MUSCP - Advanced Practice Provider Fellow (APP - NP/PA) - Department of Medicine: Division of Pulmonary

Job Description Summary

This one-year fellowship focuses on clinical experiences as well as a robust didactic curriculum, to provide well-rounded education intended to fully prepare an APP for a full time position in critical care. Ideal candidates would be a new APP or an APP wishing to change specialties. The APP Fellow will be exposed to a wide array of disease processes in multiple different critical care settings with monthly rotations in the NSICU, CTICU, MSICU, SMICU, CICU and STBICU as well as elective rotation opportunities. Additionally, the APP Fellow will have the opportunity to learn and complete competencies on various critical care procedures such as central venous catheters and arterial catheters. They will be expected to participate in weekly lectures including grand rounds, as well as complete an end of year project. APP Fellows will be supported throughout the fellowship by APPs in each department as well as APP mentors, physician fellows and physician leaders. MUSC Charleston continues to build their APP critical care group, which currently assists in covering all adult ICUs in both the Main and ART hospitals.

Entity

University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC003540 COM DOM PULM Critical Care (MICU) Coverage CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-26

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Salaried

Hours per week: Extended clinical schedule with additional didactic requirements

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: October 2025 through September 2026. Requires 3 – 4 clinical shifts a week which includes nights, weekends and holiday coverage

Patient Population Focus
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Patient Population Age Range
13 years-death

Required Minimum Training and Experience
Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

• Physician Assistant

or

• APRN

• AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP): Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.

• FNP (Family NP): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.

Required Experience: None, as this APP Fellowship is geared for new graduates and for APPs wanting to change practice specialties

Preferred Training and Experience

• Physician Assistant

or

• APRN

  • AGACNP/ACNP (Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (13 years to death), acutely ill or injured, potentially unstable, or technologically dependent (vents, drips, monitors, etc.)

Degree of Supervision
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician and APP Critical Care Manager.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date:

Basic Life Support (BLS).

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
If applicable, DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.

Job Duties:

Provides direct care to patients through the following activities:

• Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations

• Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline

• Performs therapeutic procedures in accordance with procedural privileges, skill and proficiency as approved by the Clinical Division Chief

  • Lumbar Puncture

  • Central Venous line placement

  • Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

  • Arterial line placement

  • Endotracheal Intubation

  • Chest Tube placement

  • Bronchoscopy

  • Thoracentesis

  • Paracentesis

  • Perform suturing/stapling, and removal of catheters/tubes/drains as needed.

• Initiates referrals to other hea