LPN Weekend - Women & Children Surgical - FT -1st Shift

Huntsville Hospital Health System

Huntsville, Alabama

You'll carry out technical nursing procedures from the plan of care and reinforce routine patient teaching.

Posted Sep 9 · New grads welcomed

Pay: Not posted
Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Women & Children Surgical · Hospital
License: LPN license Graduate of State board School of Practical Nursing with current Alabama or multi-state licensure.Current Alabama or multi-state licensure
Term: Permanent FT -1st ShiftFull time

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed, residency program Experience: Experienced/New Graduate
License: Current Alabama or multi-state licensure Graduate of State board School of Practical Nursing with current Alabama or multi-state licensure. Check your license
Also asks: Graduate of a state board school of practical nursing
Also asks: Experienced or new graduate Experienced/New Graduate

What it pays

Tuition assistance: Offered
Loan repayment: Offered
Childcare: Offered

Benefits

BenefitsMedical, dental and vision insurancemedical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending
BenefitsLife insurance and flexible spending accountslife insurance, flexible spending
BenefitsShort-term and long-term disabilityshort term and long term disability
BenefitsSeveral retirement accounts with a 401K matchseveral retirement account options with 401K organization match
BenefitsNurse residency programnurse residency program
BenefitsTuition assistancetuition assistance

More benefits (17)

BenefitsStudent loan reimbursementstudent loan reimbursement
BenefitsOn-site training and education opportunitiesOn-site training and education opportunities
BenefitsEmployee discounts on phone plans, local restaurants, show tickets and apartment applicationsEmployee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application
BenefitsAn on-site employee pharmacy and health clinican on-site employee pharmacy and health clinic
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Employee discount
Life insurance
medical
flexible spending
short term and long term disability
several retirement account options with 401K organization match
child care

Pay isn’t listed.

Posted pay in Alabama

The role and schedule

Patients: The individual provides direct patient care for diverse patient populations that vary in gender, age, socioeconomic status, education, physical and mental abilities, locations, sexual lifestyle, and racial and ethnic background.
Day to day: Technical nursing procedures per the plan of care implements technical nursing procedures
Day to day: Routine patient teaching, reinforced assists and reinforces routine patient education
Hours stated: 1st Shift
Weekends: Every weekend

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…

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The team behind this role

Preceptors and orientation

RN educators and coaches provide support from day one on assigned units for new graduates.

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Sources

As of 2026-10-09Source: huntsvillehospital.org

Scheduling

Full-time, part-time, and PRN shifts available across 1st, night, and rotating shifts; Shared Governance unit councils meet monthly to influence practice.

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As of 2025-11-05Source 1: huntsvillehospital.org Source 2: huntsvillehospital.org

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Overview

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) performs a broad array of nursing tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse or provider. The individual provides direct patient care for diverse patient populations that vary in gender, age, socioeconomic status, education, physical and mental abilities, locations, sexual lifestyle, and racial and ethnic background. The LPN implements technical nursing procedures according to established policies and procedures and plan of care, assists and reinforces routine patient education, and documents patient care appropriately. The LPN communicates and interacts with other team members to facilitate teamwork and delivery of quality care.

Qualifications

Education

Graduate of State board School of Practical Nursing with current Alabama or multi-state licensure.

Experience

Experienced/New Graduate

Additional Skills/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.

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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

Life in Huntsville, AL

NeighborhoodsMadison is the suburb dual-income professionals hear about first: newer housing, a family-oriented feel, and a wide spread of price points, with Athens named as another option a bit farther out. Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Roads, and New Hope come up in local Facebook advice as practical bases with easier commutes and more space than in-town living. Downtown Huntsville and nearby pockets suit people who want events and dining; the core is ringed by named districts including the Medical District, Lowe Mill, Lincoln Mill, Merrimack, and John Hunt, all minutes from downtown. Convenient newer pockets cost more; longer drives toward older or outlying streets are how many newcomers keep housing in budget.

Madison is the suburb dual-income professionals hear about first: newer housing, a family-oriented feel, and a wide spread of price points, with Athens named as another option a bit farther out. Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Roads, and New Hope come up in local Facebook advice as practical bases with easier commutes and more space than in-town living.

Downtown Huntsville and nearby pockets suit people who want events and dining; the core is ringed by named districts including the Medical District, Lowe Mill, Lincoln Mill, Merrimack, and John Hunt, all minutes from downtown. Convenient newer pockets cost more; longer drives toward older or outlying streets are how many newcomers keep housing in budget.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: movingtohuntsville.org Source 4: downtownhuntsville.org

Getting aroundCitywide, U.S. News lists an average commute of about 18.95 minutes; relocation guides say a realistic newcomer target is often 20–25 minutes, with most drives falling in a 15–30 minute band depending on route and whether you work at Redstone Arsenal, Cummings Research Park, or in town. Healthcare employers named locally include Huntsville Hospital Health System and Crestwood Medical Center, and Downtown Huntsville’s Medical District sits just off the core, but these sources do not publish hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. Rapid growth has made congested traffic and construction a consistent complaint, and multiple sources stress that you will still want a car because public transit is limited. Matching your neighborhood to your hospital campus is the main way residents keep the commute from eating the day.

Citywide, U.S. News lists an average commute of about 18.95 minutes; relocation guides say a realistic newcomer target is often 20–25 minutes, with most drives falling in a 15–30 minute band depending on route and whether you work at Redstone Arsenal, Cummings Research Park, or in town. Healthcare employers named locally include Huntsville Hospital Health System and Crestwood Medical Center, and Downtown Huntsville’s Medical District sits just off the core, but these sources do not publish hospital-specific drive times or parking rules.

Rapid growth has made congested traffic and construction a consistent complaint, and multiple sources stress that you will still want a car because public transit is limited. Matching your neighborhood to your hospital campus is the main way residents keep the commute from eating the day.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: movingtohuntsville.org Source 3: stevestinsonhuntsvillehomes.com Source 4: downtownhuntsville.org Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: extraspace.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: mattcurtisrealestate.com

OutdoorsMonte Sano State Park is the in-city mountain: more than 20 miles of hiking trails, overlooks, and picnic areas, with Burritt on the Mountain on the same ridge for historic buildings and panoramic views. The Huntsville Botanical Garden spans 112 acres, with specialty gardens, a children’s garden that adds splash areas in summer, and the Purdy Butterfly House, described as the largest open-air butterfly house in the U.S. Downtown’s Big Spring Park is the paved oasis with koi and ducks next to shops; Ditto Landing is the Tennessee River gateway for fishing, boating, kayaking, and paddleboarding. Green Mountain, Smith Lake, and Lake Guntersville are the farther weekend landscape, and city guides cite 65-plus parks as the everyday outdoor fabric.

Monte Sano State Park is the in-city mountain: more than 20 miles of hiking trails, overlooks, and picnic areas, with Burritt on the Mountain on the same ridge for historic buildings and panoramic views. The Huntsville Botanical Garden spans 112 acres, with specialty gardens, a children’s garden that adds splash areas in summer, and the Purdy Butterfly House, described as the largest open-air butterfly house in the U.S. Downtown’s Big Spring Park is the paved oasis with koi and ducks next to shops; Ditto Landing is the Tennessee River gateway for fishing, boating, kayaking, and paddleboarding.

Green Mountain, Smith Lake, and Lake Guntersville are the farther weekend landscape, and city guides cite 65-plus parks as the everyday outdoor fabric.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fosheeresidential.com Source 2: davidsonhomes.com Source 3: huntsville.org Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: mattcurtisrealestate.com

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Living in Huntsville

Huntsville is still Rocket City: NASA Marshall, Redstone Arsenal, Cummings Research Park, and a downtown Medical District with Huntsville Hospital Health System and Crestwood Medical Center. The metro has grown past half a million people, so the city feels busier than the Rocket City of a decade ago. Median homes run about $325,000 and many apartments $1,050–$1,350, so dual-income nurses stretch further than in larger metros. Madison is the family-and-new-housing suburb people name first; Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Roads, and New Hope for easier drives; Downtown and Lowe Mill for Cotton Row, Big Spring Cafe, and walkable nights. Expect a car and 15–30 minute commutes—growth means traffic, construction, and thin transit. Off-shift life is Monte Sano's 20-plus miles of trails, the 112-acre Botanical Garden and Purdy Butterfly House, Big Spring Park, Ditto Landing on the Tennessee River, and weekends at Lake Guntersville or Smith Lake. Honest tradeoffs: heat, allergies, severe weather, and a dining scene that is growing rather than already famous. Match your neighborhood to the hospital and locals say it is easy to live in.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: movingtohuntsville.org Source 3: stevestinsonhuntsvillehomes.com Source 4: fosheeresidential.com Source 5: huntsville.org Source 6: downtownhuntsville.org Source 7: extraspace.com Source 8: youtube.com Source 9: mattcurtisrealestate.com Source 10: facebook.com

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