Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) | Inpatient Cardiology | MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center | Columbia, SC

Job Description Summary

MUSC Health – Columbia Medical Center Downtown is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for 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​

Regular

Cost Center

CC001875 MCP - Columbia Heart Columbia DT

Pay Rate Type

Hourly, Salary

Pay Grade

Health-33

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

MUSC Health – Columbia Medical Center Downtown is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for 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.  
 
The 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: Salary

Hours per week: 40
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.)