RN Circulator - Madison Hospital Surgery - FT - 2nd Shift

Huntsville Hospital; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsville Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to assess patient needs, plan and delegate care, and execute physician orders in a peri-operative setting. You will evaluate patient responses and remain accountable for outcomes during your shift.

Required: Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing with current licensure; peri-operative program completion or surgery experience; BCLS, ACLS and PALS (within provisionary period).

Qualifications

• Graduate of Accredited School Of Nursing with current licensure.
• Successful completion of a peri-operative program or previous surgery experience required.
• BCLS, ACLS and PALS certification required (must be completed within the Provisionary Period).

Responsibilities

• Identify patient needs and priorities for care through assessment.
• Plan and delegate care based on patient needs.
• Execute therapeutic physician orders and nursing interventions.
• Evaluate patient responses and progress toward outcomes.
• Be accountable for patient care outcomes during the shift.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Care planning

Delegation

Clinical judgment

Education

Graduate of Accredited School Of Nursing with current licensure

Job description

The RN identifies patient needs and priorities for care through assessment. The RN plans and delegates care based on patient needs. The RN executes therapeutic physician orders and therapeutic nursing interventions. 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.

Qualifications

Education: Graduate of Accredited School Of Nursing With Current Licensure.

Experience: Successful completion of a peri-operative program or previous surgery experience required.

License, certification and/or registration: BCLS, ACLS and PALS required (must be completed within the Provisionary 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.

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