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Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

Serves as in-house Internal Medicine Service (IMS) physician assistant and maintains responsibility for the assessment and care of Internal Medicine patients under the direction of the IMS physician(s).

The Physician Assistant of the Spine Center has primary responsibility for the assessment, evaluation, care and follows up of all patients referred to the Spine Center.

Under the direction of the Supervising Physician, the Physician Assistant has overall responsibility for the planning and continuity of care for all patients.

Under the direction of the Director of Surgical Services, the Physician Assistant has responsibility for the planning, administration, control and quality management of the department activities.

The Physician Assistant for Outpatient Cardiology has the primary responsibility for the assessment, and care of cardiology patients in both the outpatient and inpatient settings under the supervision of a Northside Cardiologist. Under the direction of the cardiologist, physician assistants will provide direct patient care, oversee diagnostic testing, and support the physicians in other clinical activities per their scope of practice.

The Physician Assistant for the Bone Marrow Unit has primary responsibility for the assessment, evaluation, care, and follow up of patients admitted to the inpatient Bone Marrow/Leukemia service.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:1. Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university.

2. Successful completion (Received PA Diploma) of an AMA approved Physician Assistant Program. 3. Current certification by the National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants.

PREFERRED:1. Current ACLS/BCLS certification

Work Hours (EX:7AM-7PM)

8AM-6PM

Weekend Requirements

Yes

On-Call Requirements

No

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient assessmentClinical carePatient evaluationCare planningSurgical services supportCardiology supportBone marrow unit careLeukemia service support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant at Northside Hospital a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery (PA) — ranked against 317 active Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% 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).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 25% in orthopedic surgery (pa)ranked against 317 Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Georgia112 active4,573 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 66% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (317 Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
62%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 317 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$375k
Typical market rent
$1,942/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 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.