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Decatur, Georgia

Physician - Intensivist

Critical Care MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Decatur, GA – Seeking Critical Care Physicians

Join the Physician Partnership Where You Can Increase Your Impact

Vituity’s ownership model provides autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, so you can focus your attention where you want it to be – on your patients.

Join the Vituity Team. Vituity is a 100%25 physician-owned partnership and is led by frontline physicians that are all equitable owners.

As an equal and valued partner from day one, our ownership model provides you with financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and multiple career development opportunities.

Our leadership understands what your practice needs to thrive and gives you autonomy and local control so you can provide care when, where, and how your patients need it. You are backed by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and supported by the broad peer-level expertise of 6,000 Vituity clinicians.

At Vituity we’ve cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes through shared purpose. We were founded in a culture that values team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach we call “culture of brilliance.”

Together, we leverage our strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local communities. We foster this through shared goals and helping our colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for a job well done.

Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 890 practices across the country, serving 14.5 million patients a year. With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.

The Opportunity

  • Seeking Board Eligible/Certified Critical Care physicians.
  • Current GA state license is a plus.

The Practice

  • Emory Long-Term Acute Care – Decatur, Georgia
  • 50 total beds with 10 high-acuity beds.
  • Patients admitted to hospitalist services with critical care as a consulting service.
  • Consult services and PEG tube placement available.
  • Tracheostomy placement as needed.
  • Intensivist will see all high-acuity and some lower acuity patients.

The Community

Decatur, Georgia, is a charming and vibrant city that offers the perfect blend of small-town warmth and urban convenience, making it a wonderful place to live and work.

Located just minutes from downtown Atlanta, Decatur is known for its historic neighborhoods, tree-lined streets, and thriving arts and dining scenes.

The city boasts landmarks like the historic Decatur Square, a hub for festivals, farmers markets, and live music, and the Agnes Scott College campus, renowned for its stunning architecture.

  • Nearby, explore attractions such as Stone Mountain Park or Atlanta's world-class museums and entertainment.
  • Decatur enjoys a mild, four-season climate, with colorful springs and falls, warm summers, and short winters.
  • Its award-winning schools, welcoming community, and pedestrian-friendly downtown make it a standout choice.

Benefits & Beyond*

Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future.

  • Superior Health Plan Options
  • Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more
  • Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions
  • Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
  • Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
  • EAP and travel assistance included
  • Student loan refinancing discounts
  • Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees

We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. When we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated healthcare team, we exceed the expectations of our patients and the hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.

Vituity does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. Vituity is committed to complying with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.

*Visa status applicants benefits vary. Please speak to a recruiter for more details.

Applicants only. No agencies please.

Key Responsibilities

The Intensivist will be responsible for seeing all high-acuity patients and some lower acuity patients at Emory Long-Term Acute Care, providing critical care services including consults, PEG tube placement, and tracheostomy placement as needed.

Requirements

The position seeks Board Eligible or Certified Critical Care Physicians, and having a current Georgia state license is considered a plus.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Board CertifiedHigh-Acuity Care

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 90% have no call, 58% 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 pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 50% of Critical Care Medicine listings

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  • Includes call

Living in Decatur

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$256k
Typical market rent
$1,739/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 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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