Registered Nurse RN - New ICU Unit - Lakeside Campus
Metairie, Louisiana
Posted Sep 2
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- ICU
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Unit
- 16 beds
- Hiring contact
- Contact Recruiter: 225-472-6098
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Sign-on bonus
- $15,000
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About this role
Your job is more than a job.
Sign on Bonus $15K Experienced RNs
Day and Night Shifts available
Flexible Schedule
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16 Bed ICU
Join the Team. Build the Future.
Be among the first to join our brand-new Intensive Care Unit at Lakeside Campus. We're seeking experienced critical care nurses who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and excited to help build a high-performing ICU team from the ground up.
Why Join Us?
- Be a foundational member of a new ICU team
- Help shape the culture, workflows, and patient experience from day one
- Collaborate with a skilled, supportive, and innovative healthcare team
- Access ongoing professional growth and development opportunities
- Make a lasting impact on patients, families, and your colleagues
Qualifications
- Current Louisiana RN license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS-HCP) certification
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
Build Something Extraordinary
This is more than a nursing role. It's an opportunity to help create an exceptional critical care environment where your expertise is valued, your voice is heard, and your contributions make a difference every day.
For More Information
Contact Recruiter: 225-472-6098
Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Nurses. Extraordinary You.
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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
Lakeside Hospital has a heritage rooted in extraordinary care for women and babies, while evolving to meet the healthcare needs of the whole family. As an essential part of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, Lakeside Hospital brings a new level of expert care by going the extra mile, treating the whole patient and not just a condition. Learn more about Lakeside Hospital and our expanding access to comprehensive and specialty healthcare services in Metairie
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.
- To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
- 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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“We're seeking experienced critical care nurses who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and excited to help build a high-performing ICU team from the ground up.” · from this posting
Requirements
- Current Louisiana RN license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS-HCP) certification
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
Place
- City
- Metairie, Louisiana
- Median rent
- $1,175/mo
- Local household income
- $73,042/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
- Campus
- Lakeside Campus
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Metairie area index 92.6, where 100 is the national average.
Metairie sits just west of New Orleans in Jefferson Parish, offering nurses a quieter suburban base with easy access to the Crescent City's renowned dining, music, and festival scene. Lakeside areas near Lake Pontchartrain provide recreational options, while Veterans Memorial Boulevard serves as a major commercial corridor with shopping, dining, and healthcare facilities throughout the area.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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