Job Information
University of Utah Physician Assistant in Salt Lake City, Utah
Details
Open Date 04/01/2026
Requisition Number PRN44624B
Job Title PS Physician Assistant
Working Title Physician Assistant
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 07/03/2026
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:
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
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.
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.
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
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
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 (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
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