LCMC Health
Health system in New Orleans, LA
- Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 on 3+ roles
- Hiring days and nights
- New grads welcome on 3+ roles
From 90 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Oct 9, 2026Sources
The short version
LCMC Health is standing up a brand-new ICU at its Lakeside Campus in Metairie, so experienced critical care nurses would be joining a unit still finding its rhythm.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026-10-09Source: jobleads.comYou would chart in Epic, which shows up consistently across LCMC Health postings.
For travel nursesSources
From employer postingsWest Jefferson Medical Center's chief nursing officer is Monica C. Bologna, MSN, RN, CENP, if you want to know who sits above your unit leadership.
For experienced nursesSources
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 3 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads
- LPNs and LVNs: 2 of the 48 roles on this page accept an LPN or LVN
Nursing here
- Charting system
Epic
From employer postings
- Nursing leadership
Monica C. Bologna, MSN, RN, CENP · Chief Nursing Officer, West Jefferson Medical Center
LCMC Health
Sources
Published pay and benefits
- Relocation
Relocation Assistance for eligible candidates, New Grad Nurse RN, East Jefferson
As of 2026-10-09
Units hiring now
- ERDays 7 · Weekends only 18 open
- OncologyDays 4 · Nights 16 open
- Med surgDays 3 · Nights 25 open
- CardiologyDays 1 · Nights 12 open
- EndoscopyDays 1 · Rotating 12 open
- SNFDays 22 open
- Burn ICUNights 11 open
- Cardiac rehabDays 11 open
- Case managementDays 11 open
- Cath labDays 11 open
- DialysisRotating 11 open
- Float pool1 open
ICU
Lakeside Campus · Metairie, LA
LCMC Health is launching a brand-new ICU at Lakeside Campus in Metairie, LA.
Sources
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Starting base pay rates
- Local nursing discussions indicate starting nurse pay sits in the low thirty dollar range, supplemented by sign-on bonuses.
Sources
As of 2024Source: reddit.com
The hard parts
Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans, represented by NNOC/NNU, gave notice of a five-day unfair labor practice strike starting May 1, 2026, after prolonged contract negotiations.
New Orleans nurses announce five-day strike against LCMC’s bad faith bargaining
Sources
As of 2026-04-21Source: nationalnursesunited.org
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
- Which hospital or site, and which unit, would I work on?
Living in New Orleans, LA
Trading post-shift fatigue for live brass on Frenchmen Street and streetcar commutes under Garden District live oaks makes nursing in New Orleans distinct. Major medical corridors anchor a culture steeped in Creole kitchens and neighborhood porch life, all with a cost of living about 7% below the national average that stretches your hospital paycheck further.
Browse roles in New Orleans- Metro price level · New Orleans area
- 7% below the national average
- BEA index 92.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,251/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $56,631/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does LCMC Health hire new grads?
3 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 3 of the 48 roles on this page, up to $15,000.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 45 roles with a stated shift on this page, 30 are day shifts, 11 are night shifts, 3 are rotating shifts and 1 is weekends only.
Which units are hiring?
ER (8), oncology (6), med surg (5), cardiology (2) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to LCMC Health, and we tell you what happens next.
Roles from LCMC Health
Registered Nurse RN - Full-Time DAYS
Posted last week
- RN
RN Care Manager PRN - UMC campus
Posted last week
- RN
- Day shift
- Per diem
RN Acute Surgery Unit FT Nights
Posted last week
- RN
- Night shift
LPN Med Surg PRN Days
Posted 2 weeks ago
- LPN
- Days (United States of America)
- Per diem
Registered Nurse RN - Interventional Radiology - Full Time DAYS
Posted last week
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
- Per diem
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Night shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Nights (United States of America)
- RN
- Variable Hours
- Per diem
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Night shift
- RN
- Day shift
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Night shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Acute Care Float Pool
- Per diem
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 7a
- Per diem
- RN
- Day shift
- Per diem
- RN
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Night shift
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Day shift
- Floating required
- RN
- Variable Hours (United States of America)
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Per diem
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Weekend shift
- Per diem
- RN
- Day shift
- Floating required
- RN
- Day shift
- Per diem
- RN
- 8-hour days
- RN
- Day shift
Showing 48 of 90.
See all 90 roles at LCMC HealthSources
- jobleads.com/us/job/experienced-icu-rn-sign-on-bonus-flexible-shifts--metairie--e77dacd6a45a8911b905ada2248d6ae4a
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026-10-09
- lcmcdigital.com/nurses-week
The short version, Nursing here
- lcmchealthurgentcare.com/locations/marrero
Employer website
- nationalnursesunited.org/press/new-orleans-nurses-announce-five-day-strike-against-lcmcs-bad-faith-bargaining
The hard parts · as of 2026-04-21
- reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/comments/1auvmrz/rn_job_in_new_orleans
What nurses say · as of 2024
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Three or four years went by before the overwhelmed feeling lifted, and close to six before I felt expert at the bedside. Measure this in years, not months.
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