RN Residency Spring Piedmont Rockdale

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Description:

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

Program will begin February 2026

Our 12-month, comprehensive, transition-to-practice program facilitates your progress from student to professional nurse through education, mentorship and peer support. Our 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.

Nurse residents will:

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

Opportunities available in Acute Care, Critical Care, Emergency Dept, Womens Services, Cardiovascular/Progressive Care, Surgical Services, Transplant, and more!

Why Piedmont?

Total Rewards that work for you:

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

Making great culture happen

Our inclusive culture welcomes and celebrates you were stronger because of our team members diverse backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. Named an Americas 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.

Committed to a stronger Georgia

Piedmonts Georgia roots run deep. We strengthen our communities through award-winning care for patients and award-winning workplaces where our team members thrive.

RESPONSIBLE FOR: 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: Leadership Skills, Effective Communication Skills, Initiative, Independent Judgment, Ability to handle stressful environmentsQualifications:

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

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Piedmont. Real Change Lives Here.

Piedmont is empowering Georgians by changing health care. We continue to fuel Georgia s growth through safe, high-quality care close to home through an integrated health care system that provides a hassle-free, unified experience. We are a private, not-for-profit organization that for centuries has lived up to our purpose to make a positive difference in every life we touch in the communities we serve.

Across our 2,279 physical locations we care for more than 4.5 million patients and serve communities that comprise 85 percent of Georgia s population. This includes 26 hospitals, Piedmont Urgent Care centers, 108 QuickCare locations, 2,171 Piedmont Clinic physician practices and nearly 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. Our patients conveniently engage with Piedmont online, as they scheduled more than 562,000 online appointments and over 121,100 virtual visits.

With more than 47,000 care givers we are the largest Georgia-based employer of Georgians, who all came for the job, but stayed for the people. In 2024 and 2023, Piedmont has earned recognition from Newsweek as one of America s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and also as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, Forbes ranked Piedmont on its list of the Best Large Employers in the United States. In addition, Piedmont provided nearly $607 million in community benefit programming and uncompensated care in Fiscal Year 2024.

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