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Northside Hospital
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Physician Assistant- Urgent Care

Physician AssistantIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo 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

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

Graduate of an Accredited Physician Assistant Program.

Please refer to the Medical Staff Guidelines for certifications and credentialing applicable to this position.

Preferred

Prior clinical experience in emergency medicine, urgent care or ambulatory care highly preferred.

Work Hours

8am-8pm

Weekend Requirements:

Yes

On-Call Requirements:

Yes

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical AssessmentDiagnostic TestingTreatment PlanningPatient Counseling

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 56% have no call, 64% 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).

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 40 employers

15
<$155k
14
$155k-175k
15
$175k-195k
5
$195k-215k
1
$218k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
83%
Sign-on bonus
63%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Providence · Santa Rosa, California

$171k-$218k
#2

Physician Assistant- Dr. Fealy

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$195k-$212k
#3

Physiatry (PM&R) Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

$175k-$205k
#4

Urgent Care Advanced Practice Clinician (PA-C or ARNP)

$92-$96/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 367 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Lawrenceville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k
Typical market rent
$1,895/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 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.