RN Residency Summer - Mountainside

RN Residency Summer 2026 - Piedmont Mountainside

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Our purpose, our promise – to make a positive difference in every life we touch.

Our 12-month, comprehensive, transition-to-practice program facilitates your progress from student to professional nurse through education, mentorship and peer support. The Nurse Residency program prepares new graduate nurses by teaching the knowledge, skills and behaviors that are necessary to continuously improve quality and safety at the point of care. It combines precepted orientation, led by dedicated preceptors, with blended learning experiences.

• Develop the clinical judgment needed to rapidly recognize a change in patients’ condition and the urgency of a clinical situation.
• Cultivate excellent communication skills, allowing them to engage with colleagues and support patients.
• Enjoy cohort experiences designed to promote peer and professional socialization and strengthen your professional commitment to nursing.
• Learn didactic content specifically tailored to new graduates from professional nursing organizations.

Acute Care, Critical Care, Emergency Department, Women’s Services, Cardiovascular/Progressive Care, Surgical Services, Transplant, and more!

• Competitive and equitable compensation for all roles
• 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
• PTO your way
  • Combined PTO days for greater flexibility
  • 100% paid Maternity Leave (requires return to work)
  • Employer Paid Military Leave
  • Opportunity for PTO cash-in
  • Celebrate Diversity – Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Paid Holiday
• Benefits
  • 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

Our inclusive culture welcomes and celebrates you — we’re stronger because of our team members’ diverse backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. Named an America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2025 by Newsweek and Plant‑A Insights Group, we offer 17 local Diversity Councils, all working together to ensure that Piedmont feels like family.

Piedmont’s Georgia roots run deep. We strengthen our communities through award‑winning care for patients and award‑winning workplaces where our team members thrive.

The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities include leadership skills, effective communication skills, initiative, independent judgment, and the ability to handle stressful environments.

• Minimum Education Required
  :
  Graduate of a nursing program.
• Minimum Experience Required
  :
  New graduates of a nursing program eligible.
• Minimum Licensure/Certification Required By Law
  :
  Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse; BLS certification required.
• Additional Qualifications
  :
  Bachelor’s degree preferred; advanced certification in field of specialty if applicable.

• Internship

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care

Business Unit:
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital

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