Registered Nurse
Huntsville, Alabama
RN
Posted Jul 16
What the listing says
Role
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- RN
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Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Alabama is $32/hr, across 85 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Full Time RN in the home health setting at Huntsville Hospital HomeCare, part of LHC Group and Optum. Provides and directs nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician, coordinates total plan of care with other health care professionals, supervises home health aides and LPN/VNs, completes comprehensive OASIS assessments, participates in on-call and weekend rotation. Requires current unrestricted RN licensure, driver's license, and access to dependable vehicle. Pay range $75,450 - $113,174 annual.
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Requirements
- current unrestricted RN licensure
- driver's license
- Current and unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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.
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Optum is a health services company and a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest healthcare and well-being companies in the world. Optum focuses on making healthcare easier, more affordable, and more connected by integrating services such as doctor…
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