RN - Med Surg in Alexandria, LA; Weekly gross ($2,410.00/36 hours)

Avani Healthcare

Alexandria, Louisiana

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Posted Aug 12

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Med-Surg
License: RN licenseLA or Compact state license required
Term: 13 weeks · Travel

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License: LA or Compact state license required Check your license
Certification: BLS from American heart association required
Certification: We are a Joint Commission Certified agency who knows you are more than a healthcare worker....
Experience: 2 years of experience as RN-Med Surg required
Experience: You work hard, and you deserve an exceptional travel healthcare experience.
Experience: With years of experience in healthcare staffing, we're ready to find the perfect assignment and destination for you.
Also asks: No Locals/Travellers must be greater than 50 miles away from the facility
Also asks: If you are interested, please reach out at sandeep.c@avanihealthstaff.com or call or text at 585-371-6129
Also asks: Welcome to Avani Healthcare Staffing...where YOU matter!
Also asks: Avani Healthcare Staffing makes it happen!
Also asks: YOU are person.
Also asks: That's what makes us different from other healthcare stafing companies; we focus on you.
Also asks: We make it our mission to keep the process simple and to put the right people in the right places at the right time.

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Pays above most Louisiana travel rolesLouisiana 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.
Also stated: $32/hr
Overtime pay: $75/hr

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*RN-Med Surg ($2,410.00/36 hours/13-week assignment/12 hours shift/Night shifts)

*Alexandria, LA

*Hourly rate - $66.94 [$32.33 taxable | $34.61 non-taxable]

*OT - $74.94

*Weekly Gross - $2,410.00 [$1,164.00 taxable $1,246.00stipend]

*Lodging - $770.00

*M&IE - $476.00

Night shifts (7pm-7am/12 hours shift)

*3 Shifts per week

Requirements

LA or Compact state license required
2 years of experience as RN-Med Surg required
No Locals/Travellers must be greater than 50 miles away from the facility
BLS from American heart association required

Welcome to Avani Healthcare Staffing...where YOU matter! You work hard, and you deserve an exceptional travel healthcare experience. Avani Healthcare Staffing makes it happen! We are a Joint Commission Certified agency who knows you are more than a healthcare worker.... YOU are person. That's what makes us different from other healthcare stafing companies; we focus on you. We make it our mission to keep the process simple and to put the right people in the right places at the right time. With years of experience in healthcare staffing, we're ready to find the perfect assignment and destination for you.

What's around it?

In Alexandria, LA

Alexandria, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% below the US average

Median rent: $931/mo
Household income: $47,113/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Alexandria, LA

NeighborhoodsLocals steering a young couple start with Nottingham on Jackson—called safe, nice, and close to everything—and duplexes around Heyman Lane. Pineville, about 2.9 miles across the Red River, scores 73 on AreaVibes livability versus Alexandria’s 64 and is described as a small, rural town with a strong community that still taps Alexandria shopping and dining, a common pick for families who want less hustle. Woodworth (about 10.3 miles, score 74) and Ball (about 9.4 miles, 68) also outrank the city proper. Downtown has walkable stops such as Cafe DeSoto, but named in-city residential pockets beyond those Reddit tips are thin in these sources.

Locals steering a young couple start with Nottingham on Jackson—called safe, nice, and close to everything—and duplexes around Heyman Lane. Pineville, about 2.9 miles across the Red River, scores 73 on AreaVibes livability versus Alexandria’s 64 and is described as a small, rural town with a strong community that still taps Alexandria shopping and dining, a common pick for families who want less hustle.

Woodworth (about 10.3 miles, score 74) and Ball (about 9.4 miles, 68) also outrank the city proper. Downtown has walkable stops such as Cafe DeSoto, but named in-city residential pockets beyond those Reddit tips are thin in these sources.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: areavibes.com Source 3: instagram.com

Getting aroundU.S. News puts the average commute at about 14.74 minutes, and Niche residents say there is essentially no traffic except during parades. I-49 is the north–south spine through Rapides Parish, with Alexandria and Pineville linked across the Red River and regional drives toward Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston. Healthcare is a major local employer—reviewers cite many hospitals, specialists, and doctors’ offices—but these sources do not name campus routes, transit lines, or parking.

U.S. News puts the average commute at about 14.74 minutes, and Niche residents say there is essentially no traffic except during parades. I-49 is the north–south spine through Rapides Parish, with Alexandria and Pineville linked across the Red River and regional drives toward Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston.

Healthcare is a major local employer—reviewers cite many hospitals, specialists, and doctors’ offices—but these sources do not name campus routes, transit lines, or parking.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: ezhomesearch.com Source 3: niche.com

OutdoorsThe Red River is the civic backyard: Alexandria Levee Park puts festival grounds and an amphitheater on the banks, bass tournaments and boat tours run on the water, and Pineville’s Lake Buhlow hosts high-speed motorboat racing plus the July 3 fireworks. Kisatchie National Forest supplies hiking and biking in longleaf pine country; Farr Park is the named horseback-riding venue. Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery—Louisiana’s largest, free weekdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m.—runs the Lunker Bass Program with visitor exhibits. Hunting, fishing, and golf are year-round; residents also flag everyday lakes and trails.

The Red River is the civic backyard: Alexandria Levee Park puts festival grounds and an amphitheater on the banks, bass tournaments and boat tours run on the water, and Pineville’s Lake Buhlow hosts high-speed motorboat racing plus the July 3 fireworks. Kisatchie National Forest supplies hiking and biking in longleaf pine country; Farr Park is the named horseback-riding venue.

Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery—Louisiana’s largest, free weekdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m.—runs the Lunker Bass Program with visitor exhibits. Hunting, fishing, and golf are year-round; residents also flag everyday lakes and trails.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: explorelouisiana.com Source 2: cenlachamber.org Source 3: niche.com

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Living in Alexandria

Alexandria is Louisiana’s geographic middle—the Heart of Louisiana—where the Red River, I-49, Kisatchie National Forest, and Lake Buhlow replace big-city density. Locals point young households to Nottingham on Jackson, Heyman Lane duplexes, and Pineville across the river. Life is river-and-festival: Mardi Gras, dragon-boat races, July fireworks at Buhlow Lake and the Riverfront Amphitheater, Cafe DeSoto and Huckleberry Brewing downtown, Kent Plantation House, and a well-liked zoo. Tradeoffs are blunt. August highs near 98°F, thin nightlife and a fading mall, and Niche reviewers who repeatedly flag violent crime and unsafe parks even as they praise the food, the outdoors, and paycheck-to-housing math. Compact, affordable medical-market town—not a scene.

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As of 2025Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: ezhomesearch.com Source 3: niche.com Source 4: explorelouisiana.com Source 5: cenlachamber.org Source 6: reddit.com

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