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Snellville, Georgia

Acute Care Cardiology – PRN Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant - Piedmont Eastside (Snellville)

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Job Description

Acute Care Cardiology – Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant - Piedmont Eastside (Snellville)

Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI) is recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the Acute Care Services team at Piedmont Eastside located in Snellville, GA. This is an inpatient PRN position.

This is a great opportunity to be employed by one of the nation’s leading cardiology programs. You will work alongside some of the most respected and highly-trained physicians. Piedmont Heart Institute provides the full line of cardiovascular services with dedicated electrophysiology, transplant, advanced heart failure, critical care, interventional, surgical and research services.

Responsibilities

  • In this position you will:
  • Assist in the evaluation and treatment of Cardiology patients in an inpatient setting including the ER and ICU.
  • Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient’s record.
  • Write progress notes, consults, admissions, and discharge summaries.
  • Prepare patient workups.
  • Order and schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients as direct patient care services are delivered.
  • Work alongside Physicians and other Cardiology Advanced Practice Providers in a collaborative team.
  • Highly autonomous Acute Care practice

Piedmont Benefits Include

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Generous CME allowance
  • Quality, Service and Reputation

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Masters or Bachelors Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification

--or--

Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification.

Preferred Experience

  • 2-5 years previous cardiology experience highly preferred
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Inpatient carePatient history takingDiagnostic proceduresInterventional cardiologyClinical documentation

Cardiology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 54% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

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Salary Distribution29 jobs

4
<$125k
4
$125k-150k
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$150k-175k
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$175k-200k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
61%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 1.5
Below most Cardiology (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 363 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Snellville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$315k
Typical market rent
$2,109/mo
Residents’ average commute
38 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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