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Columbia, South Carolina

Nurse Practitioner - Heart Failure/LVAD

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides primary health care to a specific patient population within the guidelines of written protocols. Follows established nursing standards, procedures, and practices.

Accountabilities

Engages in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, defects or injuries and recommend or prescribe treatments for the relief or cure of physical, mental or functional ailments or defects.

Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence and assorted paperwork that is required for purposes of documenting care and billing.

Participates in physician educational programs provided by Employer relative to capitated medicine and its implications on physician practice patterns.

Participates in responding to requests for proposals for managed care contracts.

Participates In

  • Establishment of quality assurance programs
  • Establishment of utilization management programs
  • Selection of management information systems
  • Development of patient education services

Development of Patient Satisfaction Surveys

Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets.

Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.

General Job Expectations

Maintain courteous and cooperative working relationships with all levels of management and employees, physicians, patients, guarantors and the general public.

Participates in activities that would further the public's image of the Employer.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Nursing; Nurse Practitioner Degree Emphasis or Program Certificate equivalent.
  • Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses
  • South Carolina Official Recognition Nurse Practitioner - NLNP
  • Prescriptive Authority South Carolina Nursing License
  • South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license

LVAD Certification (Not Required)- Additional Annual Stipend awarded to applicants who undergo LVAD certification

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location: 8 Medical Park Rd Richland

  • Facility
  • Advance Heart Health Clinic

Department: Advance Heart Health Clinic-Practice Operations

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Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will provide primary health care, diagnose and treat diseases, and manage patient care within established nursing protocols. They will also participate in quality assurance, utilization management, and operational assessments to support clinic efficiency.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner emphasis or equivalent program certificate. Required credentials include South Carolina Nurse Practitioner recognition, prescriptive authority, and active South Carolina nursing and controlled substance licenses.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningMedical documentationOperational assessmentClinical protocolsHeart failure managementLVAD management

Cardiology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 58% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in South Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $139k (middle half $130k–$159k)291 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in South Carolina303 active14,202 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 58% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina Nurse Practitioner listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment303 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 16 employers
3
<$110k
2
$110k-145k
9
$145k-180k
6
$180k-215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
88%
Sign-on bonus
59%
CME allowance
47%
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

FT Nurse Practitioner (San Jose)

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Cardiology (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 370 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$218k
Typical market rent
$1,500/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.7
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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