Hi everyone!I will be moving to Metairie next May 2013. I am a med-surg nurse of 5 years and recently started prn at a psychiatric facility. I am very familiar with the New Orleans area. I am currently living in Memphis.My question is what hospitals are the best to work for? Pay? Patient/nurse ratio?Browsing the current job listings it appears that there are a ton of RN jobs right now in the New Orleans area. East Jefferson? Oschner? Tulane? River Oaks? Suggestions...Or out of hospital jobs? home health? etc.Any comments/suggestions welcome! Thanks,Erica
KGCSN 7 Posts May 9, 2012 I am still in school, but my favorite clinical rotation was at Ochsner. My friends who have already graduated either work their or want to :-) Ochsner does team nursing in most departments. Hope that helps!
jelly221,RN 306 Posts Specializes in Neurosciences, cardiac, critical care. Has 3 years experience. May 8, 2013 Hi! I'm considering moving to NOLA, just curious how things worked out for you!
Toastedpeanut 36 Posts Specializes in Post-Op, Cardiology. Has 3 years experience. Mar 26, 2014 Stay away from ochsner... just... don't... do it. "Power of One" my a**
BeachsideRN, ASN 1,722 Posts Specializes in NICU, Trauma, Oncology. Has 9 years experience. Mar 26, 2014 The thing with ochsner is you either buy into their "lifestyle" or you don't. So as an employee you either love it or you hate it, there isn't an in between. As a patient, myself, I have been less than thrilled with ochsner practices and have switched to other clinics. However, I haven't had any major prob with their peds dept for my son (who has a rare disease) as of yet.
