MICU Registered Nurse
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

Registered Nurse - MICU (Travel/Contract)

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Night (3 shifts per week, 12 hours each; 18:45 - 7:15)
Hours per Week: 36

Job Description

• Work in a high acuity Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) with patient diagnoses including COVID care and pronation therapy.
• Experience with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and vasopressor titrations required.
• May be assigned to an Emergency Team during events, requiring staying onsite until the event passes or serving as relief staff.
• Float requirement within the facility.
• Epic electronic health record experience is required/preferred.
• No block scheduling requests allowed.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Louisiana.
• Minimum of 1 year of recent Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) experience within the last year.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Current ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Experience with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT).
• Experience with pronation therapy.
• Experience with vasopressor titration.
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Epic electronic health record system.
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) certification preferred but not required.
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification preferred but not required.

Additional Information

• Candidates must be comfortable with emergency event assignments as directed by unit management.
• Skills checklist and employment application required, including 7 years of employment history and explanation of gaps.
• Photo for badge: recent, full-color, passport-style photo required within 24 hours of booking.
• CLEAR identity verification required for system access and password resets (smartphone needed).
• Competency exam specific to specialty required annually (minimum 80% score).
• Color blindness testing required for lab staff (not applicable here).
• No block scheduling requests accepted.

This position is ideal for experienced MICU RNs comfortable with high acuity care, emergency response duties, and working night shifts in a fast-paced critical care environment.