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Atlanta, Georgia

Inpatient Medical- PRN- Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant- Piedmont Athens

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Advanced Practice Provider – Inpatient Medical – Piedmont Athens Regional – PRN

Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI) is recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the team at Piedmont Athens. This is a PRN position working a variable shift including weekdays and weekends.

This is a great opportunity to be employed by one of the nation’s leading cardiology programs. You will work alongside some of the most respected and highly-trained physicians. Piedmont Heart Institute provides the full line of cardiovascular services with dedicated electrophysiology, transplant, advanced heart failure, critical care, interventional, surgical and research services.

Responsibilities

  • In this position you will:
  • Assist in the evaluation and treatment of Cardiology patients in an inpatient setting
  • Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient’s record
  • Write progress notes, consults, admissions, and discharge summaries

Prepare Patient Workups

  • Order and schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients as direct patient care services are delivered.
  • Work alongside Physicians and other Cardiology Advanced Practice Providers in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:
  • Masters or Bachelors Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification

--or--

  • Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification.
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Athens Regional Specialty Services

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationMedical Record DocumentationDiagnostic ProceduresCardiology CareCollaborative Care

Cardiology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 52% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% 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)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
76%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
5%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Cardiology (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 344 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$377k
Typical market rent
$1,944/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 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.