RN-ICU - Travel Contract - Lafayette, LA

Nurses Direct

Lafayette, Louisiana

Posted Aug 12

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: ICU · Hospital
License: RN licenseRequired - Current RN License in the state of practice
Term: 8 weeks · Travel

Do you qualify?

License: Required - Current RN License in the state of practice
Certification: BLS certification from the American Heart Association
Certification: ACLS certification from the American Heart Association
Certification: NIH Stroke certification
Education: Required - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Experience: Required – 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
Experience: ICU Experience , EPIC documentation

Preferred

Education: Preferred - Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Below most Louisiana travel postingsLouisiana travel postings that state pay run $1,870/week to $2,640/week, the middle half $2,010/week to $2,330/week, across 64 postings.

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You are looking at Nurses Direct, a private staffing and subcontracting firm headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, founded in 2015. They post travel and contract RN work—including ICU assignments in Lafayette and the Morgan City/Baton Rouge area—rather than hiring you onto…

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Travel contracts; example ICU nights 12-hour shifts, 36 hrs/week, 8-week contract length; candidate must live 65+ miles from Lafayette.

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The ideal candidate must live 65 miles from Lafayette, LA

Education

Required - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Preferred - Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Work Experience

Required – 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse.

ICU Experience , EPIC documentation

Certifications

Required - Current RN License in the state of practice

BLS certification from the American Heart Association

ACLS certification from the American Heart Association

NIH Stroke certification

Shift info - Nights - 12 hour

Contract Length

8 weeks - 36 hrs per week

What's around it?

In Lafayette, LA

Lafayette, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 13% below the US average

Median rent: $1,100/mo
Household income: $61,915/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Lafayette, LA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals cluster in a few named pockets rather than a single hospital district. River Ranch is the luxury master-planned community—French Creole and Caribbean-inspired estate homes, townhomes, and condos in a walkable mixed-use village with boutique retail, dining, fitness studios, salons, and medical offices on site. Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville is the walkable suburban alternative. Established in-town family neighborhoods include Broadmoor, Greenbriar, Rivers Bend, and Brentwood, often chosen around Broadmoor Elementary and Woodvale Elementary. For cheaper, still-recommended rentals, locals point to nearby Scott, Carencro, and Breaux Bridge.

Nurses and young professionals cluster in a few named pockets rather than a single hospital district. River Ranch is the luxury master-planned community—French Creole and Caribbean-inspired estate homes, townhomes, and condos in a walkable mixed-use village with boutique retail, dining, fitness studios, salons, and medical offices on site.

Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville is the walkable suburban alternative. Established in-town family neighborhoods include Broadmoor, Greenbriar, Rivers Bend, and Brentwood, often chosen around Broadmoor Elementary and Woodvale Elementary.

For cheaper, still-recommended rentals, locals point to nearby Scott, Carencro, and Breaux Bridge.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: thesoluxgroup.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: facebook.com

Getting aroundU.S. News lists Lafayette’s average commute at about 17.22 minutes. The city is nicknamed the Hub City because major roadways run in every direction, yet r/Acadiana locals still call traffic frustrating. River Ranch is designed so residents can walk to shops, restaurants, and medical offices instead of driving for every errand. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus lines, or parking conditions, so hospital-shift logistics are not documented here.

U.S. News lists Lafayette’s average commute at about 17.22 minutes. The city is nicknamed the Hub City because major roadways run in every direction, yet r/Acadiana locals still call traffic frustrating.

River Ranch is designed so residents can walk to shops, restaurants, and medical offices instead of driving for every errand. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus lines, or parking conditions, so hospital-shift logistics are not documented here.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: lafayettehomepros.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: thesoluxgroup.com

OutdoorsMoncus Park is the named go-to green space, and downtown’s Parc Sans Souci is a fountain-centered gathering park. Lake Martin is the classic paddle—canoes among cypress trees hung with Spanish moss—and bayou paddling is a standard weekend. Live alligators are a known sight on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. The Gulf of Mexico is about 25 miles south and is treated as a year-round beach trip.

Moncus Park is the named go-to green space, and downtown’s Parc Sans Souci is a fountain-centered gathering park. Lake Martin is the classic paddle—canoes among cypress trees hung with Spanish moss—and bayou paddling is a standard weekend.

Live alligators are a known sight on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. The Gulf of Mexico is about 25 miles south and is treated as a year-round beach trip.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: explorelouisiana.com Source 3: solotripsandtips.com Source 4: lafayettehomepros.com

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Living in Lafayette

Lafayette, nicknamed the Hub City, is the working heart of Cajun and Creole Country—smaller and less tourist-packed than New Orleans, with healthcare, energy, and education as major employers. Relocating nurses typically look at Broadmoor, Greenbriar, Rivers Bend, and Brentwood near Broadmoor and Woodvale Elementary, or walkable Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville; River Ranch is the luxury mixed-use option with shops, dining, and medical offices on site. Published housing numbers disagree by source—median homes from about $197,000 to $258,620, rents roughly $810–$899—but all show a cheaper-than-national market of three- and four-bedroom houses on modest lots. Daily life runs on gumbo, boudin, crawfish, and po'boys downtown at places like Dwyer's Café, Carpe Diem, Rêve Coffee Roasters, and Park Bistro, plus dancehalls and Mardi Gras. Moncus Park, Parc Sans Souci, and canoeing Lake Martin's moss-draped cypress are the outdoor defaults. Locals call it the best overall place in Louisiana, then complain about traffic; the average commute is still only about 17 minutes. Expect a laid-back, food-first culture and argue about how to say the city's name.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: thesoluxgroup.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: realestate.usnews.com Source 4: lafayettehomepros.com Source 5: lafayettetravel.com Source 6: explorelouisiana.com Source 7: solotripsandtips.com Source 8: extraspace.com Source 9: reddit.com Source 10: facebook.com

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