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Piedmont Healthcare
Columbus, Georgia

Inpatient Peds- Nights- PRN- Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant- Columbus

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 5mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Responsibilities

Advanced Practice Provider – Inpatient Medical

Piedmont Healthcare is recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our team at Piedmont Columbus Children’s Hospital as a PRN provider.

In this role you will

· Examine, evaluate, and treat patients with serious medical conditions, illness or injuries on the general pediatrics floor as well as our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

· Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations and record data in patient’s medical record.

· Evaluate and treat patients to achieve optimal patient care.

· Collaborate with the on-call physician for the overnight care of the pediatric patient with the physician on call for urgent needs.

· Collaborate with the care team on the floor and the PICU to oversee and participate on care of the general and intensive pediatric patient.

· Ability to handle cross cover calls and assist with admissions.

· Communicate clearly the plan of care to the patient’s family or caregivers as needed about the pediatric patient’s condition or treatment plan.

· Provide overnight care supporting admissions from the Pediatric Emergency Room, the General Pediatric floor and/or the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

· Initiate and/or assist in bedside procedures as directed by the physician to facilitate and expedite patient care.

Piedmont Benefits

· Competitive compensation

· EPIC

· Quality, Service and Reputation

Qualifications

  • Preferred Qualifications
  • 2-3 years of Pediatric or PICU experience with a high degree of clinical judgment

Minimum Qualifications

Masters, Bachelors Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification

--or—

  • Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Columbus Med. Group

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pediatric carePatient examinationMedical record documentationPatient treatmentCollaborationCommunicationInpatient care

Pediatrics — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 48% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
45%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
14%

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Work-life snapshot

3.9/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • Includes call

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$164k
Typical market rent
$1,308/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.3
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 · Columbus, GA-AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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