Hospitals in Louisiana
12 facilities hiring travelers across 9 cities, 74 openings.
- Facilities hiring
- 12
- Openings
- 74
- Median advertised weekly
- $2,319
- State income tax
- Yes
Cities
| City | Facilities | Open | Advertised weekly range | 2BR rent | Housing within 25 mi |
|---|
| New Orleans | 3 | 34 | $1,978 – $3,224 | $1,510 | 50 places |
| Lafayette | 1 | 12 | $2,072 – $2,078 | $1,070 | 6 places |
| Marrero | 1 | 12 | $2,048 – $3,213 | $1,420 | 50 places |
| Baton Rouge | 2 | 6 | $2,026 – $2,956 | $1,180 | 4 places |
| Houma | 1 | 3 | $2,108 – $2,676 | $1,210 | — |
| Slidell | 1 | 3 | $1,903 – $2,647 | $1,500 | 6 places |
| Opelousas | 1 | 2 | $1,750 – $1,829 | $930 | 3 places |
| Lake Charles | 1 | 1 | $2,027 | $1,125 | — |
| Shreveport | 1 | 1 | $2,152 | $1,005 | 4 places |
Ranges span every open posting at the hospitals in that city, so the top of a range is usually the specialty advertised highest and the floor the lowest. For your own specialty, open a city and read its facility list. Med-Surg pay in Louisiana
Facilities hiring most
- Ochsner Medical Center Acute — New Orleans · 1,023 beds · 25 open, median advertised $2,418 a week
- Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center — Lafayette · 390 beds · 12 open, median advertised $2,078 a week
- West Jefferson Medical Center — Marrero · 193 beds · 12 open, median advertised $2,788 a week
- University Medical Center New Orleans — New Orleans · 310 beds · 5 open, median advertised $2,167 a week
- Touro Infirmary — New Orleans · 270 beds · 4 open, median advertised $2,486 a week
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center — Baton Rouge · 256 beds · 3 open, median advertised $2,394 a week
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge — Baton Rouge · 171 beds · 3 open, median advertised $2,233 a week
- Slidell Memorial Hospital — Slidell · 301 beds · 3 open, median advertised $2,310 a week
- Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish — Houma · 151 beds · 3 open, median advertised $2,392 a week
- Opelousas General Health System — Opelousas · 151 beds · 2 open, median advertised $1,790 a week
- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital — Lake Charles · 227 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,027 a week
- Specialists Hospital Shreveport — Shreveport · 30 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,152 a week
Common questions
- Is Louisiana a compact state?
- Louisiana is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.
- Does Louisiana tax travel nurse pay?
- Louisiana taxes wage income, so the taxable base of a package is taxed at the state level as well as federally. Stipends are not wages; what counts as a stipend depends on your tax home.
- How long are travel assignments in Louisiana?
- 13 weeks is the median length of the open postings at hospitals in Louisiana on the CircleRN board. Extensions are agreed with the agency and the facility once you are there and are not counted here.
- Which specialties have the most openings in Louisiana?
- By openings at hospitals in Louisiana right now: ICU (21), Med-Surg (16), ER (10). Counts are refreshed hourly from the board and change daily.
- Is there furnished housing on CircleRN in Louisiana?
- Yes, in New Orleans, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Shreveport. Listings are posted by hosts for travelers; take the stipend and rent one, or use it to compare against what your recruiter quotes.
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