Wound Care- Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant- Piedmont Athens
Compensation
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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Advanced Practice Provider– Wound Care – Athens, GA
Piedmont is recruiting for a nurse practitioner to join our wound care team at Piedmont Athens Regional in Athens, GA. This is a full-time Monday through Friday position with no call responsibilities. You will provide care to a variety of wound care and hyperbaric oxygen patients mostly in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Responsibilities
In this role you will:
- Provide medical services to individuals, families and/or groups, including: diabetic ulcers, skin tears, non-healing surgical wounds, vascular insufficiencies, wound grafts and any other wound care or hyperbaric oxygen needs.
- Emphasize health promotion as well as acute and chronic disease management.
- Augment a physician’s ability to provide medical services to patients
- Collect and document data, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations and provide direct patient care services.
- Have direct oversight of patients undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
Piedmont Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Benefits
- EPIC
- Generous CME allowance
- Quality, Service, and Reputation
- Further educational and training opportunities complementing the role
Qualifications
***Preferred, not required. - Qualified candidates will have at least 2 years experience working as a Nurse Practitioner in a wound care setting.
- 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
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Wound Care- Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant- Piedmont Athens at Piedmont Healthcare a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,994 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Wound Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 54% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · above average in nurse practitioner roles | ranked against 13,994 Nurse Practitioner roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Nurse Practitioner median $139k (middle half $130k–$159k)291 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Georgia index 96.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Nurse Practitioner listings in Georgia | 401 active | 14,203 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% remote · 54% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Georgia Nurse Practitioner listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment401 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Nurse Practitioner pay trend | +1.3% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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