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Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Physician Assistant PRN - Melanoma and Sarcoma Specialist of Georgia

Physician AssistantPer Diem

Compensation

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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

Under general supervision, and with medical consultation and direction, performs physical, psycho-social assessment; establishes medical diagnosis; orders and evaluate diagnostic tests; manages follow up care; does other related work as required. Responsibilities include performing physical examinations, developing treatment plans, ordering and interpreting lab tests and results, along with providing preventative healthcare and counseling.

Qualifications

Required

  • A college degree as a Physician’s Assistant from a recognized university, affiliated with a medical school
  • Please refer to the Medical Staff Guidelines for certifications and credentialing applicable to this position.

Preferred

Two to five years of experience with a medical practice setting where diagnosis, treatment and patient education were the focus of the role

Work Hours (EX:7AM-7PM)

8am-5pm

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical examinationDiagnostic testingTreatment planningLab test interpretation

Oncology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 74% have no call, 60% 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).

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Salary Distribution46 jobs · 34 employers

13
<$145k
9
$145k-165k
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$165k-185k
8
$185k-205k
1
$212k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
49%
Relocation assistance
16%
Loan repayment
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Oncology (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 87 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$377k
Typical market rent
$1,944/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 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.