Advanced Practice Provider General Surgery

Job Description:

When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.” Salt Lake City offers a rare blend of mountain access and metropolitan sophistication, with nine renowned ski resorts within an hour and five national parks within a day’s drive. The city offers a distinctive lifestyle defined by outdoor recreation, cultural vitality, and a strong academic presence.

About this role:

As a General Surgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in General Surgery, you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and an excellent patient experience. In this role, you will support a multidisciplinary surgical team across inpatient, outpatient, and operative settings, assisting in the OR, rounding on hospitalized patients, and managing post-operative care in the clinic. You will collaborate closely with surgeons and other APPs to deliver comprehensive care for general surgery patients.

• You’ll practice at LDS Hospital
• You’ll work a full-time schedule with an anticipated 4x10 structure with no call or weekend responsibilities expected
• You’ll collaborate with a large, multidisciplinary surgical team, including subspecialists in breast, bariatric, and advanced abdominal surgery, supported by an established APP group and clinical staff
• You’ll care for patients across the surgical continuum, including OR support, inpatient rounding, and outpatient clinic with exposure to common general surgery conditions such as gallbladder disease and hernias

How we'll support you:

We care about your well-being, which is why we provide our caregivers with a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package.

What you’ll bring:

• APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program
• AANP, ANCC or AAPA certification
• Active, unobstructed Utah license, or the ability to obtain one
• BLS and DEA
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process
• Demonstrated interest in surgery or procedural care during training or prior experience
• Exposure to inpatient or hospital-based care settings during training or prior experience
• Ability to support care across inpatient, outpatient, and procedural environments

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working in the operating room, including surgical rotations or prior OR-based role
• Exposure to general surgery cases (procedures and post-operative care)
• Experience with basic procedural skills such as suturing or wound care
• Background in acute care settings
• Familiarity with perioperative patient care and surgical workflow

About us:

Intermountain Health is 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.

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 and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes

Life in Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and is within an hour’s drive of nine world-renowned ski resorts and within a day’s drive of five national parks.  Along with these recreational attractions, there are many cultural and sporting events.  There are performances by the Utah Symphony, Ballet West and Pioneer Theater Company as well as a renovated theater that offers Broadway plays. The Sundance Film Festival and the Park City Art Festival are nationally recognized events held in nearby communities.  The NBA’s Jazz, ECHL Utah Grizzlies hockey, the Salt Lake Bees, a triple-A baseball team, and Real Salt Lake City, a major league soccer team, all represent Salt Lake City. The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City.

Location:

Intermountain Health LDS Hospital

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. 

$57.33 - $88.47

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.

By 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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