**We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate,** **and innovate. We believe** **that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.** **At Ochsner, whether you work with patients** **every day** **or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!** This job assumes unit responsibility for the practice, quality of care, and service delivered, provides leadership and support to encourage the optimum development and performance of staff members, and manages all assigned personnel, supplies, and equipment in a cost effective manner. **Education** Required - Associates degree Preferred - Bachelor of Science in Nursing Preferred - Additional degrees, business training experience and/or certifications may be combined to meet minimum qualifications. **Work Experience** Required - 7 years of related health care experience including 2 years of supervision or management experience **Certifications** Required - Current RN License in the state of practice Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through American Heart Association **Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)** + Knowledge of nursing practice and exceptional leadership skills + Good organizational skills + Good time management skills and self directed + Strong leadership skills **Job Duties** + Ensures quality of care & patient satisfaction through unit-specific systems and improvements + Ensures operational profitability with preliminary budgets, performance data, system reporting, and inventory management + Provides care to patients, effectively using the nursing process + Communicates pertinent information to patients, families, and staff + Participates in activities for professional development and maintains required clinical knowledge, technical skills, training, and credentials + Manages, develops, retains and inspires an engaged workforce Other related duties as required. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time. Ochsner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. **Physical and Environmental Demands** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible. **Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!** **_Ochsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant until they have formally applied to the open position on this careers website._** _Individuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position_ _: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Washington,_ _and Washington D.C._ **_Ochsner Health endeavors to make our site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website, or if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our HR Employee Solution Center at 504-842-4748 (select option 1) or_** **_careers@ochsner.org_** **_. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications._** We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, pregnancy status, pregnancy-related conditions, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, veteran status, military status, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political affiliation, unemployment status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. These protections extend to applicants and all employment related decisions. View the EEO is the Law poster (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters)  and its  **supplement (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP\_EEO\_Supplement\_Final\_JRF\_QA\_508c.pdf)** , as well as the  **pay transparency policy (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_English\_unformattedESQA508c.pdf)**  for more information. Affirmative Action Policy Statement (https://ochsner-craft.s3.amazonaws.com/www/static/2020-Reaffirmation-of-Affirmative-Action-Policy-Statement-WT-Signed-GovDocs.pdf)