RN Charge - Ortho 3 ST - FT - 3rd Shift
Huntsville Hospital Health System
Huntsville, Alabama
You'll decide patient priorities and delegate care as the charge nurse.
Posted Oct 18 · Applications close Nov 4, 2027 · “Previous nursing experience in a critical care setting with successful demonstration of supervisory and/or management ability required.” from the posting
- Shift and hours
- Third shift RN Charge - Ortho 3 ST - FT - 3rd Shift
- Unit and setting
- Ortho 3 ST · Hospital RN Charge - Ortho 3 ST - FT - 3rd Shift
- License
- RN license Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Alabama license required.current Alabama RN license
- Term
- Full time RN Charge - Ortho 3 ST - FT - 3rd Shift
Do you qualify?
- License
- current Alabama RN license Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Alabama license required. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire BLS within 90 days of hire required.
- Certification
- ACLS within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire ACLS certification within 90 days of hire required.
- Education
- graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Experience
- previous critical care nursing experience Previous nursing experience in a critical care setting with successful demonstration of supervisory and/or management ability required.
- Also asks
- high school diploma or GED Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
- Also asks
- demonstrated supervisory and/or management ability
- Also asks
- excellent communication and handling fast-paced, changing tasks Must possess excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.
What it pays
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical, dental and vision insurancemedical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending
- Benefitslife insurance and flexible spending accountslife insurance, flexible spending
- Benefitsshort- and long-term disabilityshort term and long term disability
- Benefitsretirement accounts with 401K matchseveral retirement account options with 401K organization match
- Benefitsnurse residency programnurse residency program
- Benefitstuition assistancetuition assistance
More benefits (10)
- Benefitsstudent loan reimbursementstudent loan reimbursement
- Benefitson-site training and educationOn-site training and education opportunities
- Benefitsemployee discounts on phone, restaurants, shows and apartmentsEmployee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!
- Benefitson-site employee pharmacy and health clinican on-site employee pharmacy and health clinic
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
- Flexible spending
- Short term and long term disability
- Retirement account with 401K organization match
- Child care
- Wellness resources
The role and schedule
- Charge
- setting patient priorities and delegating care The Clinical Charge Nurse identifies patient needs and priorities for care through assessment, planning and delegating care based on patient needs.
- Day to day
- coordinating care with other disciplines Coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed.
- Hours stated
- FT - 3rd Shift
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplace
This is a publicly governed nonprofit system: an 881-bed flagship that serves as the regional referral center and Level I Trauma Center, inside a network of more than 2,500 beds and 20,000 employees across northern Alabama and southern Tennessee. The…
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
Posted on Huntsville Hospital Health System’s careers page.
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Overview The Clinical Charge Nurse identifies patient needs and priorities for care through assessment, planning and delegating care based on patient needs. Executes therapeutic physician orders and therapeutic nursing interventions. Evaluates the patient's response to care and the attainment of or progress towards patient outcomes. Coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed. Helps patients and/or staff identify problems and explores with them the alternative choices and outcomes. Qualifications
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Experience required
Education
High School Diploma or GED required. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Alabama license required. BLS within 90 days of hire required. ACLS certification within 90 days of hire required.
Experience
Previous nursing experience in a critical care setting with successful demonstration of supervisory and/or management ability required. Additional Skills/Abilities: Must possess excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly. About Us Build your career with us At Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and Madison Hospital, you’ll find meaningful work, supportive teams and opportunities to grow within a locally governed, nonprofit health system committed to the communities we serve.
Our workplace culture has earned national recognition, including Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care 2026 and Forbes’ America’s Best-in-State Employers 2025. Huntsville Hospital is the region’s primary referral center for advanced and specialty care, home to a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU and North Alabama’s Level I Trauma Center. Together, our three Madison County hospitals have 971 licensed beds and offer career opportunities across a wide range of specialties and care settings. Employees have access to continuing education, Shared Governance, Clinical Ladder, Nurse Residency, tuition assistance, child care, wellness resources, an on-site employee pharmacy and health clinic, and more.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a partner in the U. S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program. Huntsville Hospital
Benefits
We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!
Learn more about Huntsville Hospital Health System
Careers : https://careers.hhsys.org/careers-home
Benefits
- https://careers.hhsys.org/why-hh-health/benefits/benefits-at-huntsville-hospital/
- Education & Professional Development : https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/education
- Life In Huntsville : https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/about-huntsville-al
What's around it?
Huntsville, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,171/mo
- Household income
- $74,714/yr, all local households, not nurse pay