RN - NICU

RN-Registered Nurse // NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care $1,246 weekly stipends, $18 – $19/hour, $648 – $684 weekly base pay. Onsite contract, starts 8/10/2026, 8 weeks.

Day Shift, 12 hours per day, 3 days per week (7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.).

Location:

Lafayette, LA 70503. Contract duration: 8 weeks, onsite.

• Education: Associate’s degree in Nursing (required). Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (preferred).
• Experience: 2+ years in neonatal intensive care (required).
• Certifications (required): Current State of Louisiana RN license, Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association, Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certificate.
• Certifications (preferred): Certification in a clinical specialty area.
• Skills: Good organizational skills, good time‑management and self‑direction, good judgment, good interpersonal skills.

• Effectively use the Nursing Process in the delivery of patient care.
• Assess learning needs and implement teaching strategies appropriate for patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Communicate, delegate, and manage nursing team resources (human and fiscal) and serve as a leader and partner on the interdisciplinary team.
• Utilize data, information, and knowledge to evaluate and promote change to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Embrace customer‑satisfaction and employee‑morale enhancing concepts and behaviors, and improve the profession of nursing.
• Remain knowledgeable on federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements applicable to the area of responsibility; ensure compliance.
• Comply with Ochsner's System Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including immediate reporting of unethical or questionable behaviors and concerns related to patient/employee safety and privacy.
• Other related duties as required.

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.

Requires light to moderate physical effort, including lifting or moving objects up to 100 pounds occasionally, and may require standing, walking, or pulling. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

• BLS, NRP, NICU and Mother‑Baby experience preferred.
• CPI and PALS are not required; please submit a statement indicating such.