Surgicalist
Piedmont · Covington, GA
Posted October 8, 2026
Piedmont Newton · 5126 Hospital Drive Northeast, Covington, GA, US, 30014
Position Summary
Piedmont Newton and Piedmont Walton are hiring surgicalists/acute care surgery providers to both locations in Georgia. These surgeons will provide emergency department surgical response, oversight of inpatient surgical rounds, and inpatient surgical consultation. The surgicalist will work primarily in the inpatient setting and is paired with ambulatory (office-based) general surgeons, so that hospital-based acute and inpatient care is deliberately separated from scheduled clinic and elective operating room work.
Working twelve shifts per month with each shift defined as a 24-hour shift from 7:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m., the surgicalist provides emergency department surgical response,. Each 24-hour shift consists of twelve hours onsite with twelve hours remote and responding if necessary. Three of these twelve shifts per month must include a Friday/Saturday/Sunday basically establishing one weekend per month. The scheduling of the cadence of the shifts may differ slightly from hospital to hospital.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Education and training: MD or DO with completion of an accredited general surgery residency.
- Certification: Board certification, or board eligibility with a defined path to certification, in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Fellowship training in acute care surgery is valued but not required.
- Licensure: Active, unrestricted Georgia medical license (or eligibility), DEA registration, and eligibility for medical staff privileges at Piedmont Newton Hospital.
- Clinical competence: Demonstrated competence across the breadth of emergency and inpatient general surgery, including acute abdominal and soft-tissue conditions.
- Team orientation: Commitment to protocol-driven, team-based care, prompt emergency response, and collaborative work with emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care, and advanced practice providers.
Piedmont offers:
- Competitive Base Salary
- Comprehensive Benefit
- Epic EMR
- Physician Governance
- Quality, Service, and Reputation
Piedmont Healthcare is a private, not-for-profit health system and a recognized leader in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Across Georgia, Piedmont serves communities representing 85% of the state's population through 28 hospitals, 113 immediate care locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practice locations, and more than 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. With nearly 50,000 caregivers and more than 4.5 million patients served, Piedmont offers physicians the opportunity to practice in a growing, mission-driven organization committed to making a positive difference in every life we touch.
Employer
Piedmont
Piedmont Healthcare empowers communities to connect with safe and high-quality care, conveniently, every step of the way. Our promise is to make a positive difference in every life we touch and today we are creating a destination known for the best clinicians and a safe one-of-a-kind experience that always puts patients first. Founded in 1905, we are a private, not-for-profit organization with over 44,000 employees caring for 4 million patients across 1,755 locations and serving communities that comprise 85 percent of Georgia’s population. Piedmont provides safe, convenient and high-quality care across 25 hospitals, 75 Piedmont Urgent Care centers, 25 QuickCare locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practice locations and more than 3,200 Piedmont Clinic members.
In 2019, Forbes listed us as one of the Top10 Employers in Georgia, Piedmont became Great Place to Work-Certified™, which was repeated in 2020. In fiscal year 2019, Piedmont provided $340 million in uncompensated care and community benefit programming to the communities we serve.