RN Charge Weekend - Surgical Vascular ICU Step Down - FT - 1st Shift
Huntsville Hospital Health System
Huntsville, Alabama
You'll set patient priorities and delegate care as the charge nurse.
Posted Aug 12 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Weekend, 1st shift RN Charge Weekend - Surgical Vascular ICU Step Down - FT - 1st Shift
- Unit and setting
- Surgical Vascular ICU Step Down · Hospital RN Charge Weekend - Surgical Vascular ICU Step Down - FT - 1st Shift
- License
- RN license Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Alabama license required.Current Alabama RN license
- Term
- Permanent RN Charge Weekend - Surgical Vascular ICU Step Down - FT - 1st ShiftFull time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program
- License
- Current Alabama RN license Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Alabama license required. Check your license
- Certification
- BLSAfter hire · within 90 days of hire BLS within 90 days of hire required.
- Certification
- ACLSAfter hire · within 90 days of hire ACLS certification within 90 days of hire required.
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Experience
- 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 High School Diploma or GED required.
- Also asks
- Demonstrated supervisory or management ability
- Also asks
- Excellent communication and working fast-paced with frequent task changes Must possess excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.
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.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →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.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →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
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical insurancemedical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending
- BenefitsDental insurance
- BenefitsVision insurance
- BenefitsLife insurance
- BenefitsFlexible spending account
- BenefitsShort-term and long-term disabilityshort term and long term disability
More benefits (13)
- BenefitsRetirement accounts with 401K organization matchseveral retirement account options with 401K organization match
- BenefitsTuition assistancetuition assistance; student loan reimbursement
- BenefitsStudent loan reimbursementstudent loan reimbursement
- BenefitsOn-site training and education opportunitiesOn-site training and education opportunities
- BenefitsEmployee discountsEmployee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!
- BenefitsChildcarechildcare, health and wellness programs
- BenefitsHealth and wellness programs
- BenefitsOnsite employee pharmacyan onsite employee pharmacy, a free health clinic
- BenefitsFree health clinic
- Health Insurance
- 401k/Retirement
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Disability Insurance
The role and schedule
- Charge
- delegating patient care identifies patient needs and priorities for care through assessment, planning and delegating care based on patient needs
- Day to day
- coordinating care across disciplines Coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed.
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Details
- 971-bed hospital With 971 beds
- Details
- Clinical Ladder for professional development Clinical Ladder for professional development
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, 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?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care 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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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
Highlights of our hospitals
Huntsville Hospital was recently named Best Regional Hospital and #2 in Alabama by U. S. News & World Report. With 971 beds, a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU, and the largest Emergency Department and Level 1 Trauma Center in the state with our own specialized Red Shirt Trauma Program, there are many opportunities to apply your knowledge and skills. We are a certified Primary Stroke Center and named "One of the Top 100 Hospitals in the Nation with Great Heart Programs." From six cath labs and four EP labs to multiple medical and step-down units, you can continually grow your skillset!
We offer a training center on campus for continuing education, Shared Governance Program, Clinical Ladder for professional development, The Daisy Award, and if you are a new grad, a Nurse Residency Program to help you transition from student to professional nurse. We care about you and your well-being by offering an excellent benefits package, childcare, health and wellness programs, an onsite employee pharmacy, a free health clinic, tuition assistance, and much more. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We are a partner to the U. S. Army’s Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) program. Ask us about incentives and additional opportunities.
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