Pediatric Trauma Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
About the role
This Fellowship is a 12-month opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to obtain invaluable education and clinical experience in trauma and acute surgical care at Primary Children’s Hospital, a level I trauma center located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Responsibilities
- Managing trauma/general surgery patients on the floor and in the PICU
- Leading trauma resuscitations and massive transfusions in the trauma bay/OR/PICU/floor
- Completing Emergency Department consultations
- Assisting in the operating room on occasion
- Rotating through Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, Radiology, Pharmacy, and outpatient subspecialty clinics
- Participating in didactic and clinical competencies
- Conducting a clinical research project culminating in a presentation and abstract for publication
- Functioning under the medical supervision of advanced practice providers and physicians on their respective rotations, gaining independence as the year progresses
- Engaging in overnight call shifts to offer ample clinical experience and high acuity patient exposure
Requirements
- Current state license as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) at time of program start
- 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
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers
- Current ACLS Certification
- Other certification as required (e.g. TNCC, NRP)
- Masters degree or higher preferred
Qualifications
- Current state license as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner
- OR
- Current state license as a Physician Assistant
- Certification from a recognized certifying organization such as the National Commission of Physician Assistants
- Applicable experience as defined by position leadership
Skills
The ideal candidates for this position will demonstrate a unique passion for pediatric trauma and general surgery, possess a strong work ethic and self-driven approach to learning, and be capable of becoming a leader who advances the role of APPs in this field.
Benefits
Benefits eligible. Details available upon request.
Pay
Base Annual Salary: $79,851.20
Schedule
Rotating depending on which service you are following. Combination of days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Expected to work 48-60+ hours per week depending on which service they are with.
Department
Primary Children’s Hospital
Posting specifics
Anticipated start dates: December/January 2026/2027; pending credentialing process
Application Process
This application cycle will serve for selection for winter start dates. Materials must be received no later than July 25, 2026 for your application to be considered.
Minimum Requirements
- Current state license as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) at time of program start
- 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
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers
- Current ACLS Certification
- Other certification as required (e.g. TNCC, NRP)
- Masters degree or higher preferred
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
- Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
- Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
- This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items
- Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period
Location
Intermountain Health Primary Children's Hospital
Work City
Salt Lake City
Work State
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Department
Primary Children’s Hospital
Posting specifics
Anticipated start dates: December/January 2026/2027; pending credentialing process
Application Process
This application cycle will serve for selection for winter start dates. Materials must be received no later than July 25, 2026 for your application to be considered.
Minimum Requirements
- Current state license as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) at time of program start
- 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
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers
- Current ACLS Certification
- Other certification as required (e.g. TNCC, NRP)
- Masters degree or higher preferred
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
- Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
- Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
- This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items
- Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period
Location
Intermountain Health Primary Children's Hospital
Work City
Salt Lake City
Work State
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Department
Primary Children’s Hospital
Posting specifics
Anticipated start dates: December/January 2026/2027; pending credentialing process
Application Process
This application cycle will serve for selection for winter start dates. Materials must be received no later than July 25, 2026 for your application to be considered.
Minimum Requirements
- Current state license as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) at time of program start
- 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
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers
- Current ACLS Certification
- Other certification as required (e.g. TNCC, NRP)
- Masters degree or higher preferred
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
- Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
- Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
- This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items
- Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period
Location
Intermountain Health Primary Children's Hospital
Work City
Salt Lake City
Work State
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Department
Primary Children’s Hospital
Posting specifics
Anticipated start dates: December/January 2026/2027; pending credentialing process
Application Process
This application cycle will serve for selection for winter start dates. Materials must be received no later than July 25, 2026 for your application to be considered.
Minimum Requirements
- Current state license as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) at time of program start
- 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
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers
- Current ACLS Certification
- Other certification as required (e.g. TNCC, NRP)
- Masters degree or higher preferred