RN Residency Spring 2027 – Piedmont Cartersville
Cartersville, Georgia
- Eligibility
- Acute CareCritical CareEmergency DepartmentWomen's Services
- Unit and setting
- ER · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseGeorgia Registered Nurse License
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, 12-month residency
- License
- Georgia Registered Nurse License Check your license
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 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 jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
Benefits
- Competitive and equitable compensation
- Total Wellness programs for you and your family
- Wellness Coaching App – 24/7 Live Coaching
- Physician and Nursing Peer Coaching
- Financial Wellness Planning and Education
- Broad Employee Assistance Program services
More benefits (20)
- Combined PTO days for greater flexibility
- 100% paid Maternity Leave (requires return to work)
- Employer Paid Military Leave
- Opportunity for PTO cash-in
- Choice of Medical/Prescription Drug Plans
- Dental and Vision
- Adoption Assistance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Healthcare and Dependent Day Care
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Fully paid long term disability
- Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- AD&D
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- 12-month residency
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. The windows matter.
Original listing
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12-month comprehensive transition-to-practice nurse residency program at Piedmont Cartersville. Program begins February 2027. Facilitates progress from student to professional nurse through education, mentorship, and peer support. Combines precepted orientation with blended learning experiences. Opportunities available in Acute Care, Critical Care, Emergency Department, Women's Services, Cardiovascular/Progressive Care, Surgical Services, Transplant, and more. Staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
What's around it?
CARTERSVILLE, GAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 4% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,229/mo
- Household income
- $84,437/yr, all local households, not nurse pay