Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) PRN-Part Time | Inpatient Cardiology | MUSC Columbia Medical Center Downtown | Columbia, SC

Job Description Summary

MUSC Health – Columbia Medical Center Downtown is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider interested in working part-time in the inpatient care of cardiology patients. The APP will provide quality care for patients, coordinate care, evaluate new and established patients in the clinic, and assist with peer-to-peer approvals.

Entity

MUSC Community Physicians (MCP)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

PRN

Cost Center

CC001875 MCP - Columbia Heart Columbia DT

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-33

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

MUSC Health – Columbia Medical Center Downtown is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider interested in working part-time in the inpatient care of cardiology patients. The APP will provide quality care for patients, coordinate care, evaluate new and established patients in the clinic, and assist with peer-to-peer approvals.

This year, U.S. News & World Report ranked MUSC Health - Columbia Medical Center Downtown as High Performing in the treatment of Heart Attack and Heart Failure. Additionally, the hospital achieved the #10 spot on the PINCAI list of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals for 2023.

This Columbia practice is part of MUSC Health’s greater Heart & Vascular Center, which provides compassionate care and advanced treatment to patients across South Carolina. MUSC Health Heart & Vascular Center has received the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 3-star rating 20 years in a row, is accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, and is a BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina BlueDistinction® Center for Cardiac Care.

Hear one patient’s experience with MUSC’s Heart & Vascular Center:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcTUSh_BjFo

Every year, our exceptionally skilled providers save and transform hundreds of lives. We invite you to join a hardworking team of cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and cardiology APPs to provide advanced treatment and personalized care to patients in Columbia, SC, and the surrounding communities.

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Hourly

Hours per week: Minimum of 20 hours per month
Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: Varies

Patient Population Focus: Inpatient

Patient Population Age Range: 16 years-death

Required Minimum Training and Experience Training
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.

APRN License Type/Certification:

• 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.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a PA, FNP or ANP

  

Preferred Training and Experience

Training: Physician Assistant (PA) or if APRN, License Type/Certification identified below:

• 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.)

Experience: Minimum of 2 years’ as a PA, AGACNP or ACNP, cardiology and electrophysiology experience preferred.

• 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.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

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

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required for adult inpatient positions
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required for pediatric inpatient positions
• 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 te