Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Neuroscience ICU - PRN - Columbia
Compensation
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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
Variable (United States of America)
Location: 5 Medical Park Rd Richland
- Facility
- Neuro ICU
Department: Neuro ICU-Practice Operations
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Key Responsibilities
Provides primary health care to patients within the Neuroscience ICU, including diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing care. 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 licensure for Nurse Practitioner, prescriptive authority, and controlled substance registration.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Neurology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
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).
Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Neurology NP median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Washington index 107.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 22% remote · 48% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Washington nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 14% offer loan repayment353 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Neurology NP hiring demand | not ranked this month | postings stay open a median 45 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 48 postings, 60 closed |
| New Neurology NP listings | 53 in the last 30 days | 54 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Neurology NP pay trend | +6.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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