PRN Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN)

Vetted Solutions

Metairie, Louisiana

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This role comes through Vetted Solutions, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Jul 21 · New grads welcomed · reported

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Pediatricsdelivering high-quality nursing care to children with complex medical needs
License: RN license
Term: Per Diem

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed

Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.

Graduation month

6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies
4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs
2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions
Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license

What it pays

Benefits

flexible scheduling with day shifts
ongoing training
competitive plans
career growth opportunities

Posted pay in Louisiana

The workplace

Vetted Solutions

Staffing partner

Staffing partner: Vetted Solutions

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Your fit

Questions to ask

Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?

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On your path

Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.

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What's around it?

In Metairie, LA

Metairie, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Median rent: $1,175/mo
Household income: $73,042/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Metairie, LA

NeighborhoodsNurses and families are steered to lake-adjacent pockets—Palm Vista, Bucktown, and the stretches between—plus Old Metairie and Metairie Lakefront. Old Metairie is the walkable historic core: oak-lined streets, parks, boutiques along Metairie Road (the oldest local thoroughfare), a reputation for strong schools, and an average home value around $863K with listings from about $264K to $2.9M. Metairie Lakefront means more spacious homes near Lake Pontchartrain (average value about $575K), a lakefront walking path, Lakeside Shopping Center, and Drago's Seafood. Veterans Boulevard is the contrasting commercial corridor; Greater New Orleans threads group Metairie with Lakeview, Gentilly, and Algiers as quieter than Uptown, Carrollton, or Black Pearl.

Nurses and families are steered to lake-adjacent pockets—Palm Vista, Bucktown, and the stretches between—plus Old Metairie and Metairie Lakefront. Old Metairie is the walkable historic core: oak-lined streets, parks, boutiques along Metairie Road (the oldest local thoroughfare), a reputation for strong schools, and an average home value around $863K with listings from about $264K to $2.9M. Metairie Lakefront means more spacious homes near Lake Pontchartrain (average value about $575K), a lakefront walking path, Lakeside Shopping Center, and Drago's Seafood.

Veterans Boulevard is the contrasting commercial corridor; Greater New Orleans threads group Metairie with Lakeview, Gentilly, and Algiers as quieter than Uptown, Carrollton, or Black Pearl.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: homes.com Source 4: reddit.com

Getting aroundU.S. News puts the average Metairie commute at about 18.92 minutes. Jefferson Parish is described as having less traffic and easier parking than New Orleans, with a more neighborhood-scale feel. Metairie sits just west of New Orleans and minutes from the French Quarter, bordered by Kenner to the west and Elmwood, Harahan, River Ridge, and Jefferson to the south. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus or streetcar lines, or parking at medical centers.

U.S. News puts the average Metairie commute at about 18.92 minutes. Jefferson Parish is described as having less traffic and easier parking than New Orleans, with a more neighborhood-scale feel.

Metairie sits just west of New Orleans and minutes from the French Quarter, bordered by Kenner to the west and Elmwood, Harahan, River Ridge, and Jefferson to the south. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus or streetcar lines, or parking at medical centers.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: visitjeffersonparish.com Source 3: 1percentlists.com

OutdoorsLafreniere Park is Metairie's signature green space for walks and weekend time. Metairie Lakefront adds a walking path on Lake Pontchartrain, the community's northern border, crossed by the longest continuous bridge over water in the world. Jefferson Parish outdoor life includes swamp tours, kayaking, fishing, and birding, with Grand Isle as the farther beach destination. A short drive into New Orleans opens City Park (live oaks, Storyland, Carousel Gardens, Big Lake bike/kayak/pedal-boat rentals), Audubon Park jogging and picnic loops, Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge and the Madere Marsh Boardwalk, and Audubon Zoo.

Lafreniere Park is Metairie's signature green space for walks and weekend time. Metairie Lakefront adds a walking path on Lake Pontchartrain, the community's northern border, crossed by the longest continuous bridge over water in the world.

Jefferson Parish outdoor life includes swamp tours, kayaking, fishing, and birding, with Grand Isle as the farther beach destination. A short drive into New Orleans opens City Park (live oaks, Storyland, Carousel Gardens, Big Lake bike/kayak/pedal-boat rentals), Audubon Park jogging and picnic loops, Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge and the Madere Marsh Boardwalk, and Audubon Zoo.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: explorelouisiana.com Source 2: visitjeffersonparish.com Source 3: homes.com Source 4: 1percentlists.com Source 5: neworleans.com

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Living in Metairie

Metairie is New Orleans' largest suburb—an unincorporated Jefferson Parish community of roughly 137,000–144,000 on Lake Pontchartrain—for people who want Louisiana food, festivals, and a short hop to the French Quarter without the city's full intensity. About 13.5% of residents work in healthcare; typical commute is under 19 minutes, with easier parking and less traffic than New Orleans proper. Old Metairie is the walkable oak-lined premium pocket along Metairie Road; Palm Vista, Bucktown, and the Lakefront are the family lake belt, with a Pontchartrain path, Drago's Seafood, and Lakeside Shopping Center. Daily life runs through Lafreniere Park, Family Gras, the 1,000-seat Jefferson Performing Arts Center, and Bayou Oak Food Park. Haynes Academy and Old Metairie's schools are local draws; median homes sit around $300,000–$313,000, though Old Metairie averages far higher. Tradeoff: quieter, convenient, and festival-rich, with culture that is not in your face—you drive into the city when you want the volume.

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Sources

As of 2025Source 1: 1percentlists.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: homes.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: visitjeffersonparish.com Source 6: reddit.com

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Metairie, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.