Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Emergency Center

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Pay not listed · Americus, Georgia.

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Job Description

Job Number

34722

Location: Sumter Campus

Street Address

126 US-280

City, State

Americus, Georgia

Zip Code

31719

Department: PPG SUMTER ED-APP

Shift: Mid-Level Shift

Job Type: Full time

Posted Date

2026-09-07

Job Description Summary

We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Phoebe Family at Phoebe Sumter in Americus, Georgia. Connect with us today to learn more.

Job Summary

Responsible for patient care management, counseling, education of patients and families in collaboration with facility MD's.

Description

We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Phoebe Family at Phoebe Sumter in Americus, Georgia. Connect with us today to learn more!

Education Requirements

Master's Degree in Nursing OR Physician Assisting (Required)

Experience Requirements

  • 1+ years of prior APP experience (Strongly preferred)
  • Emergency Center experience (Preferred)
  • 4+ years experience in supervision and independent decision making in major nursing areas (Preferred)

Certifications and Licensures

Required Certifications/Licensures: Nurse Practitioners Certification (NP-C) OR Physician Assistant Certified (PA-C), Basic Life Support (BLS), Department Specific Certifications may be required

General Requirements

  • Adheres to the hospital and departmental attendance and punctuality guidelines
  • Performs all job responsibilities in alignment with the core values, mission and vision of the organization
  • Performs other duties as required and completes all job functions as per departmental policies and procedures

Maintains current knowledge in present areas of responsibility (i. e., self education, attends ongoing educational programs)

Attends staff meetings and completes mandatory in-services and requirements and competency evaluations on time.

Demonstrates competency at all levels in providing care to all patients based on age, sex, weight, and demonstrated needs. For non-clinical areas, has attended training and demonstrates usage of age- specific customer service skills.

Wears protective clothing and equipment as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for patient care management, counseling, and education of patients and families in collaboration with facility physicians. Ensures all job responsibilities align with the organization's core values, mission, and vision.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Nursing or Physician Assisting and current NP-C or PA-C certification. Strongly prefers 1+ years of APP experience and prior experience in an emergency center setting.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Emergency medicineClinical decision makingPatient counselingPatient education

Emergency Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 60% have no call, 60% 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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
76%
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Emergency Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 263 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Americus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$139k
Typical market rent
$938/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 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.

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Benefits & Perks

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