RN Supervisor - Freestanding Emergency Room - Nights

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 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 acts as a supervisor and provider of care at the point of care to individuals and cohorts of patients within a unit. It evaluates nursing interventions by coordinating, delegating, and supervising care provided by licensed nurses, registered nurses, and patient care technicians. The role serves as a resource to staff for patient care assessment, planning, and evaluation of nursing interventions and facilitates problem resolution through collaboration with unit leadership and other supervisory staff.

In collaboration with the immediate leader and other supervisory staff, it identifies staff strengths and weaknesses and evaluates staff performance for team members within its span of control.

Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor’s Degree in Science of Nursing (BSN) required for all Ochsner Magnet Facilities.

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Required – 1 year of relevant experience as a registered nurse OR 2 years of experience as an LPN in an acute care setting.

Preferred – 2 years of relevant experience as a registered nurse.

Required: Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.

Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.

• Ability to work under high pressure.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and quickly determine medical needs of patients.
• Good organizational skills and ability to ensure the unit has essential supplies.
• Ability to be self‑directed.
• Proficiency in indicators of operational success such as unit productivity, expense management, regulatory requirements, and quality indicators.
• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web‑based applications.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to routinely manage priorities and projects involving multiple constituencies.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
• Ability to work in stressful situations and remain objective and professional.

• Treat critical injuries, allergic reactions, and trauma.
• Quickly assess patient needs and respond to medical emergencies.
• Organize, plan, supervise, and provide coordinated patient care within the unit.
• Supervise, develop, and evaluate assigned departmental staff nurses and technicians.
• Promote the adoption of nursing protocols and clinical practice guidelines to support evidence‑based practice.
• Manage conflict on assigned shifts and collaborate with other supervisors and unit leadership if further action is needed.
• Collaborate with patient quality, safety, and experience leadership and promote patient quality, safety, and experience processes.
• Support daily clinical operations on the unit by ensuring effective scheduling, staffing, and appropriate clinical supplies and resources are available for patient care.
• Adapt behavior to the specific patient population, respecting privacy, method of introduction, language used to explain services or procedures, requesting permissions, and communication style.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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.

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…