Kirkland Court Health and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing Home · Amarillo, Texas 79106
- 1
- open role, live count
- 98
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
- Shifts hiring now
- Per-diem 1
The city
Living in Amarillo, TX
Amarillo sits high on the Texas Panhandle, where big skies and Route 66 nostalgia meet working-class grit. RNs who prefer open roads over crowded metros will appreciate the laid-back pace and easy highway access. Nearby Palo Duro Canyon and the iconic Cadillac Ranch add regional character to this plains city.
Browse roles in Amarillo- Metro price level · Amarillo area
- 91.8
- 8% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,092/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would walk into a 98-bed skilled nursing facility at 1601 Kirkland Drive in Amarillo—short-term rehab, long-term care, and skilled nursing under one roof. Charge Nurse roles are posted full-time for nurses who already hold an LVN, LPN, or RN license and want a leadership seat on the floor.
- Nursing Home · Amarillo
- Hiring per-diem
More about Kirkland Court Health and Rehabilitation Center
Public salary snapshots put LVN pay near $28.50 an hour and nursing assistant pay near $17.50, drawn from roughly a dozen to fifteen reported wages. Amarillo’s cost of living sits about 8% below the national level, Texas takes no state income tax, and many drives across town finish in under twenty minutes. The same public record shows strain: CMS rates the building one star overall, total nurse staffing runs about 3.07 hours per resident day, and total staff turnover is listed at 53.7%. Reviewers also describe workplace drama and weak rule enforcement. That gap between the charge opportunity and the quality scores is the real picture you weigh before you apply.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
SimplyHired lists overall and pay/benefits ratings at 1.0/5 with 0% salary satisfaction on 2 reviews. Reviewers describe daily gossip, backstabbing, nepotism, management that will not enforce rules, calls on days off, and unlocked medicated powders. CMS overall quality is 1 star (much below average).
The good
- Full-time Charge Nurse roles posted for LVN/LPN/RN with leadership focus
- 98-bed campus combining skilled nursing, short-term rehab, and long-term care
- LVN pay averages about $28.52–$28.57/hr from ~15 public salary reports
- Amarillo cost of living about 8% below national; no state income tax
- Typical city commute about 15–16 minutes
- Texas compact-license state
The hard parts
- CMS overall quality 1 star (much below average); 14 health deficiencies and abuse icon flagged
- Total staff turnover 53.7%; total nurse HPRD 3.07 below common national averages
- Reviewers report workplace drama, weak management follow-through, and medication-access concerns
- SimplyHired pay/benefits rating 1.0/5 with 0% salary satisfaction on 2 reviews
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
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Quick facts
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- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
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