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Registered Nurse 1 or 2 (OPC)

Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center · Independence, LA

$24.57 - $44.28 Hourly Full-time Posted Oct 8, 2026 · yesterday Closes Oct 13, 2026
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Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse 1-2 to join our dedicated healthcare team. Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center is a 24-bed acute care critical access hospital serving the Florida Parishes region of Southeast Louisiana. We offer a wide range of services including general surgery and a 24-hour emergency department. At Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center, we are able to bring you a wide range of services close to home, provided by a network of board certified physicians. This Registered Nurse 1-2 position is located in the Outpatient Clinic.

Source: GovernmentJobs / State of Louisiana NeoGov

Pay & demand for Registered Nurses in Louisiana

This listing pays about $71,604/yr (midpoint) — around the 19th percentile for Registered Nurses in Hammond metro: below the typical range.

$65,33010th $76,200median $98,20090th
Median pay
$76,200/yr · Hammond metro
Typical range
$75,250 – $91,350
Average pay
$81,910/yr
Employed in Louisiana
48,970
Share of LA jobs
25.31 per 1,000

Hammond metro median for this occupation is $4,030 below the statewide median.

Typical path: ADN or BSN + RN license (NCLEX)

Living in Hammond, LA

Median rent
$974/mo
Median home value
$204,600
Median household income
$57,256/yr
Population
135,218

A month at this job's midpoint pay would cover about 6.1 months of median rent here.

HUD fair market rent (FY2026, Tangipahoa Parish): $848/mo 1BR · $1,099/mo 2BR — a 2BR at FMR takes about 18% of this job's monthly midpoint pay.

Wage estimates: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, 2025 annual estimates, occupation 291141 — Registered Nurses. Percentile is an estimate for comparison, not a guarantee. Cost-of-living figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates. Fair market rents: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2026.

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