Outpatient Pulmonary Advanced Practice Provider (PA/NP) - UNC Faculty Physicians

UNC Health • Chapel Hill, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

UNC Faculty Physicians is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider (PA or NP) for its outpatient Pulmonary Medicine COPD & Advanced Airways Disease Program. The APP is an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and supports a subspecialty clinic caring for complex airway diseases, including asthma, COPD, and bronchiectasis. The role includes independent patient evaluation, longitudinal disease management, patient education, and care coordination.

The APP evaluates and manages patients with chronic and acute pulmonary conditions, develops and adjusts treatment plans with supervising physicians and team members, orders and follows up on diagnostic studies, and manages medications and other therapies. The position coordinates care across specialties and care settings, supports transitions after hospital or emergency visits, and educates patients about their conditions and treatments. The role is onsite in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a 40-hour standard workweek and a day schedule.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited graduate-level Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) program.
• For Nurse Practitioners: a master's or doctoral degree in nursing and graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• For Nurse Practitioners: current North Carolina RN and NP licensure, or eligibility for licensure.
• For Nurse Practitioners: national board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• For Physician Assistants: graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• For Physician Assistants: current North Carolina PA licensure, or eligibility for licensure, and NCCPA certification.
• DEA registration and prescriptive authority.
• Licensure as an Advanced Practice Provider in North Carolina; board certification if required by the department.
• Demonstrated clinical competency and ability to assess, diagnose, and manage complex chronic conditions independently within scope of practice.
• Strong knowledge of pulmonary and respiratory disease management.
• Strong clinical decision-making, critical-thinking, analytical, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, including written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary clinical setting.
• Proficiency in electronic medical record documentation and clinical informatics tools, including documentation that supports accurate billing.
• Commitment to patient-centered, evidence-based care.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of experience in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, or a related specialty.
• Familiarity with pulmonary function testing and interpretation.
• Experience with biologic therapies and advanced airway disease management.
• Experience in an academic medical center or specialty outpatient clinic.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive outpatient evaluations, including medical histories, physical examinations, and reviews of diagnostic studies.
• Develop, implement, and adjust treatment plans with supervising physicians and multidisciplinary team members for COPD, moderate to severe asthma, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis and other chronic suppurative pulmonary diseases, emphysema, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, acute exacerbations, respiratory symptoms, and chronic respiratory failure.
• Order, interpret, and follow up on pulmonary function tests, imaging, laboratory studies, and assessments for supplemental oxygen needs.
• Manage pharmacologic therapies, including oral and inhaled medications, biologic therapies, airway-clearance regimens, and smoking-cessation treatments.
• Coordinate care across pulmonary subspecialties and primary care providers.
• Facilitate transitions of care after hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacists, rehabilitation services, home health agencies, case managers, and social workers to address care needs and barriers.
• Serve as a resource for patients, staff, trainees, and multidisciplinary team members.
• Educate patients about disease processes and prognosis, treatment plans, medication adherence, inhaler technique, oxygen therapy, airway-clearance techniques, and smoking cessation.
• Deliver safe, high-quality, evidence-based care and promote equitable, accessible, coordinated pulmonary care.
• Meet productivity targets and maintain accurate, timely medical-record documentation, including documentation supporting billing.
• Communicate and collaborate professionally with patients and care-team members.

Benefits

• UNC Health benefits
• Eligibility to continue participating in TSERS or the ORP for qualifying employees of another North Carolina agency who currently participate in those plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time