RN Staff - Labor & Delivery - FT -3rd Shift
Huntsville Hospital Health System
Huntsville, Alabama
Health system employer
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- L&D
Posted Aug 11 · New grads welcomed
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Orientation
- Residency program
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
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About this role
Overview
Labor & Delivery at Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children is proud to be the highest delivering hospital in the state of Alabama as well as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. We have 20 Labor Rooms, 3 dedicated OR suites as well as a newly renovated PACU. We have an 11 bed high risk Antepartum unit as well as the first Obstetric Emergency Department in the state of Alabama managed by our team of board certified OB/GYN Hospitalists.
We collaborate with many disciplines including our Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians to care for a variety of patients along the obstetric spectrum from managing any complication or condition during pregnancy like preeclampsia and gestational diabetes to providing care and support to a mother while laboring and giving birth.
Read the full posting
The L&D RN is skilled in caring for pregnant patients during labor, obstetrical emergencies and other obstetric conditions. In addition to assisting women throughout labor and the birthing process, the L&D RN is an active role in cesarean section deliveries as the patient’s circulating nurse as well as the scrub nurse that assists the physician with the birth of the infant and the repair of the mother. They provide incredible patient support, critical nursing care and comprehensive pregnancy and postpartum education.
The RN is accountable for outcomes of patient care delivered during the assigned shift, and strives to provide clinical and service excellence. The RN identifies patient needs and priorities for care through assessment. The RN plans and delegates care based on patient needs. The RN evaluates the patient's response to care and the attainment of or progress toward expected outcomes. The RN is accountable for outcomes of patient care delivered during the assigned shift.
Qualifications
Education
Graduate of state board School of Nursing with current Alabama or multi-state licensure
Experience
Experience preferred; new graduates accepted.
Additional Skill/Abilities: BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period.
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
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Requirements
- Graduate of state board School of Nursing with current Alabama or multi-state licensure
- Experience preferred; new graduates accepted.
- Additional Skill/Abilities: BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period.
Benefits highlights
- Employee discount
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement
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- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
Place
- City
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Median rent
- $1,171/mo
- Local household income
- $74,714/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Huntsville area index 93.1, where 100 is the national average.
Known as 'Rocket City' for its NASA and aerospace roots, Huntsville blends Southern charm with a surprising tech-forward energy. Nurses relocating here find a growing metro framed by Monte Sano Mountain and the Tennessee River Valley, plus a revitalized downtown with breweries, shops, and greenway trails.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You would be applying into Huntsville Hospital Health System in Huntsville, Alabama. The surrounding city is where the concrete picture is clearest right now: cost of living sits about 7% below the national level, most commutes fall in the 15–30…
On your path
Labor & Delivery has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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