Details
Open Date 07/07/2026
Requisition Number PRN45582B
Job Title PS Nurse Practitioner
Working Title PS Nurse Practitioner
Career Progression Track UGR
Track Level
FLSA Code Professional
Patient Sensitive Job Code? Yes
Standard Hours per Week 40-50
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Variable
Work Schedule Summary
VP Area U of U Health - Academics
Department 00239 - Pulmonary
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range 85,000
Close Date 10/09/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
Created in 2025, this Fellowship provides foundational training to prepare APPs for a career in critical and acute care medicine. The fellows participate in a year-long program in a supportive environment with ample autonomy, while caring for medically complex and critically ill patients. The program includes a diverse realm of clinical rotations, a robust didactic curriculum and opportunities to learn from skilled APPs, physicians, clinical pharmacists, nurses and other support staff.
The fellowship is within the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine with a focus on medical critical care. The bulk of time spent in the Medical ICU and Huntsman ICU (Heme/Onc). Our team consists of 22 APPs with varying experience levels who work alongside Intensivist Physicians.
Responsibilities
Clinical Curriculum
Clinical rotations include:
Didactic Curriculum
Monthly Critical Care APP Fellowship core lecture series
Monthly HICU / MICU APP group education meeting
Monthly HICU / MICU APP group journal club.
1 week “hospital Medicine boot camp” put on by the Hospital Medicine APC fellowship
Procedural and skills-based workshops to be assigned.
Additional opportunities: Weekly Physician Fellows conference, Weekly Pulmonary Grand Rounds, Daily informal MICU teaching
Required application materials
Completion of Application through the online University of Utah Portal
3 letters of recommendation
1 personal letter of intent
Utah State Licensure as NP or PA or ability to application planned/in progress
Minimum Qualifications
Required
Licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Utah.
Preferred
Certification in ACLS / BLS / NRP / ATLS may be required by your department or by privileging criteria.
Utah State prescriptive privileges.
Licensure is obtained by completing a Master’s degree in Nursing or equivalency (the only equivalency to the Master’s degree is current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner) and a National Certification which requires the successful completion of a nationally accredited examination.
UHPPM 1-56 requires that newly hired non-physician providers apply for credentialing and privileging at the time of hire.
This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
Disclaimer
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Preferences
Timeline and How to Apply
Interviews will be held in early summer with a fall (October/November) anticipated start date.
Two fellows will be selected annually
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
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This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
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