Physician Assistant

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah invites applications for a Physician Assistant Critical Care Fellowship. Created in 2025, this year‑long program provides foundational training to prepare APPs for a career in critical and acute care medicine, with ample autonomy and care for medically complex, critically ill patients across diverse rotations and a robust didactic curriculum.

Fellows learn from APPs, physicians, clinical pharmacists, nurses and support staff in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Current licensure to practice as a Physician Assistant from the State of Utah.
• RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system; obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Certification in ACLS / BLS / NRP / ATLS may be required by department or privileging criteria.

Responsibilities

• Clinical rotations span Medical ICU, Heme/Onc ICU, Cardiothoracic Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, Anesthesia, Interventional Pulmonology, Hematology/Oncology, Nephrology, Palliative Care, Infectious Disease and Hospital Medicine.
• Didactic curriculum includes monthly core lectures, group education, journal clubs and workshops.
• Active participation in a year-long fellowship program with supervision, mentorship and assessments.

Skills

PA licensure Utah

RQI eCredential

ACLS/BLS/NRP/ATLS

Education

Physician Assistant degree

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

Clinical Curriculum

Clinical rotations include:

• Medical ICU
• Heme/Onc ICU
• Cardiothoracic Critical Care
• Neurocritical Care
• Anesthesia
• Interventional Pulmonology
• Hematology/Oncology
• Nephrology
• Palliative Care
• Infectious Disease
• Hospital Medicine

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

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

• Current licensure to practice as a Physician Assistant from the State of Utah.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Preferred:

• Certification in ACLS / BLS / NRP / ATLS may be required by your department or by privileging criteria.

Additional Requirements

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.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

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.

Benefits

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at [phone] for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post‑retirement rules and restrictions.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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