Inpatient Gastroenterology - Full Time PA

This is a full-time, hospital-based position with primarily weekday daytime hours.

• Typical start time: 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
• Responsibilities include rounding, consults, documentation, and care coordination
• Daily workflow may vary based on patient census, consult volume, and physician schedules

Call responsibilities are aligned with inpatient service coverage and rotate as follows:

• Week 1: Inpatient coverage with designated call day
• Week 2: Inpatient coverage with weekend call responsibilities
• Week 3: Inpatient coverage (rounding, consults, care coordination)
• Week 4: Inpatient coverage with designated call day
• Week 5: Inpatient coverage with designated call day

Schedule subject to change based on physician needs.

This position is primarily hospital-based and includes:

• Conducting inpatient consults
• Performing comprehensive patient histories and assessments
• Daily rounding on hospitalized patients
• Collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans
• Managing consults and coordinating care
• Participating in weekend and holiday rounding as assigned
• Supporting outpatient clinic care as needed

The primary patient population includes adult inpatients, with occasional pediatric consults as clinically appropriate.

• Advent Redmond Regional Medical Center – 501 Redmond Rd., Rome, GA 30165
• Atrium Floyd Medical Center – 304 Turner McCall Blvd., Rome, GA 30165

• Advent Redmond Regional Medical Center
• Atrium Floyd Medical Cente

The selected candidate will complete a structured onboarding program that includes:

• Physician shadowing
• Inpatient workflow orientation
• Ongoing mentorship

Training is tailored to experience level, with gradual increases in patient care responsibilities. Independent rounding and call duties will begin upon physician-approved competency. Performance evaluations will occur at 90 days, 6 months, and annually.

• Licensed Physician Assistant
• DEA license required

• Gastroenterology experience preferred
• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
• Ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, and eager to learn

• Understanding of pathophysiology, patient presentation, and differential diagnosis
• Patient management and disease prevention
• Investigative and analytical approach to clinical problem-solving
• Knowledge of GI conditions and treatment preferred

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.