PS Clinical Nurse

Work Schedule Summary

Monday through Friday; 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Open Date 03/05/2026

Requisition Number PRN
44414B

Job Title PS Clinical Nurse

Working Title PS Clinical Nurse

Career Progression Track UGR

FLSA Code Nonexempt

Patient Sensitive Job Code? Yes

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

VP Area U of U Health - Academics

Department 00848 - Pediatric Administration

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $32.14 to $43.88

Close Date 06/05/2026

The Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine has an immediate opening for a Clinical Nurse. The Clinical Nurse will be responsible for providing nursing care to patients in the Pulmonary Team, including implementing clinical nursing interventions to modify symptoms, developing and implementing patient care plans to improve outcomes, providing and overseeing direct patient care, and will be involved in phone triage care.

The Clinical Nurse will be responsible for delivering professional nursing care to patients via phone, patient portal, and in the clinic. Utilizes strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status; implements clinical nursing interventions to modify symptoms; develops, implements and evaluates patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes and ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.

The Department of Pediatrics is the second largest department in the University of Utah School of Medicine and one of the largest pediatric departments in the country. We are committed to improving the lives of children through excellence in advocacy, education, research, and clinical care. For more information about the Department of Pediatrics, please visit:
(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).. Mutual respect and appreciation are highly valued in the department.

• Excellent health care coverage at affordable rates (see the Summary Comparison for more information)
• 14.2% retirement contributions
• Generous paid leave time
• 11 paid Holidays per year
• 50% tuition reduction for employees, spouses, and dependent children
• Flex spending accounts
• University provided basic employee life insurance coverage equal to a salary of up to $25,000
• Variety of elective insurance coverage, including life insurance, short and long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and pet.
• Free transit on most UTA services
• Employee discounts on a variety of products and services, including cell phones & plans, entertainment, health and fitness, restaurants, retail, and travel
• Professional development opportunities

Additional benefits information is available at .

Essential Functions

• A significant component of daily responsibility will include coordination of management with patients’ parents, chart review, care coordination, triage, and problem management.
• Assisting in the pediatric pulmonary and sleep disorders clinics coordinating care and providing patient education relevant to their pulmonary diagnoses.
• Provides and develops patient/family education materials surrounding common pulmonology disorders.
• Communicates pulmonary management and adjustments in treatment plan to families.
• Identifies, assesses, and diagnoses problems through patient assessment and interactions; evaluates actual or potential patient health problems.
• Assesses, plans, and implements interventions for solving patient care problems.
• Formulates care plans for specific patients and documents the nursing process in patient’s record.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and modifies the plan of care as needed to achieve health care goals.
• Develops and participates in educating patients, their families or significant others about post-discharge care programs.
• Initiates patient care meetings with the health care team to revise the plan of care as the patient’s condition warrants.
• Communicates lab & other test results to families.
• Provides medication refills.
• Assists providers and staff with patient-related paperwork such as letters of…