Huntsville Hospital Health System·Huntsville, Alabama
The PICU RN provides acute care and constant monitoring for critically ill children and adolescents from 0-18 years of age. Responsibilities include performing detailed assessments, titrating drips, and managing complex technical procedures to ensure patient safety and recovery.
Overview The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is an 11 bed ICU that cares for critically ill children at Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children.
The PICU is staffed by RNs, NPs, and Pediatric Intensivist who work closely together with a supportive multidisciplinary care team to provide acute care to children from 0-18 years of age.
We offer a progressive educational program to train staff in pediatric critical care to include monthly inservices from our physicians.
We are looking for a team player with a positive attitude and a drive for excellence to join our PICU family.
We hope to see you soon!
The PICU RN provides care for children and adolescents from 0-18 years of age, with life-threatening or high- acuity conditions that require constant monitoring.
The RN identifies patient needs and priorities for care through detailed assessment of children who have respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, orthopedic, endocrine and neurologic dysfunction.
The PICU RN plans and delivers safe, age appropriate care under critical situations based on the patient’s needs to include titration of drips, multiple technical procedures and use of a variety of equipment for acute care.
The RN evaluates the patient’s response to care and the attainment of or progress toward expected outcomes.
The RN is accountable for outcomes of patient care delivered during the assigned shift, and strives to provide clinical and service excellence.
Education: Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing with current Alabama licensure.
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
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Alabama licensure. A minimum of one year of experience in pediatrics or critical care is required, and BLS and PALS certifications are mandatory.
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.