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Nurse Residencies at Northside Hospital

Join Atlanta’s most preferred hospital for an elite career experience, building the future of healthcare.

Nurse Residencies at Northside Hospital

Join Atlanta’s most preferred hospital for an elite career experience, building the future of healthcare.

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Learn. Grow. Thrive.

We’re looking for the clinical stars of tomorrow for Nurse Residencies at Northside Hospital. Our program welcomes all nurses who are ready to build their knowledge, their careers and the future of nursing.

Programs Open To:

  • Newly Licensed Nurses
  • Graduating Nurses
  • Second-Career Nurses
  • Nurses that have recently completed a Re-entry Program
  • Experienced Nurses interested in switching nursing specialties
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“From being in a residency as a young nurse, they have helped develop me into becoming a preceptor, training new staff members, they’ve given me opportunities to learn about my specialty.”

Megan McCoy, Oncology Nurse

Nurse Extern Excellence Program

For nursing students who have completed at least one round of clinical rotations, our Nurse Extern Excellence Program will complement their education through real-world experience with a world-class clinical team. Through the program, participants can:

  • Experience firsthand our award-winning healthcare environment
  • Rotate through a nursing specialty of your choice
  • Gain valuable knowledge through a dedicated mentor
  • Qualify to be part of our Nurse Residency in your senior year

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Nurse Residency Programs

Acute Care

Acute Care – Atlanta

Duration: 12-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment
Department Options Include:

  • General Medicine
  • General Post-Surgical/Post-Surgical Bariatric
  • Orthopedics/Urology
  • Gastroenterology Medical and Acute Care Overflow
  • Neuroscience
  • Cardiac Acute Care/Telemetry/Progressive Cardiac Care
  • Womens Surgery

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2025-79767– Atlanta Acute Care – Summer 2025
2025-72866 – Atlanta Acute Care – Spring 2025

Acute Care – Cherokee

Duration: 12-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: :BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment
Department Options Include:

  • General Medicine/Cardiac
  • Cardiac/Surgery
  • Renal
  • Gastroenterology

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2025-79819– Cherokee Acute Care – Summer 2025
2025-72868 – Cherokee Acute Care – Spring 2025

Acute Care – Forsyth

Duration: 12-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment
Department Options Include:

  • General Post-Surgical
  • Orthopedics/Neurology Post-Surgical
  • Cardiac Acute Care
  • General Medicine
  • Older Adult Unit – Geriatric General Medicine

Apply Here:
2025-79778– Forsyth Acute Care – Summer 2025
2025-72867 – Forsyth Acute Care – Spring 2025

Acute Care - Gwinnett Campus

Duration: 10-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment
Department options include

  • Medical/Heart Failure
  • Medical/Pulmonary
  • Medical/Renal/Oncology
  • Surgical/Orthopedic
  • Behavioral
  • Orthopedic
  • Annex
  • Neuroscience
  • Cardiac

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2025-79862– Acute Care – Gwinnett Campus – Summer 2025
2025-72869 – Acute Care – Gwinnett Campus – Spring 2025

Acute Care - Duluth Campus

Duration: 12 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; excellent prioritization and time management skills
Department options include Medical/Telemetry; Surgical Orthopedic; Joan Glancy Rehabilitation Center

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2025-79863– Acute Care – Duluth Campus – Summer 2025
2025-72870 – Acute Care – Duluth Campus – Spring 2025

Cardiac - Cherokee

Duration: 16 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79874– Cardiac – Cherokee – Summer 2025
2025-72875 – Cardiac – Cherokee – Spring 2025

GI Lab - Atlanta & Forsyth

Duration: 12-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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No Summer 2025 Program offered at this time – Please check back soon for the next available program.

GI Lab- Cherokee

Duration: 12-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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No Summer 2025 Program offered at this time – Please check back soon for the next available program.
2025-72879 – Atlanta GI LAB – Spring 2025

Glancy Rehab - Duluth

Duration: 12 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79892– Glancy Rehab – Duluth – Summer 2025
2025-72884 – Glancy Rehab – Duluth – Spring 2025

Med-Surg Cardiology – Forsyth

Duration: 16 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN degree preferred

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2025-79869– Cardiology – Forsyth – Summer 2025
2025-72874 – Cardiology – Forsyth – Spring 2025

Neuroscience – Atlanta & Forsyth

Duration: 16 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN degree preferred

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2025-79867– Neuroscience – Atlanta – Summer 2025
2025-79865– Neuroscience – Forsyth – Summer 2025
2025-72873 – Neuroscience – Atlanta – Spring 2025
2025-72872 – Neuroscience – Forsyth – Spring 2025

Progressive Cardiac Care Unit - Atlanta

Duration: 16 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN degree preferred

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2025-79878– Progressive Cardiac Care Unit – Atlanta – Summer 2025
2025-72876 – Progressive Cardiac Care Unit – Atlanta – Spring 2025

Pulmonary - Cherokee

Duration: 12-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate:BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79886– Pulmonary – Cherokee– Summer 2025
2025-72880– Pulmonary – Cherokee– Spring 2025

General Surgery - Cherokee

Duration: 12-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate:BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79887– General Surgery- Cherokee – Summer 2025
2025-72881 – General Surgery- Cherokee – Spring 2025

Extended Recovery/Orthopedics - Cherokee

Duration: 12-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate:BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79888– Extended Recovery/Orthopedics – Cherokee– Summer 2025
2025-72882 – Extended Recovery/Orthopedics – Cherokee– Spring 2025

Women’s Surgical

Duration: 12-16 Weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79890– Women’s Surgical – Atlanta – Summer 2025

Cancer Services

Infusion – Atlanta

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Offered in the Spring & Summer
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced

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2025-79761– Infusion – Atlanta – Summer 2025
2025-72836 – Infusion – Atlanta – Spring 2025

Oncology – Atlanta

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Offered in the Spring & Summer
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79756– Oncology – Atlanta – Summer 2025
2025-72832 – Oncology – Atlanta – Spring 2025

Oncology – Cherokee

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Offered in the Spring & Summer
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79758– Oncology – Cherokee – Summer 2025
2025-72833 – Oncology – Cherokee – Spring 2025

Oncology – Forsyth

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Offered in the Spring & Summer
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79759– Oncology – Forsyth– Summer 2025
2025-72834 – Oncology – Forsyth– Spring 2025

Blood and Marrow Transplant - Atlanta

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Offered in the Spring & Summer
Preferred Candidate: Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; strong customer service skills, ability to multitask and be successful in a fast paced environment

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2025-79760 – Blood and Marrow Transplant– Atlanta– Summer 2025
2025-72835– Blood and Marrow Transplant– Atlanta– Spring 2025

Emergency Department

Emergency Department - Gwinnett Campus

Duration: 18 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; ability to function in an ever-changing clinical environment
Department options include: Level 2 Trauma designated Emergency Department; Medical/ED Observation Unit

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2025-79746– Gwinnett ED – Summer 2025
2025-72952 – Gwinnett ED – Spring 2025

Emergency Department - Duluth Campus

Duration: 18 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; ability to function in an ever-changing clinical environment

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2025-79747– Duluth ED – Summer 2025
2025-72953 – Duluth ED – Spring 2025

Emergency Department Observation – Gwinnett campus

Duration: 18 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; ability to function in an ever-changing clinical environment
Department options include: Level 2 Trauma designated Emergency Department; Medical/ED Observation Unit

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2025-79983– Gwinnett ED – Summer 2025
2025-72954 – Gwinnett ED – Spring 2025

Emergency Department - Atlanta

Duration: 18 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ED tech, EMS/EMT experience or experienced nurses; senior practicum in the area is also a plus

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2025-79743– Atlanta ED – Summer 2025
2025-72949 – Spring ED – Spring 2025

Emergency Department - Cherokee

Duration: 18 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ED tech, EMS/EMT experience or experienced nurses; senior practicum in the area is also a plus

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2025-79744– Cherokee ED – Summer 2025
2025-72950 – Cherokee ED – Spring 2025

Emergency Department - Forsyth

Duration: 18 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ED tech, EMS/EMT experience or experienced nurses; senior practicum in the area is also a plus

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2025-79745– Forsyth ED – Summer 2025
2025-72951 – Forsyth ED – Spring 2025

Critical Care

Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett Campus

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; ICU senior practicum a plus
Department options include: Medical Intensive Care Unit & Neuroscience, Surgery, and Trauma

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2025-79721– Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett Campus – Summer 2025
2025-72889 – Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett Campus – Spring 2025

Intensive Care Unit – Duluth Campus

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; ICU senior practicum a plus
Department options include: Intensive & Intermediate Care Unit

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2025-79722– Intensive Care Unit – Duluth Campus – Summer 2025
2025-72890 – Intensive Care Unit – Duluth Campus – Spring 2025

Intensive Care Unit – Atlanta

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ICU senior practicum a plus; critical thinkers

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2025-79714– Atlanta ICU Residency – Summer 2025
2025-72885 – Atlanta ICU Residency – Spring 2025

Intensive Care Unit – Cherokee

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ICU senior practicum a plus; critical thinkers

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2025-79715– Cherokee ICU Residency – Summer 2025
2025-72886 – Cherokee ICU Residency – Spring 2025

Intensive Care Unit – Forsyth

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ICU senior practicum a plus; critical thinkers
Required: A minimum of one year of RN experience is required for this cohort

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2025-79716– Forsyth ICU Residency – Summer 2025
2025-72887 – Forsyth ICU Residency – Spring 2025

Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; ICU senior practicum a plus
Department options include: Intensive Care Unit(ICU); Cardiovascular ICU & Intermediate care; Neurovascular ICU & Intermediate Care; Medical/Progressive Care & Cardiac Care

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2025-79717– Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett Campus – Summer 2025
2025-72888– Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett Campus – Spring 2025

Intermediate Care

Intermediate Care – Forsyth Campus

Duration: 16 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; Candidate must exhibit the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate critical thinking and passion for working with these types of patients/cases. Any clinical rotation with INT care would be a plus.

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2025-79732– Intermediate Care Forsyth – Summer 2025
2025-72959 – Intermediate Care Forsyth – Spring 2025

Progressive Care Unit – Forsyth & Cherokee

Duration: 16 weeks
Preferred Candidate: Varies
Schedule: Offered in Summer 2021 and Spring 2022

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2025-79726– Forsyth Progressive Care Unit – Summer 2025
2025-79725– Cherokee Progressive Care Unit – Summer 2025
2025-72957 – Forsyth Progressive Care Unit – Spring 2025
2025-72956 – Cherokee Progressive Care Unit – Spring 2025

Atlanta Pulmonary Thoracic Care Unit

Duration: 16 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinkers

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2025-79723– Atlanta Pulmonary Thoracic Care Unit – Summer 2025
2025-72955– Atlanta Pulmonary Thoracic Care Unit – Spring 2025

Neuro Progressive Care Unit - Cherokee

Duration: 16 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: Please refer to the specific clinical unit for additional education, competencies and/or certification required as a condition of employment

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2025-79864– Neuro Progressive Care Unit – Summer 2025
2025-72871 – Neuro Progressive Care Unit – Spring 2025

Progressive Care Unit – Gwinnett

Duration: 16 weeks
Schedule :  Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ICU senior practicum a plus; critical thinkers
Department includes: Progressive Care & Cardiovascular.
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2025-79730– Intermediate Care Gwinnett – Summer 2025
2025-72958 – Gwinnett Progressive Care Unit – Spring 2025

Surgical Services

Surgical Services - Gwinnett Campus

Duration: 32 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; detail oriented
Department options include: Operating Room

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2025-79752– Surgical Services – Gwinnett Campus – Summer 2025
2025-72964– Surgical Services – Gwinnett Campus – Spring 2025

Surgical Services - Duluth Campus

Duration: 32 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; detail oriented
Department options include: Operating Room

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2025-79753– Surgical Services – Duluth Campus – Summer 2025
2025-72966– Surgical Services – Duluth Campus – Spring 2025

Outpatient Surgical Services – Atlanta Campus

Duration: 20 weeks/32 weeks (Operating Room)
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN Preferred, critical thinker, comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment, exposure to surgery in nursing school/career, senior practicum in surgical services is a plus
Department Options: Pre-op & PACU (i.e. periop), Operating Room

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2025-79751– Surgical Services Atlanta – Summer 2025
2025-72965 – Surgical Services Atlanta – Spring 2025

Inpatient Surgical Services – Atlanta Campus

Duration: 20 weeks/32 weeks (Operating Room)
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN Preferred, critical thinker, comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment, exposure to surgery in nursing school/career, senior practicum in surgical services is a plus
Department Options: Pre-op, Operating Room, PACU, Extended Recovery Unit

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2025-79748– Surgical Services Atlanta – Summer 2025
2025-72960– Surgical Services Atlanta – Spring 2025

Surgical Services – Cherokee Campus

Duration: 20 weeks/32 weeks (Operating Room)
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN Preferred, critical thinker, comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment, exposure to surgery in nursing school/career, senior practicum in surgical services is a plus
Department Options: Inpatient Pre-op, Inpatient Operating Room, Inpatient PACU, Outpatient Pre-op & PACU (i.e. periop), Outpatient Operating Room

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2025-79749- Surgical Services Cherokee – Summer 2025
2025-72961 – Surgical Services Cherokee – Spring 2025

Surgical Services – Forsyth Campus

Duration: 20 weeks/32 weeks (Operating Room)
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN Preferred, critical thinker, comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment, exposure to surgery in nursing school/career, senior practicum in surgical services is a plus
Department Options: Inpatient and Outpatient Operating Room (will work in both)

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2025-79750– Surgical Services – Forsyth Campus – Summer 2025
2025-56264– Surgical Services – Forsyth Campus – Spring 2025

Women’s Services

Labor & Delivery – Atlanta, Cherokee & Forsyth

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ability to work in a fast-paced environment

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2025-79693– Atlanta Labor and Delivery – Summer 2025
2025-79694– Cherokee Labor and Delivery – Summer 2025

2025-79695– Forsyth Labor and Delivery – Summer 2025
2025-72837 – Atlanta Labor and Delivery – Spring 2025
2025-72853 – Cherokee Labor and Delivery – Spring 2025
2025-72854 – Forsyth Labor and Delivery – Spring 2025

Mom/Baby – Atlanta, Cherokee & Forsyth

Duration: 14 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; clinical rotations or senior practicum in Mother Baby Unit a plus; customer orientation; assertiveness

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2025-79701– Mom/Baby Atlanta – Summer 2025
2025-79703– Mom/Baby Cherokee – Summer 2025
2025-79704– Mom/Baby Forsyth – Summer 2025
2025-72860 – Mom/Baby Atlanta – Spring 2025
2025-72861 – Mom/Baby Cherokee – Spring 2025
2025-72862 – Mom/Baby Forsyth – Spring 2025

High Risk Perinatal – Atlanta

Duration: 18 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; clinical rotations or senior practicum in Mother Baby Unit a plus; customer orientation; assertiveness

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2025-79706– Atlanta HRP – Summer 2025
2025-72865 – Atlanta HRP – Spring 2025

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Atlanta, Cherokee & Forsyth

Duration: 18 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; comfortable working in a fast paced environment

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2025-79700– Atlanta NICU – Summer 2025
2025-79698– Cherokee NICU – Summer 2025
2025-79699– Forsyth NICU – Summer 2025
2025-72859 – Atlanta NICU – Spring 2025
2025-72857 – Cherokee NICU – Spring 2025
2025-72858 – Forsyth NICU – Spring 2025

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett

Duration: 18 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; comfortable working in a fast paced environment

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2025-79697– Gwinnett NICU – Summer 2025
2025-72856 – Gwinnett NICU – Spring 2025

Labor and Delivery - Gwinnett Campus

Duration: 20 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ability to work in a fast-paced environment

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2025-79696– Labor and Delivery – Gwinnett Campus – Summer 2025
2025-72855 – Labor and Delivery – Gwinnett Campus – Spring 2025

Maternal Infant – Gwinnett Campus

Duration: 16 weeks
Schedule: Varies
Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; family centered focus

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2025-79705– Maternal Infant – Gwinnett Campus – Summer 2025
2025-72863 – Maternal Infant – Gwinnett Campus – Spring 2025

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