Primary Care Physician
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Id: L-MD-20384
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Adult Primary Care
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Atlanta & Lithonia, GA
- Service Setting: Outpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical only
- Coverage Period: Dec 07, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
- Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 8a – 5p
- Reason for Coverage: Scheduling Need
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: Adults only
- Average Daily Volume: 20
Facility Information
- EMR System: Epic
- Support Staff: RNs: 1, MAs: 2, PA/NPs: 1, Office Staff: 3
Job Requirements
- Board: BC/BE
- Licenses: Licensed in GA or IMLC
- Certification: BLS
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive primary care to adult patients.
- Manage chronic conditions including hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.
- Perform routine physical examinations and health screenings.
- Prescribe medications and treatments as indicated.
- Coordinate care with specialists and ancillary services.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive primary care to adult patients, including the management of chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes. Perform routine physical examinations, health screenings, and coordinate care with specialists and ancillary services.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible and hold a valid medical license in Georgia or IMLC. A BLS certification is required to perform clinical duties in an outpatient setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 48% 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).
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician at Adelphi Staffing a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,318 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
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- No call
- No weekends
Living in Lithonia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $228k
- Typical market rent
- $1,654/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 42 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.