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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine - Nights - FT

Eligibility
NP
Unit
Acute Care

Posted Sep 11

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NP

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About this role

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters.

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Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today! This job works in a collaborative model including but not limited to: residents, fellows, attendings, and staff who care for emergency medicine patients on floors of the organization's hospital network. This job works under the supervision of the Medical Director or approved staff physician and in association with the PCCs, staff nurses, and discharge coordinator in the planning, implementation and evaluation of medical and nursing care; and assumes responsibility for primary and urgent medical management, emergency stabilization of all critically ill patients, teaching of residents and medical students, staff development and education, patient education and discharge planning.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Detailed responsibilities and requirements.

Sourced from Ochsner Baptist - A Campus Of Ochsner Medical Center’s careers page.

Requirements

  • Current License as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of practice
  • Family Nurse Practitioner or Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner ANCC or AANPCP Certified
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ANCC or AANPCP Certified
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certification
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
  • Eligible for Prescriptive Authority in the state of practice as outlined by the State Board of Nursing
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  • License as a Physician Assistant in the state of practice
  • NCCPA Certified

Benefits

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Place

City
New Orleans, LA
Median rent
$1,251/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$56,631/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
7% below the national average

New Orleans area index 92.6, where 100 is the national average.

Step off shift into Bywater shotgun cottages and Frenchmen Street brass. Streetcars rattle past Garden District live oaks; second-line parades still roll through Treme. Cost of living sits about 7% below the national average — breathing room worth savoring between po'boys and shifts.

Map showing the location of New Orleans, LA
Approximate location in New Orleans, LA. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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Ochsner Baptist - A Campus Of Ochsner Medical Center
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Nurse Practitioner is advanced-practice territory. The long route; independence depends on your state.

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