Registered Nurse - MedSurg/Telemetry (MT5) - Days
Baton Rouge, LA
- Eligibility
- RN
Posted Sep 11
What the listing says
Role
- Accepts
- RN
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Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar LA staff roles post $28/hr to $41/hr
LA staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $47/hr, the middle half $28/hr to $41/hr, across 84 postings.
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About this role
This job acts as a leader in the provision of patient care using the nursing process within the framework of the Nurse Practice Act, ANA Code for Nurses and Scope & Standards of Practice. Effectively delegates, directs and assists licensed and ancillary team members; assumes accountability for quality patient outcomes; exhibits sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and religious diversity in all interactions; maintains involvement in activities aimed toward the achievement of unit and the department’s strategic goals and objectives and demonstrates professional responsibility and accountability for his/her own practice and supports the company's philosophy of nursing.
Education
Required - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Preferred - Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Work Experience
Required - None.
Certifications
Required - Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association. Preferred - Certification in clinical specialty area.
Sourced from Ochsner Medical Center’s careers page.
Requirements
- Current registered nurse (RN) license
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
- Career development opportunities
- Team environment
Place
- City
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Median rent
- $1,067/mo
- Local household income
- $49,994/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Baton Rouge area index 90.8, where 100 is the national average.
Stretch your nursing salary in Baton Rouge, where living costs run about 9% below the national average. Off-shift, walk the Mississippi River levee, grab a debris po-boy at Poor Boy Lloyd's, or catch the pink-flamingo chaos of Spanish Town's Mardi Gras parade.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
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On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?