About the Company

Northeast Georgia Health System is a not-for-profit community health system on a mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. Our team cares for more than 1 million people across the region through five hospitals and a variety of outpatient locations. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has campuses in Gainesville, Barrow, Braselton, Habersham and Lumpkin — with a total of more than 950 beds and more than 1,400 medical staff members representing more than 60 specialties.

NGHS also encompasses Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, a multi-specialty group with more than 95 locations, and Georgia Heart Institute, a cardiology practice with more than a dozen locations.

We understand that your next role is more than just a job; it’s a major life decision. NGHS fosters a working culture for more than 11,000 staff members that prioritizes professional development, career advancement and access to leading technology.

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Our Core Values

Northeast Georgia Health System prides itself on four core values, all of which help us achieve our mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. These values shape the daily interactions between our physicians, staff, volunteers, board members, patients and their loved ones.

Respectful Compassion
I impact life's most sacred moments
From birth to the end of life to miraculous recovery, we know that life-changing moments are happening around us every day.

Deep Interdependence
I can’t do my job without you
We are an organization focusing on accountability and team strength. We rely on each other to do our jobs with excellence.

Responsible Stewardship
What I do today ensures tomorrow
Decisions we make today make an impact on the future of our organization, our land and the community around us.

Passion For Excellence
I bring my best every day.
We bring passion for excellence into each and every moment, regardless of the challenges with which we are met.

Nursing at NGHS

More Than a Job

At NGHS, we believe your job should fit into the life you choose to live. We’re committed to providing the support and inspiration you need for a meaningful nursing career that helps you achieve your best life today with growth and fulfillment for the future ahead.

Investing In You

From day-one benefits like health insurance and our Limeade ONE employee portal to on-the-job training and continued education opportunities, we offer customizable employee benefits to help you succeed in all that you do—on and off the job.

Five Hospitals, Endless Opportunities

We understand that what works for you today may not work tomorrow. With five hospital campuses across northeast Georgia with more than 950 beds, we support multidirectional advancement opportunities so that you can stay within the NGHS system while exploring new career pathways that fit your life.

Residency

As one of only four ANCC-accredited Practice Transition Programs in the state of Georgia, NGHS offers a structured, 12-month RN Nurse Residency program to facilitate the transition from student nurse to experienced, confident nurse. We also offer other advancement programs, including a nurse externship for current nursing students, all designed to help you further your career, no matter where you are right now.

 

Benefits

Our Benefits Program offers custom options that let you plan for your life needs. Our education services start from the moment you begin working here and help create the career of your dreams with continuing education opportunities.

You’ll find everything you need here to succeed in all that you do – on and off the job.

Benefits Programs and Packages

NGHS realizes that “one size fits all” doesn’t always fit everyone. That’s why we provide employees with the power to shape their comprehensive benefit program to meet their way of life. And it’s flexible – what may work for you this year, may need to be changed the next. Our benefits package can be recreated year after year to fit the changes in your life.

Living Here

A Natural Place to Bring Your Passion

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and bordered by Lake Sidney Lanier, northeast Georgia offers an unsurpassable quality of life and an ideal environment for healthcare professionals. Forty-seven public parks – more than any other county – eight championship golf courses, 34 tennis courts, 10 marinas and more than 450 campsites let you take advantage of the great outdoors in whatever setting suits your mood.

Family Friendly

Enjoy all the benefits of small-town living with all the amenities of Atlanta less than an hour away. Gainesville’s close-knit communities offer a range of housing opportunities and an excellent school system makes this area the ideal place to raise a family.

Be Entertained

While Atlanta’s sports and entertainment attractions are less than an hour away, Gainesville and Hall County offer ample entertainment options. Culture seekers enjoy an array of theater, symphony, art exhibits and cultural programs and sports fans enjoy Road Atlanta’s major national and international racing events each year.

Sample Local Flavor

Downtown Gainesville’s Main Street community features restaurants, retail shops, boutiques and businesses along with The Smithgall Woodland Garden, a 185-acre preserve in downtown Gainesville, and a satellite location for the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

Awards & Recognition

Since first opening its doors in Gainesville in 1951, Northeast Georgia Medical Center has added hospital campuses in Braselton, Barrow, Habersham and Lumpkin, and has become Georgia’s most-awarded hospital.

NGHS prioritizes continued learning opportunities and career mentorship along with access to lead tech and healthcare innovation so that our employees are always discovering better ways to provide the best care possible.

Some recognitions include being named to these lists:

Newsweek

  • America’s Greatest Workplaces (2024)
  • America’s Greatest Workplace for Women (2024)
  • America’s Greatest Workplace for Mental Wellbeing (2024)
  • America’s Greatest Workplace for Diversity (2024)

Forbes

  • Best-in-state Employer (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)

Press Ganey

  • High Reliability Organization Foundation Award (2024)
    • NGMC Barrow
  • Guardian of Excellence Award for Employee Experience (2024, 2023)
    • NGMC Braselton
  • Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience (2024)

Atlanta Business Chronicle

  • Healthiest Employers (2022)

Monigle

  • Most Trusted Healthcare Brand (2023)

Emergency Nurses Association

  • Lantern Award (2023)
    • NGMC Gainesville
    • NGMC Barrow
  • Lantern Award (2024)
    • NGMC Lumpkin
    • NGMC Braselton

NGMC has also been recognized in recent years as Georgia’s #1 Hospital for overall hospital care, overall surgical care, heart care, orthopedic surgery, women’s care and more.

Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

 

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