Utilizing the Nursing Process of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating, the Field Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care for adults and geriatric clients; Case management of assigned patients, supervision of assigned personnel, and promoting collaboration among the multi-disciplinary health care team.
Neighborhoods+Working professionals and many relocating nurses look first at Pooler—about 10 miles from downtown, with Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a Tanger outlet center, apartments, grocery stores, and fast new growth—and at Richmond Hill, 20–30 minutes south on I-95 or Highway 17, a slower Ogeechee River suburb of about 10,000. Island options include Whitemarsh Island (under 10 miles out, waterway access) and Wilmington Island; Facebook and Reddit locals also name Georgetown (the Gateway district where I-95, Abercorn Street, and Fort Argyle Road meet), Rincon, Guyton, and Port Wentworth for commute, safety, and price. Downtown Historic District living is walkable and tourist-adjacent; Starland is the creative, food-truck pocket rather than a suburban lot.
Working professionals and many relocating nurses look first at Pooler—about 10 miles from downtown, with Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a Tanger outlet center, apartments, grocery stores, and fast new growth—and at Richmond Hill, 20–30 minutes south on I-95 or Highway 17, a slower Ogeechee River suburb of about 10,000. Island options include Whitemarsh Island (under 10 miles out, waterway access) and Wilmington Island; Facebook and Reddit locals also name Georgetown (the Gateway district where I-95, Abercorn Street, and Fort Argyle Road meet), Rincon, Guyton, and Port Wentworth for commute, safety, and price. Downtown Historic District living is walkable and tourist-adjacent; Starland is the creative, food-truck pocket rather than a suburban lot.
Getting around+Citywide commute time is cited at about 25 minutes. Pooler is roughly 10 miles and about 30 minutes from the Historic District; Richmond Hill is 20–30 minutes from Savannah’s core via I-95, Highway 17, or back roads; Whitemarsh Island is under 10 miles. Highways through the city (I-95, I-16, Abercorn Street) make most trips workable, but traffic is called out on I-16, roads to the islands, and highways around Richmond Hill. Named hospital employers are Memorial Health University Medical Center and St. Joseph’s and Candler hospitals; these sources do not describe campus parking or a transit line to those sites.
Citywide commute time is cited at about 25 minutes. Pooler is roughly 10 miles and about 30 minutes from the Historic District; Richmond Hill is 20–30 minutes from Savannah’s core via I-95, Highway 17, or back roads; Whitemarsh Island is under 10 miles.
Highways through the city (I-95, I-16, Abercorn Street) make most trips workable, but traffic is called out on I-16, roads to the islands, and highways around Richmond Hill. Named hospital employers are Memorial Health University Medical Center and St. Joseph’s and Candler hospitals; these sources do not describe campus parking or a transit line to those sites.
Outdoors+Everyday outdoor life is Forsyth Park plus Savannah’s 23 historic squares—quiet Monterey and Oglethorpe, livelier Johnston and Lafayette, Chippewa Square’s Forrest Gump bench, Columbia Square by the Davenport House. Tybee Island’s beach is about 20 minutes from the Historic Landmark District; Richmond Hill and Whitemarsh Island put you on the Ogeechee and other Lowcountry rivers for fishing, kayaking, and boating. Named day trips include Wormsloe Historic Site’s oak allée, Bonaventure Cemetery, Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Wetlands Preserve Park, and Keller’s Flea Market; locals also mention nature trails and surfing.
Everyday outdoor life is Forsyth Park plus Savannah’s 23 historic squares—quiet Monterey and Oglethorpe, livelier Johnston and Lafayette, Chippewa Square’s Forrest Gump bench, Columbia Square by the Davenport House. Tybee Island’s beach is about 20 minutes from the Historic Landmark District; Richmond Hill and Whitemarsh Island put you on the Ogeechee and other Lowcountry rivers for fishing, kayaking, and boating.
Named day trips include Wormsloe Historic Site’s oak allée, Bonaventure Cemetery, Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Wetlands Preserve Park, and Keller’s Flea Market; locals also mention nature trails and surfing.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Savannah
Savannah is Georgia’s oldest city and a working Atlantic seaport, known for 23 historic squares and a Historic Landmark District where you can walk with a cocktail. Homes average about $327,900 and a 2-bedroom rents around $1,802, well below Charleston, while Memorial Health University Medical Center and St. Joseph’s and Candler anchor hospital jobs. Typical commutes are about 25 minutes: Pooler (airport, Tanger outlets, about 10 miles) for apartments and shift work; Richmond Hill (20–30 minutes on I-95 or Highway 17) for A+ schools and the Ogeechee River; Whitemarsh and Wilmington Island under 10 miles on the water. Weekends mean Forsyth Park, Chippewa Square, Starland’s food-truck park, Belford’s, Collins Quarter, Leopold’s ice cream, Bananas baseball, Ghost Pirates hockey, and Tybee Island about 20 minutes away. Tradeoffs are heat and humidity, rising prices, tourist crowds downtown, and traffic on I-16 and island roads; Georgetown/Gateway and Rincon/Guyton are the spillover towns locals name for value.
