Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Physician Assistant - Pulmonary Critical Care - FT
New Orleans, LA
- Eligibility
- NP
- Unit
- Acute Care
Posted Sep 11
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Accepts
- NP
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
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- LA nursing roles that state pay post $33/hr to $52/hr
LA nursing postings that state pay run $27/hr to $58/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $52/hr, across 154 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
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About this role
This job works in a collaborative model including but not limited to: residents, fellows, attendings, and staff who care for hospital medicine patients on floors of the Medical Center. 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.
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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. Required – Master’s degree in Nursing Required - Bachelor’s degree in Physician Assistant medicine or Health Sciences, or graduate of an approved Physician Assistant Training Program.
Required - None. Preferred – 3 years’ related working experience. Required - Current License as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of practice.
Required - License as a Physician Assistant in the state of practice, NCCPA Certified, Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) / Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification from the American Heart Association. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills.
Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time. Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards. This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.
Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Sourced from 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 for Family Nurse Practitioner or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ANCC or AANPCP Certified
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification from the American Heart Association
- License as a Physician Assistant in the state of practice
- NCCPA Certified
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- Eligible for Prescriptive Authority in the state of practice as outlined by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
Benefits
- N/A
Place
- City
- New Orleans, LA
- Median rent
- $1,251/mo
- Local household income
- $56,631/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
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.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You would start on a nurse residency for select units at a Magnet-designated medical center.
On your path
Nurse Practitioner is advanced-practice territory. The long route; independence depends on your state.
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