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RN, Charge Preceptor - PACU (Ground FL)

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Northside Hospital Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia

Eligibility
Perioperative CareCritical & Intensive CarePeds
Shift
12-hour
Unit
PACU

Posted Jul 23

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour
Weekends
Weekends required
Term
Permanent
On the floor
Charge shifts · Precepting expected · On call
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
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Experience
2+ years

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Pay

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Similar GA ICU roles post $42/hr to $48/hr

GA ICU postings that state pay run $40/hr to $62/hr, the middle half $42/hr to $48/hr, across 55 postings.

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About this role

As a Charge Nurse, coordinates daily activities and distribution of work in area during scheduled shift; as a Preceptor Nurse, acts as a professional educator and resource for new employees, demonstrating clinical expertise and competence. The approximate amount of overall participation in direct patient care activities is 80% and Charge-Preceptor duties is 20%. Works with a unit specific patient population. Care and/or services will be provided to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

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Requirements

  • RN
  • Georgia RN License
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
  • Licensed as a RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations
  • BLS Certification
  • 2 years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN)
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  • BSN degree (preferred)
  • 2 years recent experience in current clinical specialty (preferred)
  • ACLS Certification (preferred)
  • PALS Certification (preferred)

Place

City
Atlanta, Georgia
Median rent
$1,711/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$85,652/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
about the national average

Atlanta area index 100.1, where 100 is the national average.

Campus
Northside Hospital
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
Beds
673

Atlanta's cost of living sits barely 0.1% above the national average (index 100.1). The BeltLine's 16.7 paved miles stitch 45 neighborhoods — bike the Eastside Trail to Piedmont Park, or settle ITP in Grant Park, where 131 acres border Zoo Atlanta and homes run $350K–$550K. Stone Mountain's 3,200 acres of trails and lake sit 20 minutes east.

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Approximate location in Atlanta, GA. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

How this role fits you

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Northside Hospital Inc.

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Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.

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