RN Staff
Willis-Knighton Health System
Shreveport, Louisiana
Health system employer
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Posted Jul 27, 2026 · Last seen active Jul 29, 2026
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Skills for this role
Requirements
- Acute care experience
- 1 year
- Direct patient care
- Patient monitoring
- Patient assessment
- Medical-surgical
- Perioperative Care
- Hospital medicine
About the employer
You are looking at a non-profit system based in Shreveport that runs three facilities and about 720 beds across Louisiana. The flagship Medical Center campus is a teaching hospital with hundreds of RNs, solid occupancy, and the kind of mixed…
What reviewers appreciate
- Nurse Residency Program for all new graduates and nurses with one year or less
- 12-week orientation with a trained preceptor on Acute Care Post-Op
- Tuition reimbursement listed on RN staff benefits
What reviewers flag
- Pay described as below industry level with little regular COL or merit movement
- Chronic understaffing and heavy workload reported
- Management frustration around communication, micromanagement, and limited change
Benefits: Tuition reimbursement listed for RN staff roles; company health insurance often praised in reviews. Compensation and benefits overall rated about 3.4/5.
Living in Shreveport, LA
Shreveport sits along the Red River in northwest Louisiana, blending Southern charm with a lively casino and arts district. Nurses relocating here will find affordable living, friendly neighborhoods, and a laid-back pace that makes settling in easy.
- Metro price level · Shreveport area
- 84.8
- 15% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $987/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On the route
Operating Room is a destination on the first-year route. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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