PRN Psychiatric APP Pediatric Crisis Center

When you join us, you’ll become a part of a top-ranked Children’s Hospital dedicated to our mission of “The Child, First and Always.”  
 

About this role: 

We are seeking a Pediatric Psychiatry Advance Practice Provider to work with our team of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals committed to providing quality pediatric behavioral healthcare in a brand-new pediatric Crisis Center.  The Crisis Center will be opening in September 2025 as part of Primary Children’s Behavioral Health Center in Taylorsville, Utah. The center will be the first walk-in crisis assessment center for youth in the state of Utah. In addition to providing 24-7 access to evidence-based crisis assessments, the center will also provide observations beds for youth and families that need additional time to stabilize. 
 

This is a PRN, or as-needed, opportunity and hours worked will vary dependent on patient care needs and the APP's availability. Pediatric Psychiatry APP will generally take shifts in 12-hour increments, which may include some days, weekends, holidays, and evenings. They will be responsible for providing medical screening exams, psychiatric consultation, and admission and discharges. 

Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's best children's hospitals in 11 of 11 pediatric specialties, including behavioral health.
 

What you’ll bring: 

• Board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) OR
  Board certification as a Physician Assistant, with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Psychiatry (CAQ-Psych)
• Active, unobstructed Utah APRN or PA license and Controlled Substance license, or the ability to obtain prior to starting employment
• Federal DEA Certificate II-IV
• BLS Provider certification
• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process 
• Candidates requiring Visa sponsorship will be reviewed on an individual basis 
• Preferred: Prior pediatric psychiatry experience is highly valued.
   

About us:
Intermountain Health is a model health system providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven states in the mountain west.
 

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain.
 

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health? 

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.