Graduate Nurse Jobs in Georgia
Graduate Nurse jobs in Georgia are among the most active in the Southeast, with strong demand across hospital systems, outpatient clinics, and long-term care facilities at new-graduate and entry-level seniority. The busiest hiring markets are Atlanta, Augusta, and Savannah, where large systems like Emory Healthcare, WellStar Health System, and Augusta University Health consistently recruit new nursing graduates. The most in-demand areas include med-surg, critical care, and telemetry, with pediatrics and emergency nursing also drawing steady openings. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - New Graduate
Location: Augusta, GA
Schedule: Full-Time - Days - 7:00am-7:30pm or Nights - 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Compensation: $38.64 per hour
Sign-on bonus: $5,000 for full-time days, $15,000 sign-on bonus for full-time nights!
Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Registered Nurses (RNs) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
We support your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start Strong: Extensive 10- 13-week structured new graduate orientation program with a dedicated preceptor.
- Invest in Your Future: 100% company-paid scholarship (BSN), tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder programs and certifications such as PCCN and CCRN.
- Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
- Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Applicants may apply before being licensed however must have license upon start date.
Responsibilities:- In collaboration with the physician and their preceptor, you will assure implementation of the assessment plan, evaluation, and follow-up of the plan of care for the patient population.
- Initiating an ongoing systematic assessment of the physical, emotional, social, educational and functional needs of the patients/families.
- Interpreting assessment data and information to develop a nursing care plan which contains problem identification, nursing diagnosis, nursing orders, approaches, interventions, short/long term goals and discharge planning.
- Participating as a productive member of the interdisciplinary team in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of rehabilitation goals.
- Assuring that documents in the medical record are complete, factual, accurate and timely.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduate of accredited program for registered nursing.
- Valid State RN License required.
- BLS required at hire.
- Must have flexibility of scheduling to complete the requirements of the program
Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - New Graduate
Location: Augusta, GA
Schedule: Full-Time - Days - 7:00am-7:30pm or Nights - 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Compensation: $38.64 per hour
Sign-on bonus: $5,000 for full-time days, $15,000 sign-on bonus for full-time nights!
Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Registered Nurses (RNs) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
We support your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start Strong: Extensive 10- 13-week structured new graduate orientation program with a dedicated preceptor.
- Invest in Your Future: 100% company-paid scholarship (BSN), tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder programs and certifications such as PCCN and CCRN.
- Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
- Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Applicants may apply before being licensed however must have license upon start date.
Responsibilities:- In collaboration with the physician and their preceptor, you will assure implementation of the assessment plan, evaluation, and follow-up of the plan of care for the patient population.
- Initiating an ongoing systematic assessment of the physical, emotional, social, educational and functional needs of the patients/families.
- Interpreting assessment data and information to develop a nursing care plan which contains problem identification, nursing diagnosis, nursing orders, approaches, interventions, short/long term goals and discharge planning.
- Participating as a productive member of the interdisciplinary team in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of rehabilitation goals.
- Assuring that documents in the medical record are complete, factual, accurate and timely.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduate of accredited program for registered nursing.
- Valid State RN License required.
- BLS required at hire.
- Must have flexibility of scheduling to complete the requirements of the program
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The qualifications that appear most often in graduate nurse jobs across Georgia.
- Active Georgia RN license or authorization to practice through the Georgia Board of Nursing
- Completion of an accredited associate or bachelor's degree nursing program
- Passage of the NCLEX-RN examination prior to or immediately after hire
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Ability to complete a structured new-graduate nurse residency or orientation program
- Strong clinical communication skills and comfort working in a team-based care environment
Graduate Nurse Jobs in Georgia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a graduate nurse in Georgia?
To work as a graduate nurse in Georgia, you must graduate from an accredited nursing program and apply for licensure through the Georgia Board of Nursing, the state body that oversees RN credentials. Most employers require you to sit for the NCLEX-RN before your first independent shift or within a set window after hire. Georgia participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows nurses already licensed in other compact states to practice in Georgia without a separate application.
Which companies hire graduate nurses in Georgia?
Georgia graduate nurse roles are posted by Dialysis Clinic, Fresenius Medical Care, and Advocate Aurora Health and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Georgia's large integrated health systems and regional hospital networks are the most consistent sources of new-graduate openings, particularly those that run structured residency programs designed for nurses entering the workforce for the first time.
Which Georgia cities have the most graduate nurse jobs?
Macon, Albany, and Dawson have the most graduate nurse openings in Georgia right now. Atlanta dominates the list because of the concentration of major health systems and academic medical centers in the metro, while Augusta benefits from Augusta University Health and the large Veterans Affairs medical campus there, and Savannah draws openings from Memorial Health and a growing regional hospital network serving coastal Georgia.
Are there remote graduate nurse jobs in Georgia?
Yes, but they're rare. About 0% of graduate nurse openings tied to Georgia are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, which reflects how hands-on bedside nursing is by nature. The graduate nurse roles most likely to include any remote component are in case management, telephone triage, and utilization review, areas that some Georgia health systems open to nurses who have completed an initial in-person orientation period.
How can I get hired as a graduate nurse in Georgia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying directly to a new-graduate nurse residency program, which large Georgia employers like Emory Healthcare, WellStar Health System, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta run specifically for nurses without prior professional experience. These structured programs combine supervised clinical rotations with classroom instruction and typically last several months. Candidates who have completed clinical placements at Georgia hospitals, hold an active or pending Georgia RN license, and have their BLS certification ready stand out in the applicant pool.
Where can I find and apply to graduate nurse jobs in Georgia?
You can find and apply to graduate nurse jobs in Georgia on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from Georgia employers. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your specialty interest, experience level, and preferred location within the state, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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