Ochsner Health System
Health system in New Orleans, LA
- Hiring days and nights
- New grads welcome on 17+ roles
From 208 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Oct 9, 2026Sources
The short version
Employees describe strong peer support among co-workers and steady learning opportunities, which matters most in your first year on the floor.
For new gradsSources
Nursing has a named leader you can ask for by name: Veronica Theriot is listed as Director of Nursing on the student careers page.
For new gradsSources
Reviews call entry base pay for new nurses reasonable but flag salary caps further up the scale, so ask where your step lands before you sign.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.co.uk
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 17 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads
- LPNs and LVNs: 2 of the 48 roles on this page accept an LPN or LVN
- Nurse practitioners: 12 of the 48 roles on this page are advanced practice roles
Nursing here
- Nursing leadership
Veronica Theriot · Director of Nursing
Ochsner Health System
Sources
Units hiring now
- ERDays 23 open
- ICUDays 1 · Nights 12 open
- L&DNights 22 open
- Med surgNights 22 open
- NeurologyNights 12 open
- Nurse practitioner / physician assistant2 open
- PACUDays 22 open
- Acute care1 open
- Bone marrow transplant clinicDays 11 open
- DialysisDays 11 open
- EndoscopyDays 11 open
- Family nurse practitioner, physician assistant1 open
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- ER Workload and Metrics
- Staff report severe ER crowding, high patient-to-nurse ratios in hallways, and micromanagement.
Sources
As of 2026-10-06Source: glassdoor.co.uk- Team Camaraderie and Learning
- Employees praise strong peer support among co-workers and robust learning opportunities.
Sources
- Compensation Concerns
- While entry base pay for new nurses is considered reasonable, reviews highlight salary caps and below-market wages.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.co.uk
The hard parts
ER staff report severe crowding, high patient-to-nurse ratios in hallways, and micromanagement.
Sources
As of 2026-10-06Source: glassdoor.co.ukOchsner Health cutting 770 jobs to reverse 2022's 9-figures losses
Sources
As of 2023-05-11Source: fiercehealthcare.com
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 is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
- Which hospital or site, and which unit, would I work on?
Common questions
Does Ochsner Health System hire new grads?
17 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 29 roles with a stated shift on this page, 18 are day shifts and 11 are night shifts.
Which units are hiring?
ER (3), ICU (2), L&D (2), med surg (2) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Ochsner Health System, and we tell you what happens next.
Roles from Ochsner Health System
RN Case Manager - PRN - Weekends
Posted last week
- RN
- Per diem
Registered Nurse (RN) - MT 5 - Days
Posted last week
- RN
Registered Nurse (RN) - Arrhythmia Diagnostic Specialist - Jeff hwy - Full Time - Days
Posted last week
- RN
RN - Behavioral Health Unit - PRN - St. Anne Campus
Posted last week
- RN
- Per diem
RN - Critical Care - Ochsner Baton Rouge - The Grove
Posted last week
- RN
Registered Nurse (RN) - MedSurg 3 - Days
Posted last week
- RN
RN - Medsurg & Swingbed - Full Time - Nights
Posted last week
- RN
- Full Time - Nights
RN Med Tele - Days
Posted last week
- RN
- Day shift
RN NIAS (PICC) Jeff Hwy Full Time DAYS
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Full Time DAYS
RN Critical Care- OLGMC, Recovery- full time
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
RN-Emergency Department - PRN Day-Shift
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- RN-Emergency Department - PRN Day-Shift
- Per diem
- RN
- Day shift
- Tuition reimbursement
Ambulatory Clinical Educator- Lafayette Region- Full Time
Posted last week
- RN/LPN
- Day shift
Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - Days
Posted last week
- RN
- Days
RN-Infusion- SMH East Campus
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
RN Transplant Stepdown Unit TSU - Jeff Hwy - Full Time Nights
Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- Night shift
RN - ED - Day Shift - West Bank - Full Time
Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- Day shift
RN House Supervisor - OMC, Jeff Hwy - PRN - Nights
Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- Night shift
- Per diem
RN House Supervisor - OMC, Jeff Hwy - PRN - Days
Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- Day shift
- Per diem
Endoscopy RN Scheduler Jefferson Highway
Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- Day shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Night Shift
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- Per diem
- NP
- Per diem
- Preceptorship program
- NP
- NP
- Night shift
- NP
- NP
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Per diem
- NP
- Floating required
- RN
- Day shift
- NP
- NP
- Day shift
- NP
- NP
- NP
- NP
- Per diem
- Floating required
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 6:45PM - 7:15AM
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
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See all 208 roles at Ochsner Health SystemSources
- careers.ochsner.org/students
The short version, Nursing here
- fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ochsner-health-cutting-770-jobs-reverse-2022s-nine-figures-losses
The hard parts · as of 2023-05-11
- glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Employee-Review-Ochsner-Health-E122025-RVW89286819.htm
The short version, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- indeed.com/cmp/Ochsner-Health/reviews
The short version, What nurses say · as of 2026
- ochsner.org
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