Company Profile
Ochsner Health
Company Overview
Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Celebrating 80 years in 2022, it leads nationally in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, liver and heart transplants and pediatrics, among other areas. Ochsner is consistently named both the top hospital and top children’s hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report. The not-for-profit organization is inspiring healthier lives and stronger communities. Its focus is on preventing diseases and providing patient-centered care that is accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner Health pioneers new treatments, deploys emerging technologies and performs groundbreaking research, including over 700 clinical studies. It has more than 34,000 employees and over 4,500 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 40 hospitals and more than 300 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South; and its cutting-edge Connected Health digital medicine program is caring for patients beyond its walls. In 2021, Ochsner Health treated more than 1 million people from every state and 75 countries. As Louisiana’s top healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. To learn more, visit https://www.ochsner.org/.
Ochsner Health is Proud to be an Employer of Choice.
Recognized by Zippia as one of the “20 Best Companies to Work for in New Orleans, LA”
Named as a 2020 Top Workplace by Times-Picayune
Named one of the 2021 Top Workplaces in the USA by Energage
Named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Veterans 2020
Named to the Becker’s Healthcare 2020 list of “100 Great Hospitals in America”
Named to the Becker’s Healthcare 2020 list of "52 Great Health Systems to Know"
Company History
Ochsner Health System has been providing high-quality clinical and hospital patient care to Louisiana residents since 1942. Our healthcare family—today, comprising more than 18,000 employees and and over 1,100 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties—is driven by our commitment to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate, and that passion is shared with every person who passes through our doors.
A strong foundation
As southeast Louisiana’s largest nonprofit, academic, multispecialty healthcare delivery system, Ochsner is driven by a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Coordinated clinical and hospital patient care, all connected electronically to provide convenience for our patients, is provided across the region by Ochsner’s 30 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and more than 80 health centers and urgent care centers.
Close collaboration between our clinicians and scientists helps to bring innovative medical discoveries from the laboratory to our patients’ bedsides. We’re deeply dedicated to our patients and are honored to have been the only Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” across four specialty categories. Ochsner is also a national leader in medical research, and conducts more than 600 clinical research studies. We’re one of the largest non-university-based physician training centers in the U.S.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
•Voted "Best Place to Work” by CityBusiness Magazine
•Ranked #11 on the 2018 Indeed list of Best Hospitals To Work
•Named to the Becker’s Healthcare 2018 list of “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare”
•Recognized by Zippia as one of the “20 Best Companies to Work for in New Orleans, LA”
•Named to the Becker’s Healthcare 2018 list of “100 Great Hospitals in America”
•Named as a 2018 Top Workplace by Times-Picayune
•Ochsner’s CEO Warner Thomas recognized as a 2018 Top CEO on Glassdoor
•Named to the Becker’s Healthcare 2018 list of "52 Great Health Systems to Know"
•Ranked #73 on the Forbes 2018 list of "Best Employers for New Graduates"
Benefits
Benefits of Nursing at Ochsner
Our employees have helped make Ochsner a quality health care provider and “Employer of Choice.” We offer a variety of benefits and other opportunities to reward and incentivize our nurses.
•“Pay for Performance” with strong merit-based pay increases
•Paid time-off programs for FT and PT positions
•Clinical Ladder Program provides additional compensation for strong clinical and professional skills
•Competitive differential rates for shift, weekend, charge, and preceptor
•Tuition assistance
•Certification bonus
•Nursing Education Grant Fund