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47 nursing jobs in Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles sits in southwest Louisiana near the Gulf Coast, offering nurses a blend of Cajun culture, outdoor recreation along the Calcasieu River, and a relaxed pace of life. The downtown area features local dining and gaming entertainment, while nearby Prien Lake provides waterfront scenery for off-duty unwinding.

Pay and living in Lake Charles

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Find a nursing job in Lake Charles

Hiring here: CHRISTUS Health (25) · Lake Charles Memorial Health System (7) · Advantage Medical Professionals (1) · Allegiance Hospice Care of South Central (1) · American Traveler (1) · Centerwell (1)

  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • Travel contract
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Licensed Practical Nurse-Lake Charles Clinic

$28/hr

Veterans Health Administration · Health system employer

Lake Charles, LA

  • LPN
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6503 Staff Nurse - RN

Lake Charles Memorial Health System logoLake Charles Memorial Health System · Health system employer

Lake Charles, LA · Posted 6 days ago

  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
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RN Case Manager (Hospice) (FT)

Allegiance Hospice Care of South Central logoAllegiance Hospice Care of South Central

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
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  • LPN
  • Tuition reimbursement
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RN- GI Clinic- Lake Charles

Ochsner Health System · Health system employer

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Agency contract
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Home Health Licensed Practical Nurse

$63k a year

Centerwell logoCenterwell

Lake Charles, LA · Posted 6 days ago

  • LPN
  • Rotating shift
  • Per diem
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In-House Contract Registered Nurse (RN)

$50/hr

Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Lake Charles, LLC

Lake Charles, LA · Posted last week

  • RN
  • 12-hour shifts
  • ADN accepted
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In-House Contract Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles

Lake Charles, LA · Posted last week

  • LPN
  • 12-hour shifts | 2/3 block schedule
  • Local contract
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RN- GI Clinic- Lake Charles

Ochsner Health

Lake Charles, LA

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Day shift
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Maintenance Technician II

Cintas

Lake Charles, LA

  • 8-hour days
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  • RN
  • Per diem
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Travel RN Labor and Delivery

$2,330/week

Voyage Health logoVoyage Health · Staffing partner

Lake Charles, LA · Posted 2 days ago

  • RN
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Travel RN - Emergency Dept

$2,110/week

American Traveler logoAmerican Traveler · Staffing partner

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
  • 12-hour evenings
  • Travel contract
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Registered Nurse-RN OR - Surgery

$2,340/week

TGN - A.T. Staffing · Staffing partner

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Travel contract
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Home Health RN

$1,990/week

Fusion Medical Staffing · Staffing partner

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
  • Travel contract
  • CEU allowance
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Operating Room RN

$2,250/week

TNAA Healthcare · Staffing partner

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Travel contract
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Registered Nurse- Full Time - Days

Lake Charles Memorial Health System logoLake Charles Memorial Health System · Health system employer

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse - Acute Orthopedics

CHRISTUS Health logoCHRISTUS Health

Lake Charles, LA · Posted 4 days ago

  • RN
  • 3 Days - 12 Hours
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse - Full Time - 7a-7p

Lake Charles Memorial Health System logoLake Charles Memorial Health System · Health system employer

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN, Registered Nurse - Behavioral Med

CHRISTUS Health logoCHRISTUS Health

Lake Charles, LA · Posted last week

  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse

Lake Charles Memorial Health System logoLake Charles Memorial Health System · Health system employer

Lake Charles, LA · Seen active yesterday

  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse - Post Surgical PACU

CHRISTUS Health logoCHRISTUS Health

Lake Charles, LA · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse - Full Time - 7p-7a

Lake Charles Memorial Health System logoLake Charles Memorial Health System · Health system employer

Lake Charles, LA · Seen active 3 days ago

  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse - Behavioral Medicine

CHRISTUS Health logoCHRISTUS Health

Lake Charles, LA · Posted last week

  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse- Full Time

Lake Charles Memorial Health System logoLake Charles Memorial Health System · Health system employer

Lake Charles, LA · Seen active 3 days ago

  • RN
Apply
  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Special procedures Registered Nurse - Part Time

Lake Charles Memorial Health System logoLake Charles Memorial Health System · Health system employer

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
Apply

CHRISTUS Health

19 open roles

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

$40/hr

Lake Charles, LA · Seen active 6 days ago

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Per diem
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Per diem
Apply

Registered Nurse - ICU MedSurgical A - Full Time

Lake Charles, LA · Seen active last week

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse - CV Surgery

$55/hr

Lake Charles, LA

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
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  • LPN
  • 12-hour nights
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  • LPN
  • 12-hour nights
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Registered Nurse - General Surgery

Lake Charles, LA · Seen active 6 days ago

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
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Registered Nurse, Acute MedSurgical B - PRN

$45/hr

Lake Charles, LA · Seen active 6 days ago

  • RN
  • 12-hour shifts
  • Per diem
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Registered Nurse Coordinator - Nursing Administration

Lake Charles, LA · Seen active last week

  • RN
  • 8-hour nights
  • Per diem
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  • RN
  • Per diem
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Registered Nurse Care Manager - Acute Physical Rehab

Lake Charles, LA · Posted 2 weeks ago

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Care Manager II - Case Management

Lake Charles, LA · Seen active 6 days ago

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • ADN accepted
Apply
  • RN
  • 8-hour shifts
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • RN
  • Per diem
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  • RN
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • RN
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  • RN
  • Night shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Working and living in Lake Charles

· 47 open roles in this snapshot

Living costs

Metro price level
85.9 (100 = national)
BEA 2024
Median gross rent
$1,109/mo
Rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income
$59,235/yr
All local households, not nurse pay

Census ACS 2024

Open to new grads

4 postings explicitly welcome new grads.

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New to our board this week

6 current postings first appeared here in the past seven days.

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Credentials accepted

  • RN40
  • LPN6

One posting may accept more than one credential.

Shifts listed

  • Days18
  • Nights7
  • per-diem5
  • Rotating3
  • Evenings1

Postings may list several shifts or leave the shift unspecified.

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