Physician's Assistant (Endocrinology & Weight Management)

Atlanta Women’s Healthcare Specialists is seeking a dedicated Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with a specialization in nutrition to join our team. This role provides patient-centered OB/GYN care with a strong emphasis on metabolic health, diabetes management, and obesity medicine. The provider will focus on evidence-based treatment, comprehensive nutrition counseling, lifestyle modification, and long-term metabolic health improvement for women across all stages of reproductive health. This position works collaboratively with physicians to ensure exceptional patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered OB/GYN care with emphasis on metabolic health, obesity, and diabetes.
• Conduct physical exams, interpret laboratory results, and create individualized treatment plans for reproductive and metabolic health.
• Provide diabetic teaching and management of pregnant patients diagnosed with gestational diabetes, including nutritional counseling, glucose monitoring, and medication administration education and management.
• Provide obesity medical management, including nutrition, exercise, and medication education and management.
• Prescribe and manage evidence-based metabolic and anti-obesity therapies.
• Collaborate with the care team to monitor patient progress and ensure effective outcomes.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives focused on chronic disease management and preventive health services.

Requirements

Knowledge

• Diabetes management principles, including insulin therapy, oral hypoglycemics, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and other metabolic medications.
• Obesity medicine principles, nutritional science, and metabolic disease processes.
• Preventive health guidelines and lifestyle medicine principles.
• Clinic policies and procedures to provide effective patient care.
• Diagnostic equipment and interpretation of metabolic laboratory testing.
• Medical terminology and documentation standards.
• EMR systems; experience with EPIC preferred.
• Patient education techniques and behavioral counseling strategies.

Abilities

• Develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans for diabetes and obesity management.
• Educate, motivate, and support patients in sustainable lifestyle changes.
• Interpret clinical data and adjust medical management appropriately.
• Communicate effectively with patients, physicians, and staff.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary care environment.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement and ongoing professional development.

Skills

• Clinical assessment and management of diabetes and obesity-related conditions.
• Medication management and patient education.
• Motivational interviewing and behavioral counseling.
• Clinical decision-making and problem-solving.
• Establishing effective patient relationships and delivering high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in physician assistant studies or nursing required.
• Valid and unrestricted PA or NP license in the state of Georgia required.
• Experience in diabetes management, obesity medicine, metabolic health, endocrinology, or primary care preferred.
• Certification or additional training in Obesity Medicine or Diabetes Education preferred.
• EMR experience required, EPIC experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer in a stationary position.
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking to assist and assess patients.
• Ability to move and assist patients as required.
• Occasional bending and lifting of supplies.
• Frequent operation of a computer and other office machinery such as a calculator, copy machine, and printer.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and transport up to 25 pounds short distances.