Registered Nurse RN - Perioperative OR - Full Time - Days
- Relocation assistance
- Magnet hospital
- Self-scheduling
- Days
- BLS
- RN license
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Operating room nurses employed in Louisiana earn a median of $38.57 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Workplace injuries
East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie reported 49 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 4,463,674 hours worked: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 4 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Visa sponsorship record
From 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026, the US Labor Department certified 93 H-1B applications from LCMC Health for registered nurses, offering a median $32.90 an hour (the low end of each application's wage range). That is the employer's record, not a promise for this job: ask its recruiter whether this one sponsors a visa. Green cards for registered nurses are on the Labor Department's Schedule A and are filed with USCIS directly, so this record holds almost none of any employer's. Every employer that sponsors registered nurses.
Medicare rating of East Jefferson General Hospital
Medicare gives East Jefferson General Hospital 2 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Louisiana's hospitals average 2.8). 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Louisiana hospitals by rating.
What this hospital paid
By East Jefferson General Hospital's report to Medicare, its registered nurse hours averaged $52.95 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $52.64 an hour across Louisiana's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What Louisiana hospitals pay nurses.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Medicare lists East Jefferson General Hospital as a non-profit hospital: the kind of employer PSLF counts (a government organization or a 501(c)(3) non-profit) for its own full-time staff, toward forgiveness of federal Direct Loans after 120 qualifying payments. The federal PSLF Help Tool confirms an employer by the EIN on your W-2. Every PSLF-eligible hospital hiring.
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About the job
Your job is more than a job.
15K Sign on Bonus
Relocation Assistance Available to qualified candidates
Self-Scheduling
Exposure to new technology and various aspects of the OR
Great teamwork environment
Ready to find your place in the OR?
Bring your clinical expertise, compassion, and teamwork to a surgical environment where every detail matters. As an Operating Room RN, you’ll work alongside surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals to provide safe, exceptional care before, during, and after surgery.
What You’ll Do
- Prepare and care for patients throughout the surgical experience.
- Monitor vital signs, administer medications, assist with positioning, and perform assessments.
- Complete clinical documentation and post-operative assessments.
- Monitor for pain, complications, infection, and healing.
- Educate and support patients and families.
- Collaborate with the surgical team to promote safe, efficient patient care.
- Respond to emergency situations as needed.
Qualifications
- Current Louisiana RN license.
- Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
- Operating room experience preferred.
- Bring your skills to the OR and be part of a team where precision, collaboration, and extraordinary care happen every day
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)
LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
About East Jefferson General Hospital
East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years. And we’re only beginning to realize our greatest potential. Learn more about East Jefferson General Hospital and our legacy, our future, and our national recognition as a Nurse Magnet Hospital.
Your extras
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
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- To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
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- To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
- To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.
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LCMC Health is a New Orleans-based nonprofit health system with eight hospitals, 15,166 (source: LCMC Health, LCMC Health by the numbers (2025 fact sheet)) employees and 3,487 (source: LCMC Health, LCMC Health by the numbers (2025 fact sheet)) physicians serving the greater New Orleans area and Louisiana. Source: LCMC Health, LCMC Health by the numbers (2025 fact sheet)
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