About Us

Intermountain Health is 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, 400 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across six states in the Mountain West. Our value statements reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, guiding how we treat each other, make decisions, and deliver on our promise of what people can expect from us.

Intermountain Health was recently recognized by the American Medical Association’s Joy in Medicine award for our commitment to physician well-being. We also received the Lorna Breen Wellbeing First Champion award.

Location

This role is based at Intermountain Health LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City offers a distinctive lifestyle defined by outdoor recreation, cultural vitality, and a strong academic presence. It is located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, within an hour’s drive of nine world-renowned ski resorts and within a day’s drive of five national parks. The city hosts numerous cultural and sporting events, including performances by the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, and Pioneer Theater Company, as well as professional sports teams like the NBA’s Jazz, ECHL Utah Grizzlies hockey, the Salt Lake Bees (triple-A baseball), and Real Salt Lake City (major league soccer). The University of Utah is also located in Salt Lake City.