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Richland, Washington

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Nocturnal Cardiac ICU - Columbia

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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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
  • Official Recognition as a Nurse Practitioner in the state the team member is working
  • Prescriptive Authority for the state in which the team member is working
  • Controlled Substance license for the state in which the team member is working. Federal DEA license

Work Shift

Night (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

Provides primary health care to patients within the Cardiac ICU, including diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing medications. Manages clinical documentation, billing paperwork, and participates in quality assurance and utilization management programs.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner emphasis or equivalent program certificate. Must hold official state recognition as a Nurse Practitioner, prescriptive authority, a controlled substance license, and a federal DEA license.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient careMedical documentationClinical protocolsCardiac care

Cardiology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Cardiology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
51%
Relocation assistance
17%
Loan repayment
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Cardiology (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 120 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Richland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$421k
Typical market rent
$1,731/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kennewick-Richland, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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