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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Periop - West Campus Observation Unit

Physician AssistantNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (APP) will work nights for weekdays only in both our Summey Medical Pavilion and West Ashley Medical Pavilion providing care of post-surgical adult patients including ENT, GYN, Urology, General, Ortho, Plastics, and Endocrine.

The APP would be the primary provider working alongside 2 Registered Nurse and a Patient Care Technician responsible for the assessment of post-surgical complications and providing intervention/treatment as needed. Complete discharge orders post op day one.

  • Entity
  • Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type
  • Regular
  • Cost Center
  • CC000564 CHS - OR - Ambulatory (RT)
  • Pay Rate Type

Salary

  • Pay Grade
  • Health-33
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 36

Work Shift

Nights (United States of America)

Job Description

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Salaried/Exempt

Location: Will float between the Summey Medical Pavilion (North Charleston) and West Ashley Medical Pavilion (WAMP).

Hours per week: Full Time - 36 hours

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: 3 (12) hour Night shifts, Monday - Thursday

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 Certification Type

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.

Preferred Training and Experience

Physician Assistant or

APRN Certification Type

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.)

Preferred Experience: Preferred experience in an adult PACU, ICU, emergency department, surgical/trauma step-down unit, procedural recovery area, or another high-acuity setting involving airway management, hemodynamic stabilization, and postoperative care.

  • 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.
  • Additional Job Description

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.

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 36" to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

Key Responsibilities

The APP provides direct care to post-surgical adult patients, including assessment of complications and intervention as needed. They are responsible for completing discharge orders and working alongside a multidisciplinary team during night shifts.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program and hold current licensure or eligibility. Certification in BLS and ACLS is required, with preference given to those with experience in high-acuity settings like ICU or PACU.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentPost-surgical CareDischarge PlanningTreatment PlanningClinical DocumentationPatient Monitoring

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Periop - West Campus Observation Unit at MUSC a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,118 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Perioperative Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 58% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$534k
Typical market rent
$2,312/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.