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Wellstar Health System
Austell, Georgia

Physician Assistant/Advanced Practice Provider - Orthopedic Surgery - Austell, GA

Physician AssistantFull-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

Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems.

Every day, 25,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life – and our team members are the foundation of that care. Our orthopedic specialists at Wellstar offer complete care for all types of bone, joint and soft tissue injuries and conditions. From diagnosis and treatment through rehabilitation and recovery, we've got your back.

Wellstar Medical Group is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our established, busy Orthopedic practice in Douglasville, GA, just 25 minutes west of Atlanta.

Physician Assistant will be responsible for working alongside our Orthopedic Sports Medicine physician in the clinic, inpatient rounding on patients and seeing consults as well as assisting in the OR as needed. PA will also see their own clinic patients eventually when ready. Current practice is primarily sports medicine, but will evolve over time to also have some total joints and other general orthopedic patients as the practice grows.

Ideal candidates must be certified physician assistants preferably with some experience in orthopedics, athletic training, sports medicine etc.

Comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation package available.

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 Physician Assistant will work alongside an Orthopedic Sports Medicine physician to provide clinical care, perform inpatient rounding, and assist in the operating room. They will eventually manage their own clinic patients as the practice grows.

Requirements

Candidates must be certified physician assistants with a preference for experience in orthopedics, athletic training, or sports medicine. The role requires the ability to handle both sports medicine and general orthopedic patient cases.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Orthopedic surgeryPatient consultationOperating room assistanceClinical diagnosisBone and joint careSoft tissue injury treatment

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 60% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 313 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Austell

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$280k
Typical market rent
$1,759/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 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

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits
Competitive compensation