Physician - Urgent Care - Austell, GA
Compensation
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Job Description
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift
Wellstar Medical Group is seeking a full-time (0.8 FTE) board certified/board eligible physician to work at Wellstar Urgent Care - Paulding in Austell, GA.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Clinical Practice of Medicine including treating newborns to geriatric patients
- 12 shifts/month
- Performing I&Ds, suturing for minor lacerations, foreign body removals, etc
Requirements
- Active or eligible for a GA State Medical License
- 1-2 years of experience in urgent care or emergency medicine
- Certifications: family medicine or emergency medicine
Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide clinical care for patients ranging from newborns to geriatric populations. Responsibilities include performing minor surgical procedures such as suturing, I&Ds, and foreign body removals.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Urgent Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 85% have no call, 65% 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Urgent Care median $363k (middle half $275k–$588k)150 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Georgia index 96.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Urgent Care listings in Georgia | 14 active | 337 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 85% no call · 65% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Georgia Physician listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 9% offer loan repayment576 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Urgent Care hiring demand | #13 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 47 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 94 postings, 148 closed |
| New Urgent Care listings | 470 in the last 30 days | 271 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Urgent Care pay trend | +9.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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