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**Open Date** 05/21/2025

**Requisition Number** PRN41985B

**Job Title** PS Physician Assistant

**Working Title** PCH APC – IP/OP

**Job Grade** UGR

**FLSA Code** Professional

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** Yes

**Standard Hours per Week** 40

**Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time

**Shift** Day

Work Schedule Summary

Schedule – M,T: off; W: outpatient clinic/admin; Th,F: inpatient (10 hour shifts); Sat/Sun: inpatient (5 hour shifts)

**VP Area** U of U Health - Academics

**Department** 00251 - Physical Med & Rehab - Oper

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** Commensurate with experience

**Close Date** 08/21/2025

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

This position will work exclusively at Primary Children’s Hospital while serving as staff in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the University of Utah School of Medicine. This will be a blended inpatient and outpatient clinical position. Primary responsibilities include working with PM&R physicians specialty trained in pediatric rehabilitation, assisting with our inpatient service including new consultations and children on the inpatient rehabilitation service with an array of rehabilitation needs including those recovering from trauma brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, and other neurologic conditions. In addition, approximately one-half day per week will be devoted to outpatient clinic with a patient population focused on those transitioning from in-hospital to outpatient care.

Responsibilities

This position will work with the PM&R physicians and interdisciplinary teams to complete the following responsibilities:

1. A clinical position with approximately 90% in direct patient care and 10% in admin time. New and follow-up consults will be performed as well as general rehab inpatient care, and one half day of outpatient clinic per week.

2. The position will work in close collaboration with PM&R physicians and will interact with all specialties within the Primary Children’s Hospital system

3. This position will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team including case managers, therapists, nurses, PM&R residents, social workers, etc.

4. Identify, assess, and diagnose problems through patient assessment and interactions; and evaluate actual or potential patient health problems.

5. Assess, plan, and implement interventions for solving patient care problems.

6. Formulate care plans for specific patients and document in the patients’ record.

7. Evaluate patient response to interventions and modify plan of care as needed to achieve health care goals.

8. Develop and participate in educating patients, their families, or significant others about post discharge care programs.

9. Initiate patient care meetings with the health care team to revise the plan of care as the patient’s condition warrants.

10. Maintain a safe and therapeutic patient care environment in harmony with the Zero Harm initiative.

11. Provide guidance and direction to members of the health care team to ensure quality patient care.

12. Utilize knowledge of medications, procedures, infection control, and safety precaution; and initiates appropriate interventions in crisis situations.

13. Participate in total quality management to positively affect patient and system outcomes to improve care.

14. Additional responsibilities include the opportunity to work with medical students and residents, lecture and pursue other scholarly or research activities of interest.

15. A very collaborative environment exists between all professional faculty and staff.

16. The successful candidate should have a general knowledge of rehabilitation medicine and strong interpersonal skills. Salary will be competitive and benefits are excellent.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

+ Current licensure to practice as a Physician’s 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.

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**Type** Benefited Staff

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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.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. 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.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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