DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF AUGUSTA - EM - ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR
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- Call expectations
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Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Practice in an award-winning hospital known for its excellence in robotic
surgery, orthopedics and emergency medicine! In addition to the hospitals
outstanding clinical reputation, you will also enjoy the desirable location in
Augusta, a growing city offering easy access to Charleston, Savannah, and the
east coast beaches of Hilton Head and Tybee Island.
About the Emergency Department
* Annual Volume: 73,000
* Daily Physician Coverage: 58 hours
* Daily APC Coverage: 70 hours
* Hospital Beds: 231
* ED Beds: 40
* Fast Track: Yes
* Trauma Level: II
* Primary Stroke Center
* Largest Burn Center in the US
* Hospital Medicine Program: Yes
* Acuity Level: Medium
* EMR: Meditech
Leadership Duties
* Leadership experience strongly preferred
* ABEM/AOBEM: board certified or board eligible preferred
* Support the facility medical director in overseeing ED operations and
clinical performance
* Provide guidance to the team to ensure high-quality, evidence-based patient
care
* Monitor patient outcomes, identify opportunities for improvement and
implement initiatives that enhance care, quality and efficiency
* Champion safety and best practices throughout the emergency department
Requirements
* Board Requirements: Board certified or eligible
* Board Specialties Required: EM
* Certifications Required: ATLS, ACLS, PALS
To learn more, apply today.
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City Caption
Southern charm
City Description
Augusta is located at the fall line of the Savannah River, at the head of its
navigable portion. Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County
Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the third-largest city and the
second-largest metro area in the state after Atlanta. It is best known for
hosting The Masters golf tournament each spring, and is full of southern charm.
Downtown Augusta boasts a thriving arts and food scene, with fabulous festivals,
shopping, and restaurants.
Job Benefits
- Competitive hourly compensation
- Assistant medical director monthly stipend
- Independent contractor (1099) status
- Professional liability insurance provided
- Work closely with the facility medical director to support clinical
- Mentor and support EM physicians and advanced practice clinicians
- Collaborate with hospital leadership on departmental growth and performance
Key Responsibilities
Support the facility medical director in overseeing emergency department operations and clinical performance. Provide guidance to the team to ensure high-quality, evidence-based patient care while monitoring outcomes and implementing improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Georgia, the Emergency Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$297k (18 salary observations; 33 listings), vs ~$324k nationally (759 salary observations; 2,139 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 42 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 76% have no call, 40% require no weekends.
Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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).
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Living in Augusta
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $178k
- Typical market rent
- $1,369/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.9
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.