Nurse Residencies at Northside Hospital
Join Atlanta’s most preferred hospital for an elite career experience, building the future of healthcare.
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.
“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
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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
Apply Here: 2025-79767– Atlanta Acute Care – Summer 2025 2025-87333– Atlanta Acute Care – Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79819– Cherokee Acute Care – Summer 2025 2025-87441 – Cherokee Acute Care – Fall 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 2025-87334 – Forsyth Acute Care – Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79862– Acute Care – Gwinnett Campus – Summer 2025 2025-87442 – Acute Care – Gwinnett Campus – Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79863– Acute Care – Duluth Campus – Summer 2025 2025-87443 – Acute Care – Duluth Campus – Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79874– Cardiac – Cherokee – Summer 2025 2025-87451 – Cardiac – Cherokee – Fall 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
Apply Here: No Fall 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
Apply Here: No Summer 2025 Program offered at this time – Please check back soon for the next available program. 2025-87583 – Atlanta GI LAB – Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79892– Glancy Rehab – Duluth – Summer 2025 2025-87588 – Glancy Rehab – Duluth – Fall 2025
Med-Surg Cardiology – Forsyth
Duration: 16 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN degree preferred
Apply Here: 2025-79869– Cardiology – Forsyth – Summer 2025 2025-87447 – Cardiology – Forsyth – Fall 2025
Neuroscience – Atlanta & Forsyth
Duration: 16 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN degree preferred
Apply Here: 2025-79867– Neuroscience – Atlanta – Summer 2025 2025-79865– Neuroscience – Forsyth – Summer 2025 2025-87446 – Neuroscience – Atlanta – Fall 2025 2025-87445 – Neuroscience – Forsyth – Fall 2025
Progressive Cardiac Care Unit - Atlanta
Duration: 16 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN degree preferred
Apply Here: 2025-79878– Progressive Cardiac Care Unit – Atlanta – Summer 2025 2025-87582 – Progressive Cardiac Care Unit – Atlanta – Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79886– Pulmonary – Cherokee– Summer 2025 2025-87584– Pulmonary – Cherokee– Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79887– General Surgery- Cherokee – Summer 2025 2025-87585 – General Surgery- Cherokee – Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79888– Extended Recovery/Orthopedics – Cherokee– Summer 2025 2025-87586 – Extended Recovery/Orthopedics – Cherokee– Fall 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
Apply Here: No Fall 2025 Program offered at this time – Please check back soon for the next available program.
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
Apply Here: Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87598 – Gwinnett ED – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
Emergency Department - Duluth Campus
Duration: 18 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; ability to function in an ever-changing clinical environment
Apply Here: 2025-87599 – Duluth ED – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87600 – Gwinnett ED – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87595 – Fall ED – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87596 – Cherokee ED – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87597 – Forsyth ED – Fall 2025. Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87593 – Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett Campus – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87594 – Intensive Care Unit – Duluth Campus – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
Intensive Care Unit – Atlanta
Duration: 20 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ICU senior practicum a plus; critical thinkers Required: New graduate RN nurses will only be accepted for this season’s Fall 2025 cohort.
Apply Here: 2025-87589 – Atlanta ICU Residency – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
Intensive Care Unit – Cherokee
Duration: 20 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ICU senior practicum a plus; critical thinkers
Apply Here:
2025-87590 – Cherokee ICU Residency – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
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
Apply Here:
2025-79716– Forsyth ICU Residency – Summer 2025 2025-87591 – Forsyth ICU Residency – Fall 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: Cardiovascular ICU & Cardiac Care Unit
Apply Here:
2025-79717– Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett Campus – Summer 2025 2025-87592 – Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett Campus – Fall 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.
Apply Here: 2025-87605 – Intermediate Care Forsyth – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
Progressive Care Unit – Forsyth & Cherokee
Duration: 16 weeks Preferred Candidate: Varies Varies: Offered in Summer 2021 and Fall 2022
Apply Here: 2025-79726– Forsyth Progressive Care Unit – Summer 2025 2025-87603 – Forsyth Progressive Care Unit – Fall 2025 2025-87602 – Cherokee Progressive Care Unit – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 Cherokee cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
Atlanta Pulmonary Thoracic Care Unit
Duration: 16 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinkers
Apply Here: 2025-79723– Atlanta Pulmonary Thoracic Care Unit – Summer 2025 2025-87601– Atlanta Pulmonary Thoracic Care Unit – Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79864– Neuro Progressive Care Unit – Summer 2025 2025-87444 – Neuro Progressive Care Unit – Fall 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.
Apply Here: 2025-79730– Intermediate Care Gwinnett – Summer 2025 2025-87604 – Gwinnett Progressive Care Unit – Fall 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
Apply Here: 2025-79752– Surgical Services – Gwinnett Campus – Summer 2025 Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
Surgical Services - Duluth Campus
Duration: 32 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; detail oriented Department options include: Operating Room
Apply Here: 2025-79753– Surgical Services – Duluth Campus – Summer 2025 Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: 2025-79751– Surgical Services Atlanta – Summer 2025 Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: 2025-79748– Surgical Services Atlanta – Summer 2025 Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: 2025-79749- Surgical Services Cherokee – Summer 2025 Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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)
Apply Here: Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87572 – Forsyth Labor and Delivery – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 programs have been reached, and is no longer accepting applications. Please check back soon for the next available Atlanta & Cherokee application cycles.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87578– Mom/Baby Atlanta – Fall 2025 2025-79703– Mom/Baby Cherokee – Summer 2025 2025-87580– Mom/Baby Forsyth – Fall 2025 2025-87579 – Mom/Baby Cherokee – Fall 2025 Applications are not accepted at this time for the Atlanta and Forsyth Summer 2025 programs. Please check back soon for the next Spring 2026 application cycle.
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
Apply Here: 2025-87821– Atlanta HRP – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Atlanta, Cherokee & Forsyth
Duration: 18 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; comfortable working in a fast paced environment
Apply Here: 2025-87575 – Cherokee NICU – Fall 2025 2025-87576 – Forsyth NICU – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 programs have been reached for the Atlanta, Forsyth, and Cherokee programs. Check back soon for the next available NICU Atlanta application cycle.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Gwinnett
Duration: 18 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; comfortable working in a fast paced environment
Apply Here: Please check back soon for the next application cycle.
Labor and Delivery - Gwinnett Campus
Duration: 20 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Apply Here: 2025-87573 – Labor and Delivery – Gwinnett Campus – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
Maternal Infant – Gwinnett Campus
Duration: 16 weeks Schedule: Varies Preferred Candidate: BSN preferred; critical thinker; family centered focus
Apply Here: 2025-87581 – Maternal Infant – Gwinnett Campus – Fall 2025 Maximum capacity for the Summer 2025 cohort has been reached and is no longer accepting applications for this season.
