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PRN Critical Care Physician (MD/DO) – Lancaster, South Carolina

Critical Care Medicine Top 25% in Critical Care MedicineNo nightsPer Diem

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Medical University of South Carolina – Lancaster Medical Center is seeking a board-eligible or board-certified Critical Care physician to join a growing critical care department in Lancaster, South Carolina.

  • Entity
  • MUSC Community Physicians (MCP)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type​
  • PRN
  • Cost Center
  • CC001844 MCP - Lancaster Pulmonary Critical Care
  • Pay Rate Type
  • Hourly
  • Pay Grade
  • Health-02
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 8

Work Shift

Job Description

The Medical University of South Carolina – Lancaster Medical Center is seeking a board-eligible or board-certified Critical Care physician to join a growing critical care department in Lancaster, South Carolina.

About Lancaster Medical Center

Lancaster Medical Center is a 225-bed, all-private room facility. Lancaster Medical Center believes in the power of people to create great care — with approximately 1,000 physicians and care team members. Lancaster Medical Center is a place where technology and skilled professionals come together to provide compassionate, customer-focused care. We work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring, and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.

Required Qualifications

  • Board Certified/Board Eligible
  • Eligible for medical license in South Carolina

Position Highlights

Must be Board Certified/Board Eligible with a minimum of one year experience

10 Bed Hospital ICU coverage from 7am -7pm with hospitalists and tele-intensivists covering night call so there is NO NIGHT call required

  • Opportunity to work and teach Internal Medicine residents
  • Access & support to tele-intensivist program through MUSC
  • Offers autonomy and excellent hospital support
  • Excellent Critical Care support resources from MUSC Charleston
  • Patient mix is very compliant and extremely appreciative of our medical staff

Benefits & Resources for Physicians

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Provider can choose between W2/PRN or 1099/PRN
  • Hotel reimbursement (if applicable)
  • Mileage reimbursement (if applicable)
  • Epic EHR with physician-centered optimization and robust user support

AI-enabled documentation and workflow tools integrated into Epic to reduce administrative burden and support clinical decision-making at the point of care

Team-based care models that support sustainable workloads, shared responsibility, and physician well-being

Life in Lancaster, SC

Lancaster, SC is located just 45 minutes away from the Charlotte metropolitan area, and serves as the seat of Lancaster County, the sixth fastest-growing county in the Carolinas. The city is home to the University of South Carolina at Lancaster, the largest of the university’s regional campuses, and boasts ample outdoor recreation opportunities, including 360-acre Andrew Jackson State Park. With access to great shopping, restaurants, state parks, golf courses, and a vibrant art community, Lancaster, SC, is a great place to call home.

Additional Job Description

About MUSC

South Carolina’s leading academic health system, MUSC Health serves patients across the state through a growing network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty services. As the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health integrates academic medicine, research, and education with a strong commitment to patient care. Physicians who join MUSC Health become part of a mission-driven organization recognized for clinical excellence, innovation, and meaningful investment in physicians’ success. With opportunities in both academic and community settings, MUSC Health provides the scale, resources, and infrastructure to support meaningful, long-term physician careers.

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

Provide critical care coverage for a 10-bed ICU from 7am to 7pm. Participate in the teaching of Internal Medicine residents and collaborate with tele-intensivists.

Requirements

Must be board-certified or board-eligible in Critical Care with at least one year of experience. Must be eligible for a medical license in South Carolina.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Critical care medicineIntensive care unit managementTele-intensivist collaboration

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 41 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 80% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% 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)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 10 employers

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

5.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Critical Care Medicine

  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Lancaster

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$305k
Median resident rent
$868/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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