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Atlanta, Georgia

Addiction Clinic Psychiatry Advanced Practice Provider NP / PA

Nurse PractitionerNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Our Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are an integral part of the Emory Healthcare integrated academic health care system. Some highlights of joining the Emory Healthcare team:

  • Position is eligible for annual APP incentive plan.
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs.
  • Paid Parental Leave benefit available to all qualified employees.
  • Family-focused benefits.
  • Wellness incentives.
  • Comprehensive health benefits that start Day 1

Description

Our Emory Addiction Clinic team is growing and we are looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team. This is a day, 5/8 hour shifts per week position. 2 years of psychiatry APP experience preferred. PMHNP certification needed for NPs. Adolescent substance abuse experience preferred. Responsibilities include:

Assists in the evaluation and treatment of patients.

Documents the delivery of care in the individual's medical records. Conducts patient interviews and documents patient histories, psychosocial histories, health status and medical problems or potential problems.

Under the direction of a physician, performs physical examinations and specialized diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures.

  • Assists physician in diagnosing medical problems, developing care plans, and prescribing treatment.
  • Orders, schedules and/or performs laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program or Physician Assistant program.

Currently licensed as an advanced practice nurse in the state of Georgia by the Georgia Board of Nursing and certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or equivalent body, or Certified as a Physician's Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

  • Licensed as appropriate in the state of Georgia.
  • May require at least one year of direct experience in one or more high acuity clinical specialties.

BLS and Healthcare Provider certifications required. ACLS may be required in some areas.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

The provider will assist in the evaluation and treatment of patients within the addiction clinic, including conducting interviews and developing care plans. They are responsible for documenting patient histories, performing physical exams, and ordering diagnostic tests under physician direction.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program and possess current Georgia licensure. A minimum of two years of psychiatry experience is preferred, along with PMHNP certification for nurse practitioners and BLS/ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Addiction medicinePatient evaluationTreatment planningMedical documentationSubstance abuse counselingPsychosocial history takingCare plan developmentLaboratory test orderingBLS certificationACLS certification

Addiction Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

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

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $139k (middle half $129k–$160k)286 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in Georgia406 active14,097 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 60% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentGeorgia Nurse Practitioner listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment406 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 40% of Addiction Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 221 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Emory Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Atlanta, GA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
Paid Parental Leave
Family-focused benefits
Wellness incentives
Comprehensive health benefits that start Day 1
Annual APP incentive plan

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$375k
Typical market rent
$1,942/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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