Pediatric Critical Care APP

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 87,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Paid time off

License reimbursement

Malpractice insurance coverage

Annual CME allowance

Job summary

Intermountain Health seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in Pediatric Critical Care to deliver world-class care to neonates through young adults in our Pediatric ICU at Primary Children’s Hospital Salt Lake City and Lehi, Utah.

You’ll work with intensivists, surgeons, and a multidisciplinary team, leading care plans, performing high-acuity procedures such as ECMO, intubations, and chest tubes, with a rotating 12-hour shift schedule and relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Current state license as APRN or PA.
• Utah license for controlled substances required.
• DEA registration and BLS/PALS certifications desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement care plans for pediatric critical care patients.
• Perform high-acuity procedures (ECMO, intubations, chest tubes, other devices).
• Manage complex, rapidly evolving clinical situations with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

APRN licensure

PA licensure

Nurse Practitioner certification

Physician Assistant certification

BLS Certification

PALS certification

Education

Utah State Controlled Substance License

DEA Certificate II–V

BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers

Job description

Job Description: Join a nationally recognized pediatric health system where your expertise truly shapes the future of critical care.

At Intermountain Health, our mission—helping people live the healthiest lives possible—guides everything we do.

As a valued Advanced Practice Provider on our Pediatric Critical Care team, you’ll play a central role in delivering world‑class care to the most complex and critically ill children across the Intermountain West.

About the Role

Step into a high‑acuity environment where your advanced skills are not only utilized but celebrated.

As a Pediatric Critical Care APP with us, you’ll care for patients from newborn through young adulthood in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Primary Children’s Hospital Salt Lake City and Lehi, Utah campuses.

As the region’s premier quaternary referral center, we treat a remarkable breadth of pathology—often receiving patients from as far away as Alaska.

You’ll work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with a collaborative team of intensivists, surgeons, and multidisciplinary specialists, practicing at the top of your license.

Your scope includes:

• Leading and implementing care plans
• Performing high‑acuity procedures (ECMO, intubations, chest tubes, mechanical circulatory support device placement, and more)
• Managing complex, rapidly evolving clinical situations

Our 24/7 unit offers a rotating schedule of 12‑hour shifts (days, nights, weekends, holidays). During respiratory season, additional shifts and supplemental income may be available. Relocation assistance is available.

How we’ll support you:

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

What you’ll bring:

• Current state license as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA)
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Utah State Controlled Substance License
• Federal DEA Certificate II through V BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers
• PALS certification Preferred: 2+ years of Pediatric ICU clinical 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, 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 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.

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

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, learner, and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together.

Committed to the best in medical education, research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.

A Place Where Work‑Life Balance Is Real Whether you recharge by skiing before a night shift, hiking with your family on weekends, or exploring the city’s growing cultural scene, the Salt Lake Valley offers a lifestyle that supports your well‑being as much as your career.

Location: Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital, Primary Childrens at Lehi Work City: Salt Lake City Work State: Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $63.07 - $97.30

We care about your well‑being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

If you are applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

To find out more about us, head to our career site here.

PEAK Program

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution.

The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more.

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

All positions subject to close without notice.

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