Lake Charles Memorial Health System

Health system employer · Based in Lake Charles, LA

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Shifts hiring now: Days 2 · Rotating 2 · Nights 1

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; paid time off; tuition assistance.

What stands out

New graduates
You join a major teaching facility with learning and mentoring built in, tuition assistance for employees, and a listed RN New Graduates opening on the board.
As of 2026Source: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Experienced nurses
You can pick from active openings across oncology, ortho/neuro post-surgical, medical acute, cardiology telemetry, ED, ICU, float pool, heart and vascular, cath lab, surgery, and more.
Source: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Moving here
You land in southwest Louisiana’s largest not-for-profit community system, serving more than 350,000 residents, with Epic and Memorial MyChart already in daily use.
As of 2026Source 1: linkedin.com Source 2: lcmh.com Source 3: lcmh.com Source 4: epic.com Source 5: linkedin.com
Experienced nurses
Nurses here are recognized through a DAISY Award program, and the employer holds Great Place to Work certification as of 2025.
As of 2025 · 2026Source 1: lcmh.com Source 2: lcmh.com

More about working here

New graduates
Benefits listed for employees include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement options, paid time off, and tuition assistance.
As of 2026Source: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Experienced nurses
Specialty paths stay open in Family Birth Center Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, PICU, Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Geri Psychiatric Services on 10T.
Source: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Moving here
Services on campus span behavioral health, a cancer center, heart and vascular, orthopedics, and women’s health, so your practice can shift without leaving the system.
As of 2026Source: lcmh.com

Working conditions

Charting system: Epic; Source 1: epic.com Source 2: lcmh.com Source 3: linkedin.com

Starting out and growing here

Preceptors and orientation: As a major teaching facility, offers learning and mentoring opportunities.; As of 2026Source: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Tuition support: Tuition assistance offered to employees.; As of 2026Source: lcmh.hrmdirect.com

The city

Living in Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles sits in southwest Louisiana near the Gulf Coast, offering nurses a blend of Cajun culture, outdoor recreation along the Calcasieu River, and a relaxed pace of life. The downtown area features local dining and gaming entertainment, while nearby Prien Lake provides waterfront scenery for off-duty unwinding.

Browse roles in Lake Charles

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Metro price level · Lake Charles area: 14% below the national average; BEA index 85.9 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,109/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $59,235/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

You are looking at Lake Charles Memorial Health System in Lake Charles, Louisiana—the largest not-for-profit community healthcare system in southwest Louisiana, serving more than 350,000 residents.

Hiring days & rotating & nights

More about Lake Charles Memorial Health System

It is also the region’s largest nursing enterprise, with a full-service footprint that includes behavioral health, a cancer center, heart and vascular, orthopedics, and women’s health. On the job board you will see real openings stacked across the towers and specialty areas: cardiology telemetry, medical acute care, ortho/neuro post-surgical, oncology, emergency, ICU, float pool, heart and vascular, cath lab, surgery, birth center, pediatrics, rehab, and more. Charting runs on Epic with Memorial MyChart for patients. As a major teaching facility it offers learning and mentoring, and employees are listed for tuition assistance along with medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, retirement options, and paid time off. Nurses can be recognized through the DAISY Award program; the employer also states Great Place to Work certification as of 2025. One hard mark on the record: after Hurricane Laura damage in 2020, the system laid off 205 people. Pay ranges are not posted in the sources we have, so you would confirm compensation directly when you apply.

Community not-for-profit system focused on serving southwest Louisiana; teaching-facility culture with mentoring and formal nurse recognition through DAISY.

Working here

Culture and working life

teachingcommunitymentoringnot-for-profitDAISYEpicmulti-specialtysouthwest Louisiana

What to consider

The good

Tuition assistance offered to employees
Major teaching facility with learning and mentoring opportunities
Epic EHR and Memorial MyChart in use
DAISY Award program for nurses
Great Place to Work certified as of 2025
Broad unit mix with multiple active openings across towers and specialties
Benefits list includes medical, dental, vision, FSA, retirement options, and PTO

The hard parts

Laid off 205 employees after Hurricane Laura damage in 2020
Staffing need appears high given many simultaneous unit openings
Local cost of living has risen since the hurricanes despite a below-national index

What to weigh

After Hurricane Laura damage in 2020, the system laid off 205 employees.

Source: theadvocate.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Umbrella organization
Roles last seen active: Sep 9, 2026
Website: lcmh.com ↗

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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

Special Procedures1 open
2 Tower Oncology
Job board lists 4 openings in 2 Tower Oncology.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
5 Tower Orthopedic/Neurological Post Surgical Care Unit
Job board lists 5 openings in 5 Tower Orthopedic/Neurological Post Surgical Care Unit.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
7 Tower Medical Acute Care Unit
Job board lists 7 openings in 7 Tower Medical Acute Care Unit.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
8 Tower Cardiology Telemetry Unit
Job board lists 9 openings in 8 Tower Cardiology Telemetry Unit.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Emergency Department
Job board lists 8 openings in Emergency Department.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Family Birth Center Labor & Delivery
Job board lists 2 openings in Family Birth Center Labor & Delivery.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
3 TOWER-ICU
Job board lists 1 opening in 3 TOWER-ICU.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Float Pool
Job board lists 4 openings in Float Pool.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
PICU
Job board lists 1 opening in PICU.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
10T - Geri Psychiatric Services
Job board lists 1 opening in 10T - Geri Psychiatric Services.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
RN New Graduates
Job board lists 1 opening under RN New Graduates.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Heart & Vascular Center
Job board lists 6 openings in Heart & Vascular Center.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Cardiology/Cath Lab
Job board lists 3 openings in Cardiology/Cath Lab.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Surgery
Job board lists 2 openings in Surgery.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Job board lists 2 openings in Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com
Pediatrics
Job board lists 2 openings in Pediatrics.
Source location unconfirmedSource: lcmh.hrmdirect.com