Advanced Practice Provider, Internal Medicine- Geriatrics

Advanced Practice Provider - Division Of Geriatrics

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.

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.

The Division of Geriatrics at UTMB is dedicated to improving the health, independence, and quality of life of older adults through excellence in clinical care, education, and research. UTMB is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Provider within the Division of Geriatrics-Home-Based Primary Care Program. This position emphasizes patient-centered primary care services to medically complex, homebound, and functionally limited older adults across home and nursing facility settings.

Job duties include providing comprehensive primary care services to geriatric patients in home and nursing facility settings, performing individualized history and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing, developing a comprehensive plan of care, prescribing appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, providing education for current health diagnoses, monitoring plan of care for cost-effectiveness, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and contributing to curriculum development, clinical skills training, and geriatric-focused academic programs.

Salary range is commensurate with experience. 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.

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