2024 Orientation Dates at our Cochran Training Center (290 Cochran Rd, SW in Huntsville): Dec. 9 & 16
2025 Orientation Dates: Jan. 6, 13 & 20; Feb. 3, 17; March 3, 17 & 31; April 14 & 28; May 12 & 27; June 9, 16 & 23; July 7 & 21; Aug. 4, 18 & 25; Sept. 15 & 29; Oct. 13 & 27; Nov. 10 & 17; Dec. 8 & 15
It is our policy that all new employees must complete New Employee Orientation prior to starting their new position. New Employee Orientation has several components:
Note: Attendance at the on-campus orientation on Monday will be compensated with four hours of pay.
Online Orientation
General orientation has two components: In-person attendance (start date) and completion of online modules due within two weeks of the date of hire. Courses will be available on the first day in the Learning Management System.
Your manager or educator will guide you on how to log in and when to complete these online modules. Online employee training has to be completed on campus during work hours. If you are unable to complete these modules in your department or need help, you can contact Huntsville Hospital Corporate University at (256) 265-8025 to reserve computer access.
In addition, new employees can go to Corporate University (inside the Dowdle Center) Monday - Friday, between 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. to get a hard copy of the documents posted if preferred.
Class Requirement
Our hospital embraces the values of High Reliability Organization (HRO) which promotes patient safety and efficient health care delivery. Every employee is required to attend the 3-hr class: “HRO Putting Patient Safety to Work”.
New employees that are:
- attending clinical orientation, should plan to attend the HRO class on the Wednesday after the orientation week.
- not attending clinical orientation, should plan to attend the class on the Wednesday of the orientation week.
Class Location: Cochran Training Center – Room 600
Class Time: 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
For questions contact Quality at (256) 265-2745
Additional information
- Benefits: 401k Retirement Opt-Out Form; Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- DailyPay: You don’t have to wait for payday to access the money.
Employees are given the opportunity to opt into the program during the pre-employment process and are eligible after their first payday. All eligible employees may elect to opt into the program at any time even if they have not participated in the past. - American Heart Association (if applicable): Email all your ecards to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please include your phone number, name, and where you work in case we have any questions.
For AHA certification holders, you have 30 days to submit your AHA Healthcare Provider BLS card (HCP-BLS), or successfully complete a course. In other critical care areas, you may be required to also carry current certification in ACLS and/or PALS; which has a longer window to complete. If you are required to have ACLS or PALS and do not have that certification currently check with your educator during your department’s orientation.
On-Campus Orientation
MADISON HOSPITAL ORIENTATION
Dress Code
Check the link below for information on dress code
Note: Failure to follow the dress code policy will result in being rescheduled for a later orientation date.
Parking
You will park in the overflow lot in front of the visitor parking area; only in the event that this lot is full, you are to park in the employee lot at the back of Madison Hospital (parking areas circled in RED). DO NOT PARK IN VISITOR PARKING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HOSPITAL OR IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PARKING. Click here for a Madison Hospital campus map.
Orientation Attendance
You will report to the first-floor classroom unless previously instructed otherwise.
During the Monday, on-campus orientation, you will have your badge made, tour the Madison facility, and complete other general requirements. Upon completion of your general orientation tasks, you will be eligible to report to work on your Madison Hospital unit. Please contact your manager for your schedule.
For clinical employees only, you will be contacted by your clinical educator for a Tuesday schedule.
ALL OTHER HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL FACILITIES ORIENTATION
Dress Code
Dress code for attending orientation is business casual or scrubs (no jeans). Click the location or group below for dress code policy and uniform details.
Note: Failure to follow the dress code policy will result in being rescheduled for a later orientation date.
Parking
Refer to the maps by clicking here: HH Main or Cochran campus. For the next day, please contact your manager to find out your parking assignment. Review the employee parking assignment information.
Orientation Attendance
Your on-campus orientation schedule will be emailed to you on the Thursday prior to orientation on Monday.
Clinical employees only
- Any new employee scheduled for a clinical orientation will start clinical orientation right after completion of the on-campus Monday general orientation. They will stay on the Cochran campus until 4:30 p.m. However, Friday's orientation will be on the Huntsville Hospital main campus. More information will be given about training for the rest of the week.
