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Northside Hospital is pleased to be recognized by workplace culture and compensation monitoring site Comparably for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Women, and Best Company for Diversity.
The annual “Best” lists compiled by Comparably are based on anonymous employee ratings in different categories, such as work-life balance, compensation, leadership, and more. We were ranked alongside top large employers (more than 500 employees) across the United States.
We’re also honored to have received the distinction of being a 2023 Forbes America’s Best-in-State Employer for Georgia.
Northside is one of Atlanta’s premier healthcare systems, and we support high standards for quality and excellence so our patients get the compassionate care they deserve. We’re united in caring for our communities, and as a result we have a culture that empowers and engages our team so they can shine and do their best work. We value our team, which is why we offer benefits for work, life, and play to promote their overall well-being.
For more information about Comparably’s Best Places to Work lists and to view the complete list of winners, visit comparably.com.
At Northside Hospital, we respect the fact that our employees have lives outside of work. We want our team to be happy both at work and at home, so we offer benefits that support work-life balance and overall wellness. Here’s how Niecy, one of our amazing Surgical Tech Educators, experiences work-life balance and employee appreciation at Northside.
“I love the way Northside helps their employees reach a healthy work/life balance,” Niecy says. “It’s not all work and no fun. For example, one great thing the employees love is Northside Night at the fair in Cumming, Georgia. On opening night, all Northside employees get in free and can ride the rides as much as they want.”
We know that it’s important to have “me-time” away from work to recharge and decompress, which is why we give our team plenty of opportunities for time off. Niecy describes herself as an introvert, so with her free time, she enjoys relaxing at home, binge-watching shows, or reading a good book. When she wants to have a day outside, she likes to go hiking and explore places she hasn’t hiked before. “I usually go hiking with a coworker who knows a lot of the good spots that have great scenery like waterfalls, which I love,” Niecy explains.
Family is also something we take seriously, and we’re happy that our employees have time to spend with their loved ones. Niecy and her daughter enjoy ordering out seafood, their favorite, and watching good movies together. “It doesn’t get any better than that!” Niecy says. Another pastime Niecy enjoys is working out at the gym, which she usually does in the morning before work. “There are times in the evening, though, when I get to work out with my partner in crime, my daughter.”
Something that goes hand-in-hand with work-life balance is employee appreciation, which we as a Northside family are passionate about. We celebrate Surgical Services Week, where we recognize our employees with gifts, treats, breakfasts, and lunches that are served to them by leaders and management.
We also look after our employees’ health through efforts like breast cancer awareness and cancer screening. “Also, during flu season, there’s always a cart floating around for the convenience of employees to get their seasonal flu shot,” Niecy adds. “They look out for our well-being and make sure that as we take care of others, they in turn take care of us. Northside knows how to show appreciation to their employees, and not many people can say that about their employers. I’m proud to say that about mine.”
It warms our hearts to hear that one of our teammates feels that way about us, and we are so grateful to have incredible professionals like Niecy working with us! We couldn’t do what we do without them. You can experience Northside’s work-life balance for yourself by joining our team! Search our available roles and apply today. We’d love to have you.
Northside Hospital offers a wide variety of career advantages for anyone looking to make a difference in others’ lives. As one of metro-Atlanta’s premier healthcare systems, with a team of 25,000+, we unite some of the region’s most highly skilled professionals who share a passion for quality and excellence. We were honored to be included in Forbes’ list of the 2023 Best Employers in Georgia.
Here are five reasons to Look to Northside:
Northside provides an exceptional environment for you to grow, learn, and thrive. With the combination of our culture of care, leading-edge technology, our collaborative team, research and growth opportunities, and supportive community with great pay and benefits, Northside is the ideal place to work and grow your career.
Join us to do the best work of your life. Visit myNorthsideCareer to register for our Career Center, if you haven’t already, and learn more about our opportunities in your specialty, hiring events, and more.
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Northside Hospital offers a supportive and flexible environment to utilize your respiratory skills, and expand your respiratory therapy career. As a premier healthcare system with a team of 25,000 and growing, we hire highly skilled respiratory therapists who practice in a variety of specialties.
We are honored to be recognized as a 2023 Forbes America’s Best-in-State Employer for Georgia! Our high standards for quality and excellence are driven by our entire team.
Northside is committed to a positive and collaborative work environment. We offer the best in care to our patients and their families, because we hire the best. We are invested in our care teams and strive to offer opportunities to help you grow your career as a respiratory therapist.
Here are five reasons why respiratory therapists choose Northside:
Northside provides an exceptional environment for respiratory therapists like you to expand your experience, learn, and thrive in your professional calling. Look to Northside for a diverse culture of care and collaboration, along with great pay and benefits.
Join us to do the best work of your life. Visit myNorthsideCareer to register on our Career Center, if you haven’t already, and learn more about Respiratory Therapy opportunities in your specialty, dynamic hiring events, and more.
Search for Respiratory Therapist Jobs and apply today.
Northside Hospital offers a supportive and flexible environment for nursing professionals to make the most of their abilities and compassion, as they learn and grow in their careers. As a premier healthcare system in metro-Atlanta, with a team of 25,000+, we unite the region’s most highly skilled nurses with exceptional patient care teams to do their best work. Northside Hospital is honored to win the prestigious Nurse Satisfaction award from Becker’s.
We are also honored to be recognized as a 2023 Forbes America’s Best-in-State Employer for Georgia! Our high standards for quality and excellence are driven by the entire Northside team.
We are committed to a positive work environment and are always looking for nurses to join our culture of care. We have a diverse range of nurse specialties and locations to choose from, in and around Atlanta, for your convenience. Northside understands that you chose the path of nursing for a reason; to fulfill a purpose and to answer your calling.
We offer the best in care to our patients and their families because we hire the best patient care and nursing professionals. We are invested in our care teams and strive to offer opportunities to help you design your nurse career your way.
Here are five reasons why the best nurses choose Northside:
Our collaborative team atmosphere makes us a great place to help others while supporting your own well-being, allowing you to feel good and know you are doing your best work! With five campuses in metro-Atlanta, it’s easy to choose a Northside facility that is close to home to avoid the stress of long commutes. MARTA offers rapid transit to our Sandy Springs locations, or you can consider ride-sharing with co-workers.
Northside Hospital provides an exceptional environment for nursing professionals who want to grow, learn, and thrive with us. Our culture of care, diverse practice opportunities, supportive community, and great pay and benefits, make Northside an ideal place to design your nursing career, your way.
Choose the specialty of your choice and the shifts that work for your life. Join Atlanta’s most preferred hospital for an elite career experience, building the future of healthcare together with patient-centered care.
Join us to do the best work of your career. Visit myNorthsideCareer to register on our Career Center, and learn more about nursing opportunities in your specialty, hiring events, and more.
Search nursing jobs and apply today!
Thanks to our employees’ honest feedback, Northside Hospital can proudly claim the distinction of being a 2023 Forbes America’s Best-in-State Employer for Georgia! We pride ourselves on creating a positive work environment for our exceptional team so they feel empowered and engaged to do the best work of their lives.
Forbes surveyed 70,000 workers across the U.S. at companies, which led to our award as the No. 4 overall employer in Georgia and the top hospital in our state. Participants were asked to evaluate their employer based on working conditions, diversity, compensation packages, potential for development, company image and more.
It’s safe to say that our team sees our mission and goal in various aspects at Northside. We’re committed to the betterment of our caregivers in and out of the workplace by providing competitive benefits and a supportive environment. It’s because of our high standards for quality and excellence and the amazing team to exceed those expectations that we have earned multiple awards and recognitions over the years.
For more information about the 2023 Forbes survey of America’s Best Employers By State, visit: https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-employers-by-state/?sh=20cd33441983
Join our award-winning team by searching our available jobs today
Making a career change can be a lot to think about. However, becoming a Med Surg RN with Northside comes with a lot of advantages, and it might just be the perfect career move for you!
If you’re entertaining a transition to Med Surg, here are just a few of the benefits to consider…
The Pros of Working as a Med Surg RN at Northside:
1. Making a difference.
As a nurse in Med Surg, you make a huge difference in people’s lives. Our amazing nurses are committed to our patients and their families, and we value collaboration, communication, coordination, integration, and empowerment. You’ll be able to practice and develop strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills, and you’ll experience variety in your patient population while making personal connections. Med Surg is a great choice if you’re looking for a career in which you can deliver personalized patient care while enhancing your nursing skills.
2. Our culture.
At Northside, we pride ourselves on building an empowering, inclusive workplace culture. We are all about providing compassionate support, and that means support for our employees as well as our patients. We want our team members to feel engaged and empowered to do their best work, which is crucial since Med Surg involves interacting closely with your patients and their families.
3. Specialized Med Surg areas.
Northside has many specialized Med Surg areas, so you’ll get to work with a variety of patients while you focus on a specific type of care – for example, post-surgical, general medicine, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, bariatrics, neuroscience, cardiac/telemetry, orthopedics, urology, and more. You can also explore other Med Surg units by floating between them.
4. State-of-the-art facilities.
You can enjoy the state-of-the-art facilities at Northside when you work with our team. Having access to great equipment allows you to give the best possible nursing care to your patients, so we’re happy to provide it!
5. Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment, and Professional Development.
Education is crucial when you work in nursing, which is why Northside offers opportunities for professional growth, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment. We want you to focus on being the best Med Surg nurse.
Northside also offers Med Surg Certification, a Nursing Excellence Track, and Unit-Based Leadership opportunities so you can grow in your nursing career. In addition, Northside’s Student Loan Repayment Opportunity benefit provides monthly reimbursement of up to a lifetime maximum of $10,000. Along with the loan repayment program, Tuition Reimbursement can help you grow your career with education while limiting your out-of-pocket expenses.
6. Benefits & wages.
Working at Northside means that you’ll have access to comprehensive benefits that can help you care for your family now and in the future. You’ll also be well-compensated with competitive wages, great benefits & retirement plans, including a pension! The pension benefits start on day one, build a guaranteed stream of income for retirement. It costs employees nothing and is automatic, and it continues long as you are working at Northside at least 1,000 hours.
Med Surg isn’t just a starting point – it’s a place where nurses can build their long-term career. At Northside, we provide award-winning patient care, and we offer award-winning careers. We would be delighted for you to join our family as part of our Med Surg team. Learn more about career opportunities at Northside today!
Ever since starting in 2014, Registered Nurse Michele Scarborough has found her career at Northside Hospital to be rewarding professionally and personally. The personal warmth of Northside culture was evident immediately. Michele says, “We had just moved to Georgia and had no family here. The staff at Roswell GI lab became like family to me!”
She also remembers the kindness she encountered when interviewing for her clinician position at Northside Forsyth. “I was in the wrong building and had no idea where I was going. I ran into the nicest employee who walked me over to where I needed to be. I was so
grateful!” Michele says. “To me, that is the typical Northside employee, willing to go above and beyond to help out a coworker, patient, family—anyone.”
The professional rewards of working at Northside have been just as abundant.
When looking to take her career in a different direction in 2019, Michele transferred to the Northside Forsyth Surgical Services Education Department. “ I love training new staff and helping current staff Pigure out the best ways to do things. This job is a perfect Pit,” Michele
says. “When a new hire or a new transfer tells me ‘thank you,’ it really makes me feel proud of what we do here.”
Of course, she’s faced her share of challenges, too, with COVID being at the top of the list. Michele says, “I started right before COVID – and that changed my position so much. I was helping to run COVID testing in the parking garage and stepping in as an interim leader in our pre-surgery clinic departments—and that’s in addition to my ‘usual’ responsibilities. There is never a dull moment!”
Michele credits strong Northside support and leadership with getting her through the tough times and beyond. “I absolutely love working for surgical services. We have hands down the most supportive and best leadership. They’ve inspired me and helped me grow so much,” Michele says.
When she looks back on the past eight years at Northside, Michele notes that, “I feel so fortunate I was able to start with such a great organization. I work with the best and brightest – and I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this team.”
Michele continues to Pind the Northside culture the ideal environment for ongoing professional success and rich relationships with her colleagues. “ My coworkers have become like second families to me. I mean, we voluntarily eat lunch together every day. How many coworkers can say that!”
Every day, Northside Hospital’s physicians, nurses, and other clinical and non-clinical professionals face some of the most significant medical challenges imaginable while providing the highest level of skilled, compassionate patient care. These situations create a great deal of physical stress and strain. Patient care can take a tremendous psychological and emotional toll on the caregiver. The circumstances of the past several years have only increased the pressures these tirelessly dedicated healthcare heroes face.
How do we ensure that those who strive so hard to care for others receive the care they need and deserve?
That’s where Northside Hospital’s STAR (Striving To Achieve Resilience) program comes in. Modeled after the Resilience in Stressful Events team at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the STAR program establishes a framework and culture where our employees can provide skilled, nonjudgmental, and confidential support to other Northside employees and employee groups.
How does STAR work? This unique program facilitates the development of peer-responders within Northside who will deliver psychological first aid and emotional support to their fellow teammates following complex work-related events. Peer-responders are given comprehensive training to ensure they have the competence and confidence to help those suffering from work-related issues such as burnout, self-doubt, and more.
The STAR program is one of the ways in which we cultivate a caring, supportive environment for our employees. But it doesn’t stop there:
We understand the need because we have been there and want to be sure we support our dedicated caregivers in every way.
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The notion that a person could retire from their job and live comfortably off a pension is a mostly outdated notion. But it’s a reality for employees of Northside Hospital!
Northside Hospital offers valuable benefits that help employees plan for a comfortable tomorrow, but the most significant differentiator for Northside is the pension plan.
Northside is the ONLY hospital in the region offering a traditional lifetime pension plan benefit. The pension benefit:
Even when retirement is a long way off, Northside provides other financial benefits that contribute to financial security – now and in the future:
Recent Northside retiree, Greg Johnson, is an excellent example of the value of Northside’s pension plan. Greg states, “As is the case with many retirees, we didn’t have to reduce our standard of living when I retired – primarily because of the Northside pension plan. If we didn’t have my Northside pension benefits, we would be pulling funds from our retirement savings. In fact, my pension benefit meant I actually got a raise when I retired.”
Greg Johnson makes the most of his time after a career with Northside. “We’ve traveled and visited our grandchildren. I love fishing, and I’m buying a new boat, so I can go bass fishing with my grandchildren. We also have time to spend supporting various ministries at my church. It’s wonderful to be able to focus on enjoying our free time without financial worries.”
Retiring without financial worries opens a world of rewarding possibilities filled with traveling or spending more time with family and friends, volunteering for a favorite cause, or just relaxing and catching up on hobbies.
Another example is Sherrie Kuhns, who started at Northside a year after the hospital opened and is now retired and enjoying the fruits of her pension plan. “I was really happy and amazed at how much I received in retirement from Northside! We were able to sell our house, buy a new house and retire comfortably.” At her new house, Sherri enjoys time spent gardening. And the best part, according to Sherrie? “I get to sleep in as late as I want.”
Here are some of the details of Northside Hospital’s pension plan:
Northside Hospital’s fully funded pension plan provides employees with financial security rarely found with other employers. When you combine the pension with Northside’s 403(b) retirement plan (with employer match), your future looks brighter than ever. Search now for an opportunity that matches your interest and qualifications!