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Piedmont Healthcare
Atlanta, Georgia

Director - Physician Operations

AdministrationFull-Time

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Job Description

Directs and supports the day to day operational policies, objectives and initiatives of multiple physician medical group practices as well as managing directly assigned practices. Implements and oversees operational activities and programs to ensure the attainment of the business plans. Ensures that each office maintains an effective operating environment, assuring efficient and safe operations of all services in response to patient, physician and staff needs.

Responsibilities

Directs and supports the day to day operational policies, objectives and initiatives of multiple physician medical group practices as well as managing directly assigned practices. Implements and oversees operational activities and programs to ensure the attainment of the business plans. Ensures that each office maintains an effective operating environment, assuring efficient and safe operations of all services in response to patient, physician and staff needs.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized college or university in business administration, healthcare administration, or a closely related field Required or

In Lieu of degree Six (6) years of progressively responsible work experience in a healthcare practice management setting may be substituted for the educational requirement Required

Work Experience

5 years of progressively responsible work experience in strategic healthcare operations or supervising or managing a physician office practice is Required or

In lieu of degree 11 years of progressively responsible work experience in a healthcare practice management setting may be substituted for the educational requirement Required

  • Licenses and Certifications
  • None Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Clinic

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physician Practice ManagementStrategic PlanningBusiness Plan ImplementationStaff ManagementPatient Care CoordinationLeadershipProcess Improvement

Administration — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 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).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All physician listings in Georgia561 active22,428 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 9% offer loan repayment561 active listings, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Georgia figures use all physicians: too few Georgia Administration postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Administration listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 37 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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.