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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.
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!
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
February 22, 2027
March 8, 2027
Medical
Surgical (Acute care/post-surgical)
Observation (Medical, Emergency, Cardiac)
Emergency Department
Intermediate Care
Critical Care
Peri-op (OR)
Women & Children's Services
NGMC Gainesville
NGMC Braselton
NGMC Lumpkin
NGMC Barrow
NGMC Habersham
Base pay + shift and weekend differentials
We are currently offering a sign on bonus for eligible Medical/Surgical positions.
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.

Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a non-profit on a mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. Our team cares for more than 1 million people across the region through five hospitals and a variety of outpatient locations. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has campuses in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder, Dahlonega and Demorest – with a total of more than 1,000 beds and more than 1,500 medical staff members representing more than 60 specialties. Learn more at www.nghs.com.
NGHS includes Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG), an employed group of more than 700 talented physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives and other clinical staff spanning more than 40 specialties at more than 50 locations across the region.
NGHS is also home to Georgia Heart Institute, the most forward-thinking heart and vascular program in the state and includes one of the largest cardiology practices in the region, including more than 120 clinicians seeing patients at more than a dozen locations. With a multi-disciplinary team of experts treating nearly every type of heart and vascular disease and participating in leading national research, we’re providing advanced care that ensures lasting heart health for generations.