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Licensed Practical Nurse (GS-0620-3/6)

Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (VA) · New Orleans, LA

$43,502 - $79,172 per year Full-time Posted Oct 8, 2026 · 2 days ago Closes Oct 19, 2026
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The LPN functions as a member of the clinical team at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, providing complex nursing procedures and basic care of acutely ill and chronic patients across inpatient and outpatient mental health, primary and specialty clinics, the Community Living Center and Med Surg. Duties include wound management and dressing changes, ostomy and catheter care, specimen collection, clinical intake and screening, tracheotomy care, assisting with specialty exams, patient teaching and documentation in CPRS.

Source: USAJOBS

Pay & demand for Registered Nurses in Louisiana

This listing pays about $61,337/yr (midpoint) — around the 9th percentile for Registered Nurses in New Orleans–Metairie metro: the bottom ~10% of earners.

$65,66010th $81,850median $103,18090th
Median pay
$81,850/yr · New Orleans–Metairie metro
Typical range
$75,030 – $95,140
Average pay
$86,630/yr
Employed in Louisiana
48,970
Share of LA jobs
25.31 per 1,000

New Orleans–Metairie metro median for this occupation is $1,620 above the statewide median.

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

⚜ Federal government position — apply through USAJobs.gov; pay follows the federal GS scale and the posting lists the grade range.

Living in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Median rent
$1,182/mo
Median home value
$248,000
Median household income
$62,271/yr
Population
988,763

A month at this job's midpoint pay would cover about 4.3 months of median rent here.

HUD fair market rent (FY2026, Orleans Parish): $1,113/mo 1BR · $1,331/mo 2BR — a 2BR at FMR takes about 26% 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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