Ochsner Health Center - Central
Clinic in Baton Rouge, LA
- Hiring days
- New grads welcome on 1 role
From 1 posting and nurse reviews · Employer research Sep 23, 2026Sources
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The short version
Ochsner has posted an LTACH ICU role carrying a sign-on bonus of up to $30,000, so an experienced critical care nurse has real leverage at the offer stage.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026-09-23Source: careers.ochsner.orgThe LTACH ICU opening asks for one year of experience and BLS, which is a short list of requirements for a long-stay critical care setting.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026-09-23Source: careers.ochsner.orgNurses writing about working here keep coming back to the same thing: the people on the unit next to you are reliable and easy to work with.
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Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: the one role welcomes new grads
Nursing here
Published pay and benefits
- Sign-on bonus
Sign-on bonus up to $30,000 for RN - LTACH - ICU - FT - Days at Ochsner Extended Care - Jeff Hwy (Ochsner West Campus)
As of 2026-09-23
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The units
ICU
Ochsner West Campus · New Orleans, LA
LTACH ICU role requiring 1 year of experience and BLS certification with up to a $30,000 sign-on bonus.
- Equipment and technology
- LTACH ICU
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What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Staffing shortages
- Staff note frequent understaffing on units, leading to high workloads and occasionally lacking PCT coverage.
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- Coworker collaboration
- Nurses consistently praise peers and unit colleagues as supportive, friendly, and reliable teammates.
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- Compensation and raises
- Some nurses express dissatisfaction with pay rates and limited potential for salary growth.
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As of 2025-07-23Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
Nurses report units running short-staffed, with heavy assignments and days without PCT coverage, and some say pay and raises have not kept pace.
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What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
Living in Baton Rouge, LA
Set along the Mississippi River beneath moss-draped live oaks, Baton Rouge pairs rich Cajun-Creole heritage with living costs about 9% below the national average. Off-shift life means backyard crawfish boils, vibrant downtown riverfront sunsets, and spirited SEC game days, offering relocating nurses rich Southern culture where hard-earned clinical pay goes remarkably far.
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- 9% below the national average
- BEA index 90.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,067/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $49,994/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does Ochsner Health Center - Central hire new grads?
The one role welcomes new grads.
How do I apply?
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Current openings at Ochsner Health Center - Central
Ochsner Health Center - Central
Baton Rouge, LA
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- Day shift
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Sources
- careers.ochsner.org/job/new-orleans/rn-ltach-icu-30k-sign-on-bonus-available-ochsner-extended-care-jeff-hwy-ft-days/47519/94812835216
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026-09-23
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Ochsner-Health-Registered-Nurse-Reviews-EI_IE122025.0,14_KO15,31.htm
The short version, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Ochsner-Health-Registered-Nurse-New-Orleans-Reviews-EI_IE122025.0,14_KO15,31_IL.32,43_IC1150035.htm
The short version, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
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