Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department - FT Nights

Northeast Georgia Health System; Dahlonega (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department for full-time night shifts. The role involves direct patient care within an interdisciplinary team, leadership responsibilities, and ongoing professional development.

Ideal candidates possess an ADN/ASN or diploma with Georgia RN licensure and at least 1 year of RN experience. BSN preferred; strong communication and patient safety focus are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required.
• At least 1 year of RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a charge nurse and ensure patient care is cost effective, high quality, and patient focused.
• Lead teams as part of daily practice and participate in NGMC committees or councils.
• Role model healthy work environment behaviors and support shared governance.

Skills

Transformational Leadership

Team Leadership

Communication

Education

Associate's Degree / ADN or Diploma

Job description

Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department - FT Nights

Aug 5, 2026

Job Category:

Nursing - Registered Nurse

Work Shift/Schedule:

12 Hr Evening - Morning

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

Capable clinician with previous specialty experience preferred, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. Consistently provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice. Assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role and seeks mentoring in this process. Participates as a member on PNGC councils and Nursing Quality Teams as appropriate. Actively participates on Unit Council helping with plans to improve NDNQI nursing sensitive indicators, RN Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, Culture of Safety, and Patient Experience data. Works together with other care team members to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team. For the new graduate clinical RN: focuses primarily on developing knowledge and skills and showing growth in ability to care for increasingly complex patients. Responsible for providing direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process, and for coordinating care for assigned patients on a shift to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes. Requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and accepts feedback as a constructive professional development tool.

Minimum Job Qualifications

Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.

Educational Requirements: Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required

Minimum Experience: At least 1 year of RN experience – Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire

Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

Preferred Educational Requirements: BSN

Preferred Experience:

Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Delivery of safe, effective, efficient care that meets population specific guidelines

Actively works to make own and related teams successful, effectively communicates with patients, families and colleagues at all levels, shows consideration and respect or others and fosters customer service

Effectively prioritizes, recognizes problems, and utilizes evidence based practice

Demonstrates personal mastery, leadership of self and others, as appropriate, delegates appropriately, and supports NGHS shared governance model

Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Transformational Leadership

  Demonstrates competence in RN II performance expectations in addition to:

  • Serves as a charge nurse and ensures appropriate patient care is provided in a cost effective, quality driven and patient focused manner
  • Serves on teams and leads teams as a part of daily practice
  • Participates in 1 NGMC committee/council
  • Role models healthy work environment behaviors and practices that include fostering trust among co-workers, assuming good intent, and displaying empathy and support for one another

Physical Demands

Weight Lifted: Up to 100 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time

Weight Carried: Up to 50 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time

Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time

Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65% of time

Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65% of time

Pushing/Pulling: Frequently 31-65% of time

Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65% of time

Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

NGHS: Opportunities start here.

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.

Northeast Georgia Health System is a not-for-profit community health system committed to enhancing health and quality of life through comprehensive medical services in Northeast Georgia.

743 Spring Street, Gainesville, Georgia 30501, US 1400 River Pl, Braselton, Georgia 30517, US 316 N Broad St, Winder, Georgia 30680, US 495 GA-400, Dahlonega, Georgia 30533, US 541 441 Historic Hwy N, Demorest, Georgia 30535, US