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Palms Nursing Center

Chowchilla, CA

LVN (Noc shift)

$32–$36/hr

  • New grads welcomed
  • LVN
  • Night shift
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TEEMA

Chowchilla, CA

LPN Day and Night Correction Facility

Posted last week

$44–$45/hr

  • LPN/LVN
  • Night shift
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Hire Evolution Consulting

Chowchilla, CA · Staffing partner

LVN, Chowchilla, CA

Posted last week

$45–$47/hr

  • LVN
  • 8-⁠hour shifts
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TEEMA

Chowchilla, CA

  • LPN/LVN
  • Night shift
  • Local contract
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Hire Evolution Consulting

Chowchilla, CA · Staffing partner

  • LVN
  • 8-⁠hour shifts
  • Agency contract

Working and living in Chowchilla

· 5 open roles

Open to new grads

1 postings explicitly welcome new grads.

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Credentials accepted

  • LPN2
  • LVN5

One posting may accept more than one credential.

Shifts listed

  • Nights3
  • per-diem2

Postings may list several shifts or leave the shift unspecified.

Living in Chowchilla

Neighborhoods

Sources do not name specific pockets where nurses or young professionals cluster. In-town housing is described as modest single-family homes, garden-style apartments, and some townhomes spread in a suburban/semi-rural pattern, with a downtown area pitched to remote workers.

People taking jobs in Chowchilla also ask on Merced-area forums where to live, implying many weigh nearby cities rather than a named Chowchilla neighborhood. Madera and Merced are each about a 20-minute drive.

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Getting around

Typical local commute time is about 19 minutes. Most commuters drive; car ownership is treated as essential and public transit is described as a gap.

Walkability ratings conflict across sources. Madera and Merced are each about 20 minutes away and UC Merced about 40 minutes north.

Sources do not name hospital campuses or hospital-specific drive times.

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What locals say

Direct resident commentary is scarce. One Reddit poster with a six-figure Chowchilla job offer asked the Merced community where to live and prioritized a thriving Catholic church, suggesting in-town living is not assumed.

Area write-ups cast daily life as a slow agricultural small town with limited dining, nightlife, and cultural options and note higher local unemployment as a drawback for anyone expecting metro amenities.

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