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Registered Nurse 1-3

LDH-Office of State Healthcare Facilities · Jackson, LA

$24.57 - $44.28 Hourly Posted Oct 5, 2026 · yesterday Closes Oct 12, 2026
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The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation, and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric care are coordinated with the total system of care in Louisiana. ELMHS is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented individual to join the Nursing Department as a Registered Nurse! The selected candidate will provide comprehensive direct patient care by developing and implementing nursing care plans, administering medications, assisting with examinations, maintaining a safe therapeutic environment, ensuring medication and infection control compliance, responding to emergencies, monitoring patient safety, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and accurately documenting and communicating all aspects of patient care.

Source: GovernmentJobs / State of Louisiana NeoGov

Pay & demand for Registered Nurses in Louisiana

This listing pays about $71,604/yr (midpoint) — around the 31st percentile for Registered Nurses in Louisiana: a typical pay range.

$63,80010th $80,230median $104,74090th
Median pay
$80,230/yr · Louisiana
Typical range
$69,040 – $93,600
Average pay
$84,190/yr
Employed in Louisiana
48,970
Share of LA jobs
25.31 per 1,000

Louisiana median for this occupation is $0 in line with the statewide median.

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

Living in Louisiana

Median rent
$1,038/mo
Median home value
$208,700
Median household income
$60,023/yr
Population
4,621,025

A month at this job's midpoint pay would cover about 5.7 months of median rent here.

HUD fair market rent (FY2026, East Feliciana Parish): $1,064/mo 1BR · $1,204/mo 2BR — a 2BR at FMR takes about 20% 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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