Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · New Orleans, LA
- EmployerVeterans Health Administration
- LocationNew Orleans, LA
- EmploymentFull-time
- Posted7 days ago
- Requisition888229000
- ProfessionLicensed Practical Nurse
About this role
Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse in New Orleans, LA. The employer published a pay range of $44k–$79k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other licensed practical nurse roles before you apply.
Licensed practical and vocational nurses provide bedside and clinic care under the direction of RNs and physicians.
Duties from the announcement
Provide comfort measures and activities of daily living during clinic visits. Perform the following procedures: takes digital photos, performs complex dressing changes, wound management, urostomy, ileostomy, and colostomy care, tracheal and nasopharyngeal suction, suprapubic catheter care, designated urological procedures, and specialized dermatological procedures. Insertion of indwelling/intermittent catheters. Collection of laboratory specimens (urine, blood, culture and sensitivity). Assist with specialized outpatient exams during gynecological, otolaryngeal and ophthalmology visits.
Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.
How this pay compares
The midpoint of this range, $29.49 per hour, is 6% below the median of 855 LPN / LVN postings with published pay across the US ($31.53 per hour).
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New Orleans, LA at a glance
- $28.27/hrmedian pay, New Orleans-Metairie area
- $25–$30middle half of earners, per hour
- 93price level, U.S. = 100
- 10hospitals listed by CMS in New Orleans
- The metro median is 9% above the Louisiana statewide median of $25.93 per hour. Nationally the median is $29.97 per hour.
- Adjusted for local prices, a $28.27 median hour in New Orleans-Metairie buys what $30.53 buys at the national price level.
- Federal per diem for travel assignments in New Orleans: $158 a night for lodging and $80 a day for meals and incidentals.
- HRSA lists 9 active primary care shortage designations covering Orleans Parish; shortage areas often have more openings.
- Louisiana is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN/LVN with a multistate license from another compact state can work here without a new license. Nurses whose home state is not in the compact apply for a Louisiana license by endorsement.
Licensed Practical Nurse pay and jobs in New Orleans · Licensed Practical Nurse jobs in Louisiana · Louisiana state guide
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.
What do licensed practical nurses get paid at other hospitals in the US?
- AmedisysOpelousas, LA$33.25/hr
- Veterans Health AdministrationBaton Rouge, LA$29.49/hr
- MaineGeneral HealthAugusta, ME$47.83/hr
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Get the free pay reportFree for candidates · email onlyTypical requirements
- Active LPN or LVN license in the state of the job
- Completion of an approved practical nursing program
- BLS certification
General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.
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