RN-BSN Emergency Medicine Jefferson Highway
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
- Unit
- Emergency Medicine
Posted Sep 11
What the listing says
Role
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar LA staff roles post $28/hr to $41/hr
LA staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $48/hr, the middle half $28/hr to $41/hr, across 78 postings.
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About this role
This job is considered a leader in the provision of patient care utilizing 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.
Sourced from Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans’ careers page.
Requirements
- Current registered nurse (RN) license in the state of practice
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Certification
- Certification in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days of hire
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 90 days of hire
Benefits
- Up To $15,000
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 join a nursing staff with Magnet recognition in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2019, and 2024. You would work at a hospital U.S. News ranked No. 1 in Louisiana for 2026-2027, with national rankings in OB/GYN and pulmonary care. You…
On your path
Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. The windows matter.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
