RN Residency Program: Fall 2027 Cohort
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5 Locations
The Northeast Georgia Health System RN Residency Program is a structured & comprehensive 12-month Program for licensed Registered Nurses with less than one year of experience as an RN.
Posted Sep 23 · New grads welcomed
- Pay
- Not posted
- Unit and setting
- Surgical (acute care/post-surgical) · Hospital Surgical (Acute care/post-surgical)
- License
- RN license licensed Registered Nurses with less than one year of experience as an RNLicensed Registered Nurse
- Term
- Starts Oct 18, 2027
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, 12-month residency
- License
- Licensed Registered Nurse licensed Registered Nurses with less than one year of experience as an RN
- Experience
- Less than one year of experience as an RN
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Pay differential
- Base pay + shift and weekend differentials Base pay + shift and weekend differentials
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Extra pay
- Shift and weekend differentials paid on top of base pay
- Bonus
- Sign-on bonus We are currently offering a sign on bonus for specific Medical/Surgical units.specific Medical/Surgical units
Benefits
- BenefitsDay one health benefitsDay one health benefits
- BenefitsTuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement
- Base pay plus shift and weekend differentials
- Sign on bonus for specific Medical/Surgical units
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Unit
- Observation (Medical, Emergency, Cardiac) Observation (Medical, Emergency, Cardiac)
- Unit
- Emergency Department Emergency Department
- Unit
- Intermediate Care Intermediate Care
- Unit
- Critical Care Critical Care
- Unit
- Peri-op (OR) Peri-op (OR)
- Unit
- Women & Children's Services Women & Children's Services
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Start
- Fall 2027 cohort starts October 18, 2027 Monday, October 18, 2027
- Details
- 12-month residency program structured & comprehensive 12-month Program
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- 12-month residency Our RN Residency helps new graduates transition into their nursing practice by emphasizing orientation, education, and evidence-based practice.
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you 14-24 weeks of orientation with a dedicated Preceptor
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What ongoing unit support is included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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Our RN Residency helps new graduates transition into their nursing practice by emphasizing orientation, education, and evidence-based practice. The program allows Residents to engage in didactic learning, state-of-the-art simulations, and training with a dedicated preceptor. Step into your career at NGHS. NGHS: Opportunities start here.
About the Role
The Northeast Georgia Health System RN Residency Program is a structured & comprehensive 12-month Program for licensed Registered Nurses with less than one year of experience as an RN. We are proud to be one of only four ANCC accredited Practice Transition Programs in the state of Georgia! The Program supports your transition into professional Nursing Practice through: 14-24 weeks of orientation with a dedicated Preceptor Dedicated Mentors, Nurse Manager & Nurse Coordinators Use of our state-of-the-art Simulation Labs Quarterly Seminars Didactic Learning
Fall 2027 Cohort Start Date
Monday, October 18, 2027
Available Departments
- Medical
- Surgical (Acute care/post-surgical)
- Observation (Medical, Emergency, Cardiac)
- Emergency Department
- Intermediate Care
- Critical Care
- Peri-op (OR)
- Women & Children's Services
Locations
- NGMC Gainesville
- NGMC Braselton
- NGMC Lumpkin
- NGMC Barrow
- NGMC Habersham
Total Rewards
Base pay + shift and weekend differentials We are currently offering a sign on bonus for specific Medical/Surgical units. Day one health benefits Tuition reimbursement Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals. NGHS: Opportunities start here.
Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.
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