Northeast Georgia Medical Center is committed to providing the best possible care for our patients. That means making certain that our employees are well-trained and enthusiastic about their advancement opportunities with our organization.  Northeast Georgia Health System is a leader among hospitals in the state in our outreach efforts to students who are considering healthcare careers and is dedicated to making sure current employees receive the training and support they need to meet their career goals.

For a healthcare system to care for the people of a community, it requires the cooperation of people with a diverse set of professions.  NGHS offers on-the-job training programs that help dedicated, hard-working individuals become an active part of our hospital team:

Training is available for:

• Nursing Re-entry, for nurses who’ve been out of the field for awhile and want to return to nursing (in cooperation with Kennesaw State University)

• Nurse extern program

• Nurse graduate internship program

• Unit Secretary

• Certified Nursing Assistant

• Patient Care Techs

• Unit Assistants

• And many other patient care and patient assistant positions

Training is also available in non-clinical area for positions like:

• Patient registrars

• Switchboard operators

• Accounting clerks

• Filing clerks, etc.

• Communications and Graphic Design Internships
  

 “NGHS University” offers on-going training including:

• Advanced Life Support Training including Pediatric Life Support

• Management training for supervisors

• Medical Terminology training for office and other non-clinical employees

• Spanish Classes

• Preceptor, mentoring, internship and externships

• Educational Renewal for employees who wish to earn their general equivalency diplomas

• Computer training programs including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Overall, you’ll find Northeast Georgia Health System a great place to work and grow.  As you get to know the organization, you may see a career that sparks your interest and consider getting additional training to advance.  You’ll find NGHS a very supportive environment with many on-site training programs, scholarship programs for hard-to-fill positions, tuition reimbursement for many classes, and flexible work scheduling.