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Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Neuro ICU - PRN - Columbia

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

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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

Variable (United States of America)

Location

  • 5 Medical Park Rd Richland
  • Facility
  • 3510 Neuro ICU

Department

35101000 Neuro ICU-Practice Operations

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Key Responsibilities

Provides primary health care to patients in the Neuro ICU, including diagnosis, treatment, and the prescription of therapies. Manages clinical documentation, billing, and participates in quality assurance and operational improvement programs.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner emphasis or equivalent program certificate. Must hold active South Carolina nursing and prescriptive authority licenses, along with DEA and controlled substance certifications.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient careTreatment planningMedical documentationClinical protocols

Neurology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 52% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

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).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 25 employers

14
<$150k
11
$150k-175k
2
$175k-200k
4
$200k-225k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
40%
Relocation assistance
16%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Below most Neurology (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 135 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

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.