Pediatric Emergency Medicine APP Fellowship Program - Utah

This Pediatric Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship at Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah is a dynamic, 12-month program, designed to empower newly graduated Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) to thrive in high-acuity, fast paced pediatric emergency medicine settings.

Our program offers immersive clinical experience in the emergency department, rotations with subspecialty groups, hands-on procedural training, didactic education, and mentorship.

This is an exciting opportunity to learn the essential skills, confidence, and clinical judgement to provider exceptional care to acutely ill and injured children.  

This position is accountable for the provision of patient care and other duties as permitted by licensure and defined within Credentialing and Privileging documentation at Primary Children’s Hospital, Credentialing and Scope of Practice, Consultation and Referral Plan (NP), Delegation of Services Agreement (PA) (DOPL) or other similar documentation as appropriate.

About our team

Our advanced practice provider team is made up of nineteen advanced practice providers with a wide range of clinical experience and background. Each provider will typically care for approximately 100 – 150 patients per month across all acuity levels. We work together with a growing team of 49 Attendings and we enjoy a culture of inclusion as an important part of the emergency department team.

Why Choose Our Fellowship?

• Specialized Pediatric Training: Focused on the unique diagnoses and healthcare needs for pediatric patients
• High-Volume Centers: Experience a wide range of pathology and procedures in a Level 1 and Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center
• Mentorship: Support and guidance clinically and professionally from board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians, Pediatricians, and APP preceptors
• Comprehensive Curriculum: Combination of clinical shifts, didactic education, procedure labs, simulation experiences, quality case review, and guaranteed education time
• Career Readiness: Graduates will be prepared to excel in clinical practice independently and within a team-based model of pediatric emergency care delivery as well as other pediatric medicine environments

Schedule

The fellow will work a variable schedule combined of three shift times including:

• 0800-1700
• 1500-0000
• 1700-0200

Fellows will work four 9-hour shifts per week. Approximately 2/3 of the shifts will be night and/or weekend shifts. Fellows will also be expected to work holidays on a rotating schedule.

This will be in addition to 2-8 hours of didactic education weekly. Some weeks will only include Wednesday conferences for their education time, other weeks there will be more education requirements or other self-directed learning for which fellows will be responsible for.

Fellows will have guaranteed education time for their Weekly Wednesday Education. They will not be scheduled on Tuesday nights, or Wednesday days to protect that education time.

Fellows should plan to work over forty hours a week between clinical and didactic time.