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Wellstar Health System
Marietta, Georgia

Physician - Trauma Medical Director - Marietta, GA

Trauma SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Wellstar Medical Group is seeking a BC/BE Trauma Acute Care Surgeon to join our busy, collegial trauma team at Kennestone as a surgeon and Trauma Medical Director. Kennestone is a level 1 trauma center located in Marietta, just Northwest of Atlanta and has the busiest Emergency department in the state.

Other Pertinent Details

  • GME surgery residency program and teaching opportunities.
  • Approximately 15% penetrative trauma
  • Seasoned trauma program with large group comprised of 10 physicians, 24/7 APP coverage in house, responsible for covering trauma, surgical critical care for trauma patients and acute care surgery.
  • Flexible call schedule, in house trauma/EGS call requirement up to 6 24-hour calls per month (or 14 12's) with a minimum of 5 24-hour calls per month.
  • ICU week in rotation shared equally between partners.
  • Backup call schedule shared equally between partners.
  • Great work-life balance and opportunities for growth and teaching.

Ideal Candidates Are as Follows

  • Hold current board certification or board eligibility in general surgery and surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
  • Fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care or Acute Care Surgery and be credentialed to provide general surgery and surgical critical care services
  • State of GA licensure or willingness to apply and obtain
  • Hold current Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) certification, instructor status preferred
  • Have experience and comfort with providing trauma surgical and surgical critical care coverage
  • Participate fully in the Acute Care Surgery call panel covering clinical services as directed by the WMG ACS Lead physician (Trauma, EGS, SICU, night, backup shifts)

The ideal candidate for the TMD leadership role will have the following experience and characteristics:

1. Assists in the development of quality assurance, risk management and program and procedures with respect to the Surgical Intensive Care Services.

2. Provide quarterly reports on LOS and appropriateness of admissions to the intensive care units to the Utilization Review Committee.

3. Is an ex-officio member of the Quality Review Committee.

4. Ensures that appropriate consultation by an lntensivist is obtained in a timely manner.

5. Ensures compliance with the Wellstar ICU admit/discharge criteria.

Wellstar provides exceptional benefits, work-life and wellness programs, and competitive compensation packages.

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.

Key Responsibilities

The Trauma Medical Director will lead the trauma team at a Level 1 trauma center, overseeing surgical critical care and acute care surgery services. Responsibilities include managing quality assurance, risk management, and ensuring compliance with intensive care unit protocols.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or eligible in general surgery and surgical critical care with fellowship training. A valid Georgia medical license and current Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
10+ years of experience

Certifications

ATLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Trauma surgeryIntensive care management

Trauma Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 33 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 82% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $537k (middle half $303k–$588k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All physician listings in Georgia563 active22,496 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 82% no call · 48% no weekends33 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 9% offer loan repayment563 active listings, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−1.6% 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 Trauma Surgery postings state pay.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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CME allowance
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Visa sponsorship
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 10% of Physician roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,329 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Wellstar Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Marietta, Georgia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Exceptional Benefits
Work-Life and Wellness Programs
Competitive Compensation

Living in Marietta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$382k
Typical market rent
$1,687/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 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.