Advanced Practice Provider (APP - NP/PA) - Inpatient Cardiology Part-Time/PRN - MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center

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.  
 
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: 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 

Physical Requirements 

Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors. Frequently lift, lower, push and pull and/or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (+/-) unassisted, exert up to 50 lbs of force, lift from