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Wellstar Health System
Grovetown, Georgia

Physician - Primary Care - Grovetown, Ga

Primary CareFull-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.

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Wellstar Health System is excited to announce the opening of Columbia County Hospital, a brand-new facility currently under development in Grovetown, Georgia.

Join us in one of Georgia’s fastest-growing communities—Columbia County, where exceptional public schools, affordable housing, and abundant outdoor recreation create an ideal setting for both personal and professional fulfillment.

Conveniently located off I-20 at Exit 190, the hospital is highly visible and easily accessible. The facility will be opening for patient care in Fall 2026, with a modern design focused on clinical excellence and patient comfort

We are seeking full-time Board Certified/Board Eligible Primary Care Physicians to join a brand-new primary care practice located directly next to Columbia County Hospital. This is a unique opportunity to build your practice from the ground up and be a cornerstone of a new healthcare hub in the community.

Backed by the strength and scale of Wellstar Health System, one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated health systems, this hospital will offer:

  • 84 medical-surgical beds
  • 16-bed ICU
  • 40-bed full-service Emergency Department
  • Planned Level II Trauma Center
  • 6 Operating Rooms
  • 2 Cath/Interventional Radiology suites
  • 2 Endoscopy suites
  • Comprehensive medical and surgical specialties
  • Adjacent to the hospital is a state-of-the-art, four-story Medical Office Building (MOB) featuring:
  • 160 exam rooms
  • Anchored by all major medical and surgical specialties
  • Seamless connectivity to the hospital for optimal patient and provider experience

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 Career Care!

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

Provide high-quality primary care services to patients in a brand-new medical office setting. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure clinical excellence and patient comfort within the Wellstar Health System.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible Physicians. The role requires a commitment to patient-centered care and the ability to help build a new practice from the ground up.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Medical practice managementCommunication

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 44% have no call, 52% 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).

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 8.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Primary Care Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

17
<$310k
8
$310k-340k
15
$340k-370k
5
$370k-400k
5
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
61%
Relocation assistance
37%
Loan repayment
32%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Grovetown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$267k
Typical market rent
$1,720/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.9
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.

BEA 2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

Wellstar Total Rewards package (wellness, pay, future, joy)