PermanentPosted 24 days ago

Registered Nurse - ICU Stepdown

Ochsner · New Orleans, LA

Typical pay in New Orleans-Metairie area$38–$47/ hourBLS figures for the area, not this employer’s offer. The employer’s range arrives with your free pay report.
  • EmployerOchsner
  • LocationNew Orleans, LA
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Posted24 days ago
  • Requisition100932210576
  • ProfessionRegistered Nurse

About this role

Ochsner is hiring a Registered Nurse - ICU Stepdown in New Orleans, LA. The listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the typical pay for the area so you can compare it with other registered nurse roles before you apply. This employer’s own range arrives with your free pay report.

Registered nurses assess patients, give medications and treatments, and coordinate care with physicians and the rest of the care team.

New Orleans, LA at a glance

  • $39.39/hrmedian pay, New Orleans-Metairie area
  • $38–$47middle half of earners, per hour
  • 93price level, U.S. = 100
  • 10hospitals listed by CMS in New Orleans
  • The metro median is 4% above the Louisiana statewide median of $37.92 per hour. Nationally the median is $45.00 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $39.39 median hour in New Orleans-Metairie buys what $42.54 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in New Orleans: $158 a night for lodging and $80 a day for meals and incidentals.
  • HRSA lists 9 active primary care shortage designations covering Orleans Parish; shortage areas often have more openings.
  • Louisiana is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN/LVN with a multistate license from another compact state can work here without a new license. Nurses whose home state is not in the compact apply for a Louisiana license by endorsement.

Registered Nurse pay and jobs in New Orleans · Registered Nurse jobs in Louisiana · Louisiana state guide

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do registered nurses get paid at other hospitals in Louisiana?

  • Veterans Health AdministrationShreveport, LA$46.70/hr
  • Select MedicalJefferson, LA$44.01/hr
  • Acadia HealthcareCovington, LA$38.00/hr

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Typical requirements

  • Active RN license in the state of the job, or a multistate (compact) license
  • ADN or BSN from an accredited program
  • BLS; ACLS or a specialty certification for critical care, ER and similar units

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