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About the Department of Internal Medicine
The Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) stands at an exciting crossroads of growth and transformation. As we continue Moving Medicine Forward, our focus is on advancing our tripartite mission – delivering high-value care, driving research, innovation, and cultivating excellence in medical education.
Our team is redefining what it means to deliver care in an academic setting – where access efficiency, discovery, and quality outcomes go hand in hand. We are investing in people, processes, and technology to create an environment where collaboration thrives, and every role contributes to advancing medicine.
With more than 140 faculty and 46 Advanced Practice Providers – and growing – the Department of Medicine is committed to fostering excellence across all mission areas. We are seeking faculty who share our passion for innovation, value the power of collaboration, and want to be a part of shaping the future of healthcare at UTMB.
About the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine (PCCSM) at UTMB is a leader in the delivery of advanced respiratory, critical care, and sleep medicine services. With 14 faculty and 12 fellows, the Division combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to serve patients across UTMB’s four hospital campuses — Galveston, League City, Clear Lake, and Angleton-Danbury Campus.
The Division provides comprehensive care for a broad spectrum of pulmonary and critical care and sleep conditions, including obstructive and restrictive lung diseases, pulmonary vascular disease, lung cancer, and complex respiratory failure. Faculty members serve as key leaders in UTMB’s intensive care units, ambulatory pulmonary and sleep medicine, delivering around-the-clock critical care and advancing evidence-based practices through multidisciplinary collaboration.
PCCSM also maintains a robust presence in Sleep Medicine, offering diagnostic and therapeutic services for sleep-related disorders through the UTMB Sleep Centers.
The ACGME-accredited Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program provides comprehensive training across all aspects of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Fellows benefit from exposure to diverse patient populations, advanced technologies, and a collaborative learning environment that promotes professional growth and clinical expertise.
Research within the Division spans clinical, translational, and basic science domains, with active projects in lung cancer and screening, COPD, ILD, pulmonary hypertension, and sleep-disordered breathing. Faculty collaborate across UTMB’s research institutes and centers, supporting innovation that bridges bench to bedside.
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.
- Demonstrated 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 Range:
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 normal health processes; and in the promotion and maintenance of health of prevention of illness in a clinical setting.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Minimum Qualifications:
- Completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
- No experience required
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS
Required:
- Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas Physician Assistant Board/Texas Medical Board (TPAB/TMB)
Current students who have not yet completed their physician assistant program or recent graduates who have not yet obtained their NCCPA certification or TPAB/TMB physician assistant license are eligible to apply for this position. However, official employment is contingent upon the successful completion of an accredited physician assistant program, NCCPA certification and TPAB/TMB physician assistant licensure.
NURSE PRACTITIONER
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Minimum Qualifications:
- Completion of a graduate level (or higher) nurse practitioner program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- No experience required
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS
Required:
- Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON)
- Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in a nurse practitioner clinical area of specialization by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON)
Current RNs who have not yet completed their nurse practitioner program or recent graduates who have not yet obtained their ANCC/AANP certification or APRN nurse practitioner license are eligible to apply for this position. However, official employment is contingent upon the successful completion of an accredited nurse practitioner program, ANCC/AANP certification and APRN nurse practitioner licensure.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
UTMB Health strives to provide 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 any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.