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VitalCore Health Strategies
North Charleston, South Carolina

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60/hour

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 51m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join VitalCore Health Strategies as a Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – Correctional Health in North Charleston, SC, United States. Join the VitalCore Team in South Carolina! We're people fueled by passion, not by profit!

Benefits & Compensation

  • Holiday Pay
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Animal/Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401K & Plan Matching
  • PTO
  • Annual Incentive Payment

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join VitalCore Health Strategies as a Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – Correctional Health.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant provides basic medical services and initiates care for medical emergencies within a correctional facility. They identify patient health problems, prescribe treatments under physician supervision, and document all healthcare interactions.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited NP or PA program and possess current state licensure. While correctional experience is desired, it is not required, though acute care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Ambulatory CarePatient AssessmentTreatment PlanningDocumentationInfection ControlUniversal PrecautionsCorrectional HealthcareClinical SupervisionPatient Education

Correctional Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 60% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% 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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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

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About VitalCore Health Strategies

Hospitals and Health Care
Topeka, Kansas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Holiday Pay
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Short Term/Long Term Disability
Identity Theft Protection
Animal/Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401K & Plan Matching