Description
Bring your pediatric expertise to a nationally recognized program where experienced advanced practice providers play a central role in complex inpatient care, clinical decision-making, family support, and program advancement.
At Intermountain Health, you will help fulfill our mission of "helping people live the healthiest lives possible" while caring for children, adolescents, and young adults facing cancer, blood disorders, transplant, and immunologic disease.
Why experienced pediatric APPs join our team
- Practice at an advanced level, managing high-acuity pediatric hematology, oncology, and transplant patients across the full inpatient journey.
- Join a nationally ranked pediatric program at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Primary Children's Hospital.
- Be a trusted clinical partner, collaborating closely with attending physicians, experienced APP colleagues, nursing, pharmacy, consulting services, and a broad multidisciplinary team.
- Advance leading-edge care, supporting patients receiving chemotherapy, hematopoietic cell transplant, cellular therapy, immunology care, and therapies available through clinical trials and collaborative research.
- Expand your professional impact, contributing to quality improvement, staff education, research, and the ongoing development of pediatric hematology, oncology & BMT practice.
About the role
As an inpatient Advanced Practice Provider, your primary focus will be the Hematology and Oncology service, with cross-coverage for Bone Marrow Transplant as needed. You will provide comprehensive, evidence-based care for patients from the newborn period through their mid-20s and serve as a consistent clinical resource for patients and families throughout complex treatment journeys.
What you'll do
- Assess and manage hospitalized pediatric Hematology, Oncology, BMT, and immunology patients, including new transplant and immunology consultations.
- Develop, implement, and adjust individualized care plans in partnership with attending physicians and the multidisciplinary team.
- Order and manage chemotherapy, infusions, prescriptions, supportive care, and treatment-related monitoring within scope and privileges.
- Recognize and treat disease- and therapy-related complications and respond to changes in clinical condition.
- Perform procedures such as lumbar punctures, bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, and skin biopsies.
- Coordinate consulting services, home care needs, follow-up, discharge planning, and safe transitions of care.
- Provide clear, compassionate education and guidance to patients and families.
- Participate in quality improvement, staff education, clinical initiatives, and department research.
Schedule and practice environment
This is a 24/7 inpatient service. APPs work 12-hour shifts with a rotating mix of weekdays, weekends, nights, and holidays. The schedule supports continuous specialty coverage and close collaboration across the Hematology, Oncology, and BMT teams.
What you'll bring
- Utah license as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).
- Board certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
- Utah Controlled Substance License.
- Federal DEA registration for Schedules II–V.
- Current PALS and BLS certification for healthcare providers.
How we'll support you
Your expertise should continue to grow. Intermountain Health offers a generous benefits package along with paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, quality incentives, and an annual CME allowance to support your professional development and wellbeing.