Announcement

Details

Open Date
05/05/2026

Requisition Number
PRN44912B

Job Title
PS Physician Assistant

Working Title
Physician Assistant-Fellowship Hospitalist Program

Career Progression Track
UGR

Track Level
S4 - Highly Skilled

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

Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm with some weekends required

VP Area
U of U Health - Academics

Department
00232 - General Internal Medicine

Location
Campus

City
Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment
External Posting

Pay Rate Range
$85,000

Close Date
08/05/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
05/25/2026

Job Summary

The Division of General Internal Medicine of the University of Utah's School of Medicine is looking for motivated candidates who are interested in academic medicine to enter Advance Practice Clinician Hospitalist Fellowship program. The program is designed to accommodate two fellows every 12-month, to provide the opportunity for comprehensive training in inpatient medicine, to broaden and strengthen knowledge, and to help develop an analytical and systematic approach in diagnosing and caring for hospitalized adult patients. Fellows will rotate with the infectious disease service, cardiology service, and the intensive care unit and will receive essential procedural and echocardiography training. Our goal is to help build confident providers, with effective communication skills, capable of advancing to take on full responsibility and autonomy in patient care.

To apply, every applicant will include supporting evidence of successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. Certification and licensure to practice and prescribe (with active DEA license) must also be provided. Entrance to the fellowship will be granted based on CV, three letters of recommendation from the program attended, a personal interview, and criminal background check.

Program offers a competitive stipend. Full benefits, Palliative Care Conference, Western AF Symposium, UCARS (Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium), cost of application and test for a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hospital Medicine offered by NCCPA.

Before applying for this position please carefully review fellowship goals, benefits, and expectations on University of Utah General Internal Medicine website.

Please send three letters of recommendation directly to Alex Gouttsoul, PA-C, [email protected].

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Takes complex medical histories on patients referred for consultation by academic and community physicians.
• Performs physical examinations.
• Orders laboratory tests, x-rays, special imaging studies and other diagnostic procedures.
• Orders and supervises the administration of blood products.
• Reaches tentative diagnosis of medical, surgical and other conditions.
• Develops treatment plans in conjunction with attending physician to provide optimal patient medical management.
• Participates in continuing medical education to include specialty and sub-specialty meetings, clubs, boards and conferences.
• Assists in the collection of data for research projects.
• Orders consultations and interacts with members of other specialty medical teams.
• Participates in special projects and committee functions.

Problem Solving:

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Ability to provide care appropriate to the population served.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

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.

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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.