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Columbia, South Carolina

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Family Medicine - Forest Drive

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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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 Work Shift Day (United States of America) Location Forest Drive Columbia Facility 3312 Family Medicine Forest Drive Department 33121000 Family Medicine Forest Drive-Practice Operations Share your talent with us!

Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.

Prisma Health is the largest not-for-profit health organization in South Carolina, serving more than 1.2 million patients annually. Our 32,000 team members are dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of you and your family. Our promise is to: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Key Responsibilities

Provides primary health care to a specific patient population while engaging in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or injuries. Participates in administrative tasks such as quality assurance, utilization management, and the development of operational budgets.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner emphasis or equivalent program certificate. Must hold South Carolina licensure for Nurse Practitioner, prescriptive authority, and controlled substance registration, along with a Federal DEA license.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient chartingMedical documentationClinical practiceBudget development

Family Medicine — 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 Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 46% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Family Medicine - Forest Drive at Prisma Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,645 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,645 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$220k
Typical market rent
$1,479/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.