Primary Care Physician Johnson State Prison Wrightsville, Ga (81741)
Listed compensation
/yr Salary: $260K
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Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: GA, Waycross - Ware State Prison - Waycross, GA 31503Position Type: Full-TimeEducation Level: Professional DegreeTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: DayJob Category: Medical Physician & Advanced Practice Provider
- Lead Quality Care. Inspire Clinical Excellence. Annual Salary: $260,000 $10,000 Retention Bonus Since 1997, Centurion has proudly partnered with the Georgia Department of Corrections to provide comprehensive, high-quality healthcare services to incarcerated individuals throughout the state. We are seeking an experienced and compassionate physician to serve as Staff Physician at Johnson State Prison in Wrightsville, Georgia. This is an exceptional physician leadership opportunity for a clinician who is passionate about improving patient outcomes, leading medical operations, and driving clinical excellence. As Site Medical Director, you will have the opportunity to shape medical care delivery, collaborate with an experienced multidisciplinary team, and make a meaningful impact on an underserved patient population. Staff Physician: provides medical assessments and evaluations, provides treatment for emergent, urgent, and routine medical issues, provides and supervises medical treatment for chronic medical conditions, and participates in organizational initiatives to help prevent diseases and injuries of patients in a correctional setting. The Physician works under the direction of the Site Medical Director and/or the Statewide Medical Director in collaboration with the Health Services Administrator (HSA) to ensure that efficient and clinically appropriate medical services are provided.
Qualifications
BENEFITS Annual Salary of $260,000 $10,000 Retention Bonus Day Shift | Monday–Friday Hybrid Schedule – 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Telehealth Generous Paid Time Off Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) Retirement Plan Paid Medical Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage CME Allowance and Paid CME Time Short Credentialing Timeline to help you begin practicing sooner Leadership opportunity with an experienced clinical and administrative team Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school required Active and unrestricted Ga state license or the ability to obtain one required Must show/be able to obtain active Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration Ability to pass credentialing and background check For additional information, please contact Rosalyn Witherspoon, In house Provider Recruiter, at Rosalyn@teamcenturion.com or 615-392-2465. indmhm
Key Responsibilities
The physician provides medical assessments, evaluations, and treatment for emergent and chronic conditions within a correctional setting. They also collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure efficient medical service delivery and clinical excellence.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited school and possess an active, unrestricted Georgia state medical license. Additionally, the applicant must be able to obtain DEA registration and pass a credentialing and background check.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician Johnson State Prison Wrightsville, Ga (81741) at Centurion Health a 8.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,238 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts, remote work flexibility.
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 52% have no call, 56% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.6% 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)), so the posted ~$260k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $270k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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