Advanced Practice Provider, Internal Medicine-Pulmonary/Critical

The University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston is seeking a full-time advanced practice provider within the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. This role emphasizes high-quality outpatient pulmonary and sleep medicine, actively engaging in teaching and academic missions.

The successful candidate will provide outpatient care for pulmonary conditions, conduct consultations, and collaborate with various teams for optimal patient outcomes, while contributing to educational and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must have Texas license as APRN or PA.
• Completion of accredited nurse practitioner or physician assistant program.
• Experience in an ambulatory setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient pulmonary and sleep medicine care.
• Conduct new patient consultations and follow-ups.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient outcomes.

Skills

Pulmonary and sleep medicine care

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Education

Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing

Master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program

Job description

Overview

The Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) seeks to advance its tripartite mission of delivering high-value care, driving research, and cultivating excellence in medical education. We are investing in people, processes, and technology to create an environment where collaboration thrives and every role contributes to advancing medicine. The department includes more than 140 faculty and 46 Advanced Practice Providers and is committed to excellence across all mission areas. The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine (PCCSM) at UTMB leads in advanced respiratory, critical care, and sleep medicine services across four hospital campuses: Galveston, League City, Clear Lake, and Angleton-Danbury Campus.

PCCSM provides comprehensive care for pulmonary, critical care, and sleep conditions, including obstructive and restrictive lung diseases, pulmonary vascular disease, lung cancer, and complex respiratory failure. Faculty lead in intensive care units, ambulatory pulmonary and sleep medicine, and promote evidence-based practices through multidisciplinary collaboration. The division also maintains a Sleep Medicine presence with diagnostic and therapeutic services through UTMB Sleep Centers. The ACGME-accredited Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program offers comprehensive training across all aspects of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Research spans clinical, translational, and basic science domains, with active projects in lung cancer and screening, COPD, ILD, pulmonary hypertension, and sleep-disordered breathing.

Position Summary

UTMB is seeking a full-time advanced practice provider within the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. This position emphasizes high-quality outpatient pulmonary and sleep medicine, active participation in teaching, and engagement in the academic mission of the department. The successful candidate will join a team of faculty and advanced practice providers dedicated to providing exceptional pulmonary and sleep medicine services, advancing clinical education, and contributing to scholarly and quality improvement initiatives.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient pulmonary and sleep medicine care, including evaluation, diagnosis, and longitudinal management of patients with conditions such as COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary hypertension, lung nodules, and sleep disorders (e.g., obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia).
• Conduct new patient consultations, follow-up visits, and post-hospitalization transitions of care to ensure continuity and reduce readmissions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including respiratory therapy, nursing, radiology, and surgery—for optimal patient outcomes.
• Contribute to curriculum development, clinical skills training, and pulmonary/sleep medicine-focused academic programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioner (NP): Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing from an accredited NP program
• Physician Assistant (PA): Master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Current, unrestricted Texas license as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine in an ambulatory setting.
• Involvement in scholarly activity, clinical research, quality improvement projects, or curriculum development in pulmonary or sleep medicine.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.

Salary

Commensurate with experience.

Join Our Team

We invite clinician-educators, clinician-scientists, and physician leaders who share our commitment to excellence, innovation, and collaboration to join the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine as we continue Moving Medicine Forward.

Job Summary

Performs responsible clinical care in collaboration with the unit physician and under approved protocols, manages the medical aspects of care in the observation, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, rehabilitation, care and counsel, and health teachings of persons who are ill, injured or infirm or experiencing changes in health processes; and in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness in a clinical setting.

Education & Experience – Physician Assistant

Minimum Qualifications: Completion of a physician assistant program accredited by ARC-PA. No experience required.

Licenses, Registrations or Certifications: NCCPA certification and licensure as a Physician Assistant by the Texas Physician Assistant Board/Texas Medical Board (TPAB/TMB). Current students or recent graduates may apply pending completion of program and certification/licensure.

Education & Experience – Nurse Practitioner

Minimum Qualifications: Completion of a graduate-level nurse practitioner program accredited by ACEN or CCNE. No experience required.

Licenses, Registrations or Certifications: ANCC or AANP certification and Texas Board of Nursing (TBON) RN and APRN licensure. Current RNs or graduates may apply pending completion of program and certification/licensure.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health provides equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected status. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.