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Doctors Hospital
Austell, Georgia

Nurse Practitioner ( + 1st Assist) / Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

The Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA) is committed to following our mission that harkens back the first patient in 1978: Healing Patients. Healing Families. Healing Lives. Our mission is important to us because it’s important to those we serve.

Since the first patient was treated at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, in 1978, our physicians banded together to first create Physicians’ Multispecialty Group to provide patient care. PMG evolved into Joseph M. Still Burn Centers, Inc. (JMS), the forerunner of BRCA.

And now BRCA continues to grow and partner with hospitals across the country to provide patient access to a continuum of care that supports the patient from initial injury through long-term rehabilitation, while ensuring no patient is turned away.

We provide quality burn, hand, wound and reconstructive care to patients through new facilities, new partnerships and the latest advancements in care.

Four decades later, BRCA is the nation’s most extensive burn system. Patients from nearly every state in America and more than a dozen countries have been treated by our providers. Headquartered in Augusta, GA, Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America provides services from the nation's largest individual burn center: the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital of Augusta.

Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (with First Assist) to join our team of dedicated professionals in the critical care, trauma and burn arenas. Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America is the nation's largest burn network with locations throughout the United States. Candidates much be willing to travel, as needed, and participate in staff education.

Responsibilities

  • Focus is on the reconstructive care of patients.
  • Patient management of in the inpatient hospital, outpatient clinic
  • Team approach and collaborative environment.
  • Perform patient history and physicals
  • Order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays and provide diagnosis
  • Perform medical treatment and diagnostic procedures
  • Perform minor surgical procedures
  • 1st or 2nd assist during surgery, as required by supervising physician and/or training
  • Instruct and counsel patients on treatment plans
  • Preoperative and postoperative care
  • Medication prescribing may also be necessary depending on state/facility

Requirements

  • Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
  • Successful completion of PANCE
  • Maintain NCCPA Certification
  • Licensure in state practicing

First Assist Required for Nurse Practitioners

We offer Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/401(k)/Vacation and Holidays. Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical examinationSurgical assistanceTreatment planningTrauma careBurn carePatient counselingLaboratory test interpretationX-ray interpretation

Burn Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 54% have no call, 62% 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).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 1.5
Below most Physician Assistant roles listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,540 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 Doctors Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Augusta, GA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
401(k)
Vacation
Holidays