Nurse Practitioner PRN JJYS

Nurse Practitioner PRN JJYS

Join a driven team of clinicians making a real difference in the lives of underserved youth across Utah. The University of Utah College of Nursing’s Practice and Community Collaboration division is seeking a nurse practitioner to deliver comprehensive healthcare at the Juvenile Justice and Youth Services (JJYS) Washington County Youth Center — a rural clinic serving one of Utah’s most medically underserved and historically overlooked populations.

This is more than a clinical role. You’ll be part of a dynamic, innovative team that values autonomy, mentorship, and meaningful work. Our providers enjoy a high degree of self‑determination, manage their own patient panels, and collaborate with colleagues who are genuinely invested in each other's success and in the future of the profession. We are also proud partners in training the next generation of nurse practitioners, and that spirit of teaching and growth runs through everything we do.

This position is primarily in‑person at the Washington County Youth Center, with opportunities to expand your role through telehealth coverage at other JJYS locations across the state. Most of our clinics operate Monday through Friday during daytime hours. Our JJYS medical clinics run 5-7 days per week, with providers scheduled on weekdays — and compensated evening and weekend call opportunities may become available over time.

If you’re looking for a position where clinical excellence meets purpose, and where your practice can shape both individual lives and the broader systems of care that serve vulnerable youth, we’d love for you to apply.

• Perform a comprehensive physical examination to identify the normal and abnormal changes associated with health, injury, and/or disease states.
• Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic procedures and tests, as indicated by the history and physical examination, for acute and common primary care conditions.
• Develop differential diagnoses on the basis of clinical and laboratory data.
• Differentiate common primary care problems and other deviations from normal. Recognize emergency situations and initiate emergency care/triage.
• Provide for general health needs of patients, including health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. Initiate health promotion and disease prevention strategies that consider the individual's age, developmental status, disability, culture, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
• Provide individualized client teaching and counseling in respect to current identified problem, disease states and social/cultural situation.
• Comply with medical records policies regarding the complete and accurate documentation of patient care. Initiate and maintain required records and legal documents.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Function as preceptor for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required:

• Licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Utah.
• Licensure obtained by completing a Master’s degree in Nursing or matching 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.
• Utah State prescriptive privileges.
• Compliance with CDC immunization standards and hospital policy.

Preferred:

• Certification in ACLS/BLS/NRP/ATLS (may be required by department or privileging criteria).
• Experience in juvenile justice or community health settings.

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.