Registered Nurse - Full Time

AccessHealth

Shreveport, Louisiana

Posted Aug 22 · 2 years of experience

License: RN license Current Louisiana State RN license, BLS certification, and ACLS certification within 30 days; PALS preferred.
Term: Permanent

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Certification: SAMA certification required.
Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing school with the ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Experience: Minimum of 2 years of RN experience.
Also asks: Additional
Also asks: Ability to accept various scheduling and placement designations; strong leadership and communication skills.

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Role: Provides professional nursing care to ensure patient comfort and well-being, assisting physicians during examinations and treatments.

Responsibilities

Prepare equipment, administer medications, change dressings, monitor vital signs, and document patient care, condition, reactions, and progress. Leadership: Participate as a team member or leader in planning and executing patient care; offer guidance to support staff. Procedures: Ensure safe aseptic techniques and procedures are followed. Other

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Perform additional assignments as needed.

Qualifications & Skills

Graduate of an accredited nursing school with the ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. Minimum of 2 years of RN experience. Current Louisiana State RN license, BLS certification, and ACLS certification within 30 days; PALS preferred. SAMA certification required.

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Requirements

Ability to accept various scheduling and placement designations; strong leadership and communication skills.

What's around it?

In Shreveport, LA

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

Life in Shreveport, LA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals commonly look at Broadmoor, Anderson Island (Anderson Isle), and Shreve Island (Shreve Isle)—walkable pockets near bars, lounges, grocery stores, gyms, and the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, with Shreveport Regional Airport close by. Highland and South Highland (Caddo Heights/South Highlands) sit about a 10-minute drive south of downtown among 20th-century historic homes, tree canopy, churches, parks, and medical centers; Facebook residents specifically praise Broadmoor, Highland, and South Highland for safety and community. Reddit relocators add north Bossier, Benton, and Stonewall when they want a short drive to work. Downtown riverfront offers historic-charm lofts and luxury apartments aimed at singles; Youree Drive is the everyday retail corridor; Cross Lake and gated Southern Trace sit at the luxury end.

Nurses and young professionals commonly look at Broadmoor, Anderson Island (Anderson Isle), and Shreve Island (Shreve Isle)—walkable pockets near bars, lounges, grocery stores, gyms, and the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, with Shreveport Regional Airport close by. Highland and South Highland (Caddo Heights/South Highlands) sit about a 10-minute drive south of downtown among 20th-century historic homes, tree canopy, churches, parks, and medical centers; Facebook residents specifically praise Broadmoor, Highland, and South Highland for safety and community.

Reddit relocators add north Bossier, Benton, and Stonewall when they want a short drive to work. Downtown riverfront offers historic-charm lofts and luxury apartments aimed at singles; Youree Drive is the everyday retail corridor; Cross Lake and gated Southern Trace sit at the luxury end.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: chooseshreveport.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: assurancemortgage.com Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundCitywide average commute is about 17 minutes, and movers’ guides flag very little car traffic versus large metros; Facebook locals treat a 20–25 minute radius as the practical target. Interstates I-20, I-220, and I-49 cross the city; LSU Health Shreveport trains and places clinicians into Willis-Knighton Health System, with Barksdale Air Force Base across the Red River in Bossier City. For a short drive to work, Reddit points to in-town Shreveport, north Bossier, Benton, and Stonewall. Sources do not describe hospital parking rules or named transit lines.

Citywide average commute is about 17 minutes, and movers’ guides flag very little car traffic versus large metros; Facebook locals treat a 20–25 minute radius as the practical target. Interstates I-20, I-220, and I-49 cross the city; LSU Health Shreveport trains and places clinicians into Willis-Knighton Health System, with Barksdale Air Force Base across the Red River in Bossier City.

For a short drive to work, Reddit points to in-town Shreveport, north Bossier, Benton, and Stonewall. Sources do not describe hospital parking rules or named transit lines.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: chooseshreveport.com Source 3: unitedvanlines.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: facebook.com

OutdoorsShreveport lists 63 parks spanning more than 29,000 acres, plus bayous with hiking paths and fishing and nearby scenic wildlife refuges. Named places include the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, American Rose Center, Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park, Cross Lake, Lake Caroline, Caddo Lake State Park, and the Red River itself. Gators and Friends Adventure Park and the Shreveport Aquarium add family outdoor time; fishing and hunting are regional staples, and lake weekends are a local habit. Spring and fall are the comfortable seasons to be outside; summers are hot and humid.

Shreveport lists 63 parks spanning more than 29,000 acres, plus bayous with hiking paths and fishing and nearby scenic wildlife refuges. Named places include the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, American Rose Center, Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park, Cross Lake, Lake Caroline, Caddo Lake State Park, and the Red River itself.

Gators and Friends Adventure Park and the Shreveport Aquarium add family outdoor time; fishing and hunting are regional staples, and lake weekends are a local habit. Spring and fall are the comfortable seasons to be outside; summers are hot and humid.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: chooseshreveport.com Source 2: visitshreveportbossier.org Source 3: explorelouisiana.com Source 4: apartmentguide.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: assurancemortgage.com

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Shreveport is the Red River hub of the Ark-La-Tex, where LSU Health Shreveport feeds clinicians into Willis-Knighton and typical drives run about 17 minutes on I-20, I-220, and I-49. The genuine distinction is cheap space plus a compact Southern city: median home values near $170,000, apartment rents often $772 to $1,321, historic streets in Highland and South Highland, walkable Broadmoor, Anderson Island, and Shreve Island, or a short hop to north Bossier, Benton, or Stonewall. Downtown pairs Municipal Auditorium and the Louisiana Hayride with murals, the lighted Texas Street Bridge, and riverboat casinos; Youree Drive is the daily retail spine. Eat Strawn’s icebox pie, Southern Maid Donuts, Herby-K’s po-boys, Monjuni’s, and The Blind Tiger. Sixty-three parks cover more than 29,000 acres, with Cross Lake, the American Rose Center, and Red River National Wildlife Refuge close. Tradeoffs are blunt: crime above average near the airport and casinos, mixed school reputation, humid summers in the high 90s with tornado warnings, and a declining, lower-income population. Spring and fall are the living seasons; the State Fair of Louisiana lasts 17 autumn days. It is a friendly, car-first, food-and-outdoors big small town—not a boom city.

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As of 2026Source 1: chooseshreveport.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: assurancemortgage.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: explorelouisiana.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: unitedvanlines.com Source 8: apartmentguide.com Source 9: reddit.com

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