Advanced Practice Provider Pediatric Emergency Medicine

About the role

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, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.” Our APPs—certified nurse practitioners or physician assistants—provide high-quality, team-based emergency care at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City and the Miller Campus in Lehi, Utah.

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 acuities—from 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package covering programs for wellness (living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged).
• Paid time off.
• License reimbursement.
• Malpractice insurance coverage.
• Quality incentives.
• Annual CME allowance for continuous growth and development.

Pay

Hourly range: $57.33 – $88.47 (actual rate dependent upon experience).

Schedule

Rotating 9-hour shifts (8 am–5 pm, 3 pm–midnight, or 5 pm–2 am), including weekends and holidays. Scheduled weekly hours: 40.

About us

Intermountain Health is a model health system providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. 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. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology for better clinical patient outcomes.