Nurse Practitioner, Intensive Outpatient Clinic

Job Summary

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well‑being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission.

The Intensive Outpatient Clinic (IOC) at University of Utah Health is seeking a qualified Nurse Practitioner to be an integral part of an interdisciplinary team of medical and behavioral health professionals delivering exceptional patient‑centered care for a targeted population of individuals with complex medical and psychosocial needs. Providing comprehensive and integrated care, the IOC aims to improve clinical outcomes and decrease the overall cost of care for the population we serve.

In 2023, Governor Cox’s One Utah Health Collaborative recognized the IOC as a leader in novel comprehensive care delivery and sustainable financial innovation. The IOC was also featured in Meet Me Where I Am – a short film that premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival – that tells the story of one IOC patient and how this clinic provides unique integrated care.

This position provides both primary and specialty medical services in a University Health clinic or hospital unit and works collaboratively with the medical and behavioral health teams to deliver comprehensive care oriented around treating the bio‑psycho‑social needs of the IOC patient population. Clinical activities include, but are not limited to: ambulatory office visits with history & physical exam review, telehealth visits, supporting care coordination, and medication management.

The ideal candidate will also have a working knowledge of trauma and substance use disorders.

The IOC exclusively serves a Medicaid population and operates under a capitated model with the University of Utah Health Plans. This position reports to the IOC Medical Director and will support the IOC patient population and the clinic team located at the University of Utah Population Health Center near Rose Park.

• 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.
• May perform bone marrow aspirations and biopsies, skin biopsies, lumbar punctures; administers intrathecal chemotherapy; and may participate in bone marrow harvests.
• Monitors the level of and adjusts immunosuppressive medications.
• 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.
• Works collaboratively on the interdisciplinary team – making sound clinical recommendations that align with and support each patient’s psychosocial goals.
• Delivers high‑quality, exceptional, and tailored care as described in the IOC’s policies and procedures and at the University of Utah standard of care.

Required

• Licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Utah.

Preferred

• Certification in ACLS / BLS / NRP / ATLS may be required by your department or by privileging criteria.
• Utah State prescriptive privileges.
• Licensure obtained by completing a Master’s degree in Nursing or equivalency (the only equivalency to the Master’s degree is current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner) and a National Certification which requires the successful completion of a nationally accredited examination.
• UHPPM 1‑56 requires that newly hired non‑physician providers apply for…