RN Staff
Shreveport, Louisiana
You'll work on the 30-bed Acute Care Post Op unit on the 5th floor, caring for pre- and postoperative patients.
- Eligibility
- Acute CareMed surgPerioperative
Posted Jul 27 · New grads welcomed · reported
- Shift and hours
- Nights
- Unit and setting
- Acute Care Post Op, 5th floor · Hospital Our primary population of patients includes preoperative and postoperative patients.pre- and postoperative patients
- 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.
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 →
The role and schedule
- Unit size
- 30-bed Acute Care Post Op unit our Acute Care Post Op unit consists of 30 beds and is located on the 5th floor
- Details
- New grads and nurses with one year or less experience are enrolled in the Nurse Residency Program All new graduates and nurses with one year or less experience, will be enrolled in our Nurse Residency Program.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- 1:5–1:6 stated in this posting
- Orientation
- 12-week orientation
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you Your orientation will include 12 weeks with a trained preceptor/mentor.
The workplace
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…
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 ongoing unit support is included?
- How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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At Willis Knighton Pierremont, our Acute Care Post Op unit consists of 30 beds and is located on the 5th floor. Our primary population of patients includes preoperative and postoperative patients. Our unit offers motivated nursing staff the opportunity to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team that is committed to maintaining high standards of quality patient and family-centered care.
We have a model of healthy work culture in which we expect and maintain a respectful environment for each other as well as our patients and their families in every form of communication and all interactions. Our nursing staff gains advanced knowledge and skills that foster the development of critical thinking while understanding acute trauma, surgeries, and diagnosis that impact both patient and family. In this role, you will provide direct patient care related to monitoring, assessment, and treatment of various medical/surgical conditions.
Through this range of clinical experience, you will gain knowledge, confidence and build teamwork among your peers through shared experiences. Patient ratios range from 5–6 patients per nurse, depending on your assigned shift. Your orientation will include 12 weeks with a trained preceptor/mentor.
All new graduates and nurses with one year or less experience, will be enrolled in our Nurse Residency Program. If you are positive, collaborative, and willing to learn, then we would love to have you come join our TEAM!
What's around it?
Shreveport, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 15% below the US average
- Median rent
- $987/mo
- Household income
- $48,699/yr, all local households, not nurse pay