Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) - Interventional Cardiology
Medical University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC
Posted October 19, 2026
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown · 2435 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC, US, 29204
- Pay: MUSC does not post a pay range for this role (competitive compensation per MUSC pay grade)
- Employment: Full time, 40 hours/week
- Location: MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown
- Employer: MUSC Community Physicians (MCP)
- MUSC Job ID: R-0000068422
MUSC Health is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Interventional Cardiology team at Columbia Medical Center. This full-time opportunity combines advanced clinical practice with coordinated inpatient and outpatient care for patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular disease.
Working alongside cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, cardiology APPs, and multidisciplinary care teams, the APP will evaluate new and established patients, coordinate care across the continuum, and help deliver personalized, evidence-based treatment to patients throughout Columbia and the surrounding communities.
About MUSC Health – Columbia Medical Center Downtown
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown is a full-service acute care hospital and a cornerstone of MUSC Health's Midlands Division. As part of South Carolina's leading academic health system, the hospital provides comprehensive specialty care and advanced cardiovascular services to patients throughout the region.
Providers benefit from the resources, technology, and clinical support of a premier health system while practicing in a collaborative environment focused on high-quality, patient-centered care.
Required Qualifications
- Advanced Practice Provider: Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
- Board certified and licensed (or eligible) in South Carolina
- Experience in cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, or critical care preferred
- Experience with structural heart or interventional cardiology strongly preferred
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment
- Strong procedural, clinical, and communication skills
Position Highlights
- Provide direct clinical care to interventional cardiology patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Evaluate and manage new and established patients using clinical history, physical examination, laboratory findings, imaging, and other diagnostic results.
- Coordinate referrals, consultations, follow-up care, and transitions across the patient journey.
- Collaborate closely with the attending or collaborating physician and the broader cardiovascular team.
- Document and bill for care provided in accordance with organizational and professional standards.
- Apply current research and evidence-based decision-making to clinical practice.
- Participate in quality improvement, performance improvement, clinical research, accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities.
- Support the development of future clinicians by precepting APP students and helping onboard new team members, as needed.
Benefits & Resources for Providers
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Employer-funded retirement plans
- Paid occurrence malpractice coverage
- Paid parental leave
- Epic EHR with provider-centered optimization and robust user support
- AI-enabled documentation and workflow tools integrated into Epic to reduce administrative burden and support clinical decision-making at the point of care
- Team-based care models that support sustainable workloads, shared responsibility, and provider well-being
Life in Columbia, South Carolina
Discover the best of both worlds, big-city opportunity with small-town warmth.
Columbia is South Carolina’s vibrant capital city, perfectly positioned between the beautiful beaches of the Lowcountry and the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy top rated schools, family friendly neighborhoods, award winning restaurants, festivals, and endless outdoor adventures at Lake Murray and nearby state parks.
About MUSC
South Carolina’s leading academic health system, MUSC Health, serves patients across the state through a growing network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty services. As the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health integrates academic medicine, research, and education with a strong commitment to patient care. Providers who join MUSC Health become part of a mission-driven organization recognized for clinical excellence, innovation, and meaningful investment in providers’ success. With opportunities in both academic and community settings, MUSC Health provides the scale, resources, and infrastructure to support meaningful, long-term provider careers.
Employer
Medical University of South Carolina
MUSC Health is South Carolina's leading academic health system and the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. It serves patients across the state through a growing network of hospitals, clinics and specialty services, integrating academic medicine, research and education with a strong commitment to patient care.
The MUSC Health system:
- MUSC Health University Medical Center and the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital in Charleston, the state's academic medical center
- Regional medical centers in Columbia, Florence, Orangeburg, Lancaster, Chester, Camden (Kershaw), Marion, Cades (Black River) and Mount Pleasant (East Cooper), plus MUSC Health at Tidelands on the Grand Strand
- MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, MUSC Community Physicians and primary and specialty care practices across South Carolina
Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose MUSC Health:
- Academic and community practice opportunities, with faculty appointments through the Medical University of South Carolina
- Commencement and sign-on bonuses on many roles, employer-funded retirement plans and paid occurrence malpractice coverage
- CME allowance and paid days off, paid parental leave, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
- Epic EHR with AI-enabled documentation tools
- South Carolina living, from historic Charleston and the Lowcountry to the beaches of the Grand Strand and the Midlands