Huntsville Hospital Health System·Decatur, Alabama
The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering patient care through the nursing processes of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, while also directing ancillary personnel. Key duties include completing comprehensive age-specific assessments and planning individualized care based on identified patient problems.
Overview The registered nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care using the nursing processes of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care. Also directs and guides patient care activities of ancillary personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing. Cooperates and communicates well with all health team members to maintain the highest quality patient care.
Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions Completes all components of Nursing Assessment on new admission as indicated by age specific requirement in indicated time frame: Pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric. Initiates and ensures medication reconciliation through admission, transfer and discharge process as applicable. Plans, directs and evaluates individualized nursing care based on identified problems and age specific/developmental requirements: Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric. Collaborates and coordinates with treatment team members to provide quality patient care and maintain accurate and timely interdisciplinary plan of care. Assesses and documents condition, observation, interventions and response on assigned patients on ongoing basis to include but not limited to normal system review, behavioral and age specific factor. Plans and provides patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological development and age related factors after identifying barriers to learning. Performs venipuncture according to hospital policy: Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric. Demonstrates safe medication administration, maintaining medication and patient verification process per hospital policy. Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric Adheres to policies and procedures and demonstrates practices that ensure a safe environment for patients, visitors, co-workers, and self. Demonstrates knowledge of core measures and guidelines to meeting requirements. Demonstrates problem solving and crucial thinking skills. Takes the initiative to obtain additional education related to scope of practice. Functions as a preceptor and mentor. CPR certification.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required: Education: Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing with current Alabama licensure or MSL.
Candidates must be a graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing with current Alabama licensure or an MSL, and while experience is preferred, new graduates are accepted. Required certifications include BLS before the end of the orientation period, and CPR certification is also necessary.
Market context
Nursing roles in Alabama typically stay active across hospitals, clinics, and other care settings, especially when units need licensed RNs who can start quickly. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for current Alabama or multistate RN licensure, BLS, and education that meets the unit’s needs, with BSN or specialty certifications sometimes preferred. Review the unit-specific certification timeline and compare the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here with the original posting to save research time before applying.