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Wellstar Health System
LaGrange, Georgia

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Outpatient Pulmonary Medicine - LaGrange, GA

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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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 Medical Group is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Pulmonary Medicine practice in LaGrange, GA. The APRN/PA will support the mission, vision, values, and goals of the Wellstar Health System by delivering quality, consistent, patient-centered care.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Clinical practice within Pulmonary Medicine, including the evaluation and management of patients with acute and chronic pulmonary diseases

  • The care of patients in the outpatient setting
  • Collaboration with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate patient care
  • The documentation of clinical care
  • The documentation and tasks necessary for billing and other administrative functions
  • Continuing Medical Education required to maintain licensure and Board Certification

Requirements

  • Active or eligible for Georgia NP or PA License/Certification
  • Minimum of one (1) year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant outside of training required
  • Experience in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, or a related specialty preferred
  • We proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Occurrence-based malpractice coverage
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 403(b) with employer match
  • CME allowance
  • Extended illness bank
  • Paid time off for vacation and holidays
  • Concierge service

Adoption Assistance

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.

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 Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide clinical care for patients with acute and chronic pulmonary diseases in an outpatient setting. They will collaborate with the healthcare team to coordinate patient care and manage necessary clinical documentation and administrative billing tasks.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Acute disease managementChronic disease managementPatient evaluationMedical billing

Pulmonology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 56% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in Georgia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in pulmonology (np)ranked against 67 Pulmonology (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $142k (middle half $130k–$163k)282 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Georgia514 active15,584 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 56% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment514 active listings, Nov 2026
Pulmonology NP hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 57 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 17 postings, 30 closed
New Pulmonology listings (all professions)45 in the last 30 days57 the 30 days before (−21%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (67 Pulmonology (NP) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Georgia figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Georgia Pulmonology postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Outpatient Pulmonary Medicine - LaGrange, GA at Wellstar Health System a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pulmonology (NP) — ranked against 67 active Pulmonology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
44% this job
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Pulmonology (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 67 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About Wellstar Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Marietta, Georgia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Occurrence-based malpractice coverage
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance
403(b) with employer match
CME allowance

Living in LaGrange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$224k
Typical market rent
$1,359/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.