Advanced Practice Provider; NP/PA | Department of Florence Pulmonology and Critical Care | Flo
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Nursing
Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare Nursing, Advanced Practice Nurse/APRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Description Summary
MUSC Health Florence Pulmonology and Critical Care is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to care for the rapidly growing practice in Florence, SC. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is under the general direction and responsibility of the supervising/collaborating physician. Assist with direct patient care, practice development, and implementation of policies and procedures to increase the continuity of care of all patients.
Collaborates with members of the team to establish protocols, supervise treatment plan and monitor quality of the clinical practice. The APP will also contribute to providing quality care to critical care patients in the hospital setting under the general direction and responsibility of the supervising/collaborating physician.
MUSC Community Physicians (MCP)
Worker TypeEmployee
Worker Sub-TypeRegular
Cost CenterCC001804 MCP - Florence Pulmonology
Pay Rate TypeSalary
Pay GradeHealth-33
Scheduled Weekly Hours40
Work ShiftJob Description
MUSC Health Florence Pulmonology and Critical Care is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to care for the rapidly growing practice in Florence, SC. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is under the general direction and responsibility of the supervising/collaborating physician. Assist with direct patient care, practice development, and implementation of policies and procedures to increase the continuity of care of all patients.
Collaborates with members of the team to establish protocols, supervise treatment plan and monitor quality of the clinical practice. The APP will also contribute to providing quality care to critical care patients in the hospital setting under the general direction and responsibility of the supervising/collaborating physician.
Fair Labor Standards Act Status:
Salaried
Hours per week: 12-hour shifts 7on7off
Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: 7a-7p, rotating 7 on 7 off
Patient Population focus:
Inpatient, Procedural Unit, Infusion Suite, Emergency Department Management/Consultation.
Patient Population Age Range: 13 years-death
Required Minimum Training and EducationCompletion 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 as an AGACNP/ACNP.
- 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.) - Minimum of 1 year as a Physician Assistant or ACNP preferred.
AGACNP/ACNP 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- Currently licensed (or eligible) in the state of South Carolina as a Physician Assistant by the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners or as an AGACNP/ACNP with the SC Board of Nursing.
- Requires certification in Basic Life Support (BLS). If BLS is not current, provider must enroll and have received certificate by start date.
- Required certification in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). If ACLS is not current, provider must enroll and have received certificate by start date.
- DHEC and DEA license applications must be submitted prior to first day.
- Collaborate with the client/family to establish physical, mental, cultural and environmental factors that facilitate or impede realistic goals and activities.
- Conduct and document findings on initial, periodic, episodic, and/or annual health histories and physical examinations on patients seen in the clinical setting.
- Determine potential needs for therapeutic changes, diagnostic workups or subspecialty consultation and so order.
- Order and/or interpret appropriate laboratory tests, x-rays and chest imaging, EKG’s, pulmonary function testing and report of other diagnostic studies and procedures.
- Provide follow-up for evaluation of outcomes of x-rays and chest imaging, laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures. Detect and evaluate any significant change in patient’s condition, treating as indicated with current evidence-based practice.
- Review medications for clinical need, simplification and possible drug-drug interactions and adjust as indicated.
- Prescribe, administer and review/evaluate patient’s response to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment excluding narcotics and controlled medications.
- Evaluate outpatients and manage acute and chronic illnesses according to the usual scope of care to include attention to maintenance of stable conditions, preventive health care and screening.
- Formulate diagnostic plans and therapeutic regimen, including possible hospitalizations.
- Make referrals to and collaborate with home health services to provide and maintain continuity of care.
- Plan, provide and evaluate care that promotes wellness and prevents…
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