Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Primary Care | Sumter, SC with Colonial Healthcare, a part of Optum
Listed compensation
$105k-$156k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join UnitedHealth Group as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Primary Care, No Call in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. Colonial Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a NP or PA to join our team in Columbia, SC. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $104.5K - $156K
- Malpractice insurance covered.
- CME Time & Allowance
- Excellent PTO Package
- Robust Retirement Package
- Employer Funded Contributions
- ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
- Tail Coverage
- Provider Partnership Track
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No call required.
- No weekends required.
This position offers no call requirements. Work with UnitedHealth Group in Sumter, South Carolina, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide direct patient care for urgent medical conditions and perform minor procedures while interpreting diagnostic tests. Develop patient management plans, document encounters in the EMR, and collaborate with clinical staff to ensure continuity of care.
Requirements
Requires a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner studies from an accredited program. Must hold an active South Carolina license and DEA license, with the ability to obtain ACLS and BLS certifications.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Primary Care | Sumter, SC with Colonial Healthcare, a part of Optum at UnitedHealth Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 409 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context
UnitedHealth Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 1,086 active listings.
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 70% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 8.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $139k in an average-cost state. 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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