RN-MedSurg/Tele/SD-PRN

Ochsner Health

Ochsner Choctaw General (Rush)

Butler, Alabama

You'll delegate and direct licensed and ancillary team members.

Posted Sep 12

Pay: Not posted
Unit and setting: MedSurg, Tele and SD · Hospital RN-MedSurg/Tele/SD-PRN
License: RN licenseCurrent registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice
Term: Per Diem RN-MedSurg/Tele/SD-PRNPRN

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed
License: Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice

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The role and schedule

Day to day: delegating and directing licensed and ancillary staff Effectively delegates, directs, and assists licensed and ancillary team members

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Official residency materials promise mentor support and monthly interactive workshops. Employer nursing materials list Preceptor Academy and Mentor Academy. These describe programs, not verified Lafayette preceptor staffing or protected teaching time.

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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. 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.

What's around it?

In Butler, AL

Butler, AL

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Life in Butler, AL

NeighborhoodsThe supplied Butler profiles describe a largely residential community, with Niche characterizing its overall feel as dense suburban and AreaVibes emphasizing quiet surroundings and car-oriented errands. They do not identify named neighborhoods where nurses or young professionals concentrate, so they cannot support a neighborhood-by-neighborhood recommendation. For a relocating nurse, checking each prospective address against the actual workplace is more useful than assuming a central address guarantees a convenient shift commute.

The supplied Butler profiles describe a largely residential community, with Niche characterizing its overall feel as dense suburban and AreaVibes emphasizing quiet surroundings and car-oriented errands. They do not identify named neighborhoods where nurses or young professionals concentrate, so they cannot support a neighborhood-by-neighborhood recommendation.

For a relocating nurse, checking each prospective address against the actual workplace is more useful than assuming a central address guarantees a convenient shift commute.

Sources

As of Oct 30, 2026Source 1: niche.com Source 2: areavibes.com

Getting aroundDriving is the practical default: U.S. News reports that Butler commuters overwhelmingly travel by car, while AreaVibes describes limited transit and errands that generally require driving. Neither supplied excerpt establishes hospital-specific travel times, named transit services, or staff parking arrangements. Before choosing housing, confirm the trip to your actual facility at shift-change hours rather than treating a townwide commuting statistic as your likely journey.

Driving is the practical default: U.S. News reports that Butler commuters overwhelmingly travel by car, while AreaVibes describes limited transit and errands that generally require driving. Neither supplied excerpt establishes hospital-specific travel times, named transit services, or staff parking arrangements.

Before choosing housing, confirm the trip to your actual facility at shift-change hours rather than treating a townwide commuting statistic as your likely journey.

Sources

As of Oct 30, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: areavibes.com

Outdoors

The supplied Yelp results identify Dunn's Falls Park in Enterprise, Mississippi, as an outdoor destination in the wider Butler search area. Treat it as an out-of-town outing, not a Butler neighborhood park.

The retained excerpts do not establish local trails, park amenities, opening hours, or seasonal access.

Sources

As of Oct 30, 2026Source: yelp.com

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Employer relocation terms

Relocation assistance for Clinical Nurse Manger, OLGMC Emergency, Lafayette LA; amount not published

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Sources

Source: careers.ochsner.org

Living in Butler

Butler's clearest identity in the retained sources is a quiet Choctaw County community with a residential, predominantly owner-occupied setting—not a documented hospital-centered neighborhood scene. A resident's July 2020 account describes a place where people recognize one another while often keeping to themselves; that is a useful glimpse, not a guarantee of today's experience. For a nurse, the central practical tradeoff is transportation. Local profiles describe driving as the norm and shopping as something to plan around a car, so test any prospective home's route to your actual facility and confirm staff parking and shift-hour access. Families can begin school research with Choctaw County Elementary School and Choctaw County High School, while separately checking attendance eligibility and childcare schedules. For an outdoor outing beyond town, the supplied search results identify Dunn's Falls Park in Enterprise, Mississippi. The excerpts leave local dining, nightlife, furnished rentals, and hospital-specific commuting unresolved—details worth investigating before committing to a move.

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Sources

Source 1: niche.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: areavibes.com Source 4: yelp.com

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