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RN Staff - Pediatrics - FT - 3rd Shift

You'll work on a 38-bed pediatric medical-surgical floor caring for infants through young adults up to 21.

Posted Oct 18 · Applications close Nov 2, 2027 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours
3rd shift RN Staff - Pediatrics - FT - 3rd Shift
Unit and setting
Pediatric medical-surgical floor at Women and Children’s Hospital · Hospital Our nurses focus on the medical needs and treatment of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to 21 years of age.Infants through young adults up to 21
License
RN license Graduate of state board School of Nursing with current Alabama or multi-state licensureCurrent Alabama or multi-state RN license
Term
Full time RN Staff - Pediatrics - FT - 3rd Shift

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed, residency program
License
Current Alabama or multi-state RN license Graduate of state board School of Nursing with current Alabama or multi-state licensure Check your license
Certification
PALS within one year of hireAfter hire · within one year of hire PALS required within one year of hire.
Also asks
Graduate of a state board-approved nursing school

Preferred

Also asks
Experience preferred; new graduates accepted Experience preferred; new graduates accepted.
Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.

  1. 6 months before

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    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

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  2. 4–6 months before

    Apply as windows open

    Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.

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  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. Around graduation

    Confirm your start

    Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.

    Plan your license

What it pays

Tuition assistance
Offered
Loan repayment
Offered
Childcare
Offered

Benefits

  • BenefitsMedical, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spendingmedical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending
  • BenefitsShort-term and long-term disabilityshort term and long term disability
  • BenefitsRetirement account options with 401K organization matchseveral retirement account options with 401K organization match
  • BenefitsNurse residency programnurse residency program
  • BenefitsTuition assistancetuition assistance
  • BenefitsStudent loan reimbursementstudent loan reimbursement
More benefits (10)
  • BenefitsOn-site training and education opportunitiesOn-site training and education opportunities
  • BenefitsEmployee discounts on phone service, local restaurants, show tickets and apartment applicationsEmployee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!
  • BenefitsChild caretuition assistance, child care, wellness resources
  • BenefitsWellness resources
  • 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 options with 401K match
  • Employee discounts

The role and schedule

Care model
Multidisciplinary team with hospitalists, NPs, residents, therapists and child life
Unit size
38-bed unit Pediatrics is a 38 bed medical surgical floor located within Women and Children’s Hospital
Details
971 licensed beds across three Madison County hospitals Together, our three Madison County hospitals have 971 licensed beds

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

Huntsville Hospital Health System
Health system employer

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?
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On your path

Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.

Original listing

Posted on Huntsville Hospital Health System’s careers page.

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Overview Pediatrics is a 38 bed medical surgical floor located within Women and Children’s Hospital. Our nurses focus on the medical needs and treatment of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to 21 years of age. Their specialized training allows them to provide their patients and families with age appropriate emotional support and medical care.

Our nurses are part of a multidisciplinary team that includes Pediatric Hospitalists, Nurse Practitioners, Residents, Physical Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, Pharmacists, Dieticians, Social Workers and Child Life Therapy. The pediatric nurse must be caring, compassionate, and have critical thinking skills. The nurse will need to assess a patient’s condition as well as detect any changes and will need to recognize when further intervention is necessary.

Our department provides educational opportunities to promote a solid foundation in caring for our patients. 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. PALS required within one year of hire.

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?

In Huntsville, AL

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

See Huntsville, AL

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