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Wellstar Health System
Marietta, Georgia

Physician - Critical Care - Marietta GA

Critical Care MedicineFull-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

Various (United States of America)

Wellstar Health System is the largest health system in Georgia, providing care through a network of 11 hospitals, over 250 outpatient locations, and a wide range of specialized services.

Our hospitals are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by highly trained critical care teams, providing expert care in areas such as intensive care, trauma, neurology, cardiology, and respiratory support.

With Wellstar’s comprehensive network, patients have access to top-tier care, wherever they are in Georgia.

Wellstar Medical Group is seeking a full-time Critical Care Intensivist MD/DO in Marietta, GA. The provider will rotate between Kennestone Hospital and Cobb Hospital, but also cover Douglas and Paulding Hospitals as needed.

  • 100% Critical Care Position
  • 7 on/7 off schedule
  • 3-4 weeks of night shift per year due to rotation with team
  • Epic EMR

Requirements

  • Board-Eligible/Board Certified in Critical Care
  • Active or eligible for a GA State Medical License
  • We proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Occurrence-based malpractice coverage
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 403(b) with employer match
  • CME allowance
  • Extended illness bank
  • Paid time off for vacation and holidays (excludes shift – based position)
  • Concierge service
  • Adoption assistance

We’d like to invite you on a career journey like no other! In return for your contributions, we’ll help you make the most of all life’s moments – on and off the job. Wellstar Total Rewards is designed to provide for your total well-being, including: Your Wellness, Your Pay, Your Future, Your Joy. We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our team members and our team members care for the community.

Make a difference in patients’ lives… and your own! Here, it’s more than healthcare – it’s CareerCare!

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 Critical Care Intensivist will provide expert medical care across multiple hospital locations within the Wellstar Health System. Responsibilities include managing intensive care, trauma, neurology, and cardiology patients while utilizing the Epic EMR system.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Trauma carePatient careMedical diagnosis

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 88% have no call, 58% 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).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
20% this job
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Marietta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$383k
Typical market rent
$1,689/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 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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About Wellstar Health System

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

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Occurrence-Based Malpractice Coverage
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
403(b) with Employer Match