Registered Nurse, Staffing Pool (Tele, IMC, PCU) Nights

Corpus Christi, Texas

You'll practice independently in medsurg, telemetry and intermediate care. CHRISTUS Health (IHE/Hosted) is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Eligibility: TelemetryIntermediate CareMedSurg

Posted Jul 18

Shift and hours: Nights
Unit and setting: Medsurg, telemetry and intermediate care · Hospital in the Medsurg, Telemetry, and Intermediate Care clinical setting
License: RN license RN License in state of employment or compact required.RN license in the state you work in or a compact state
Term: Per DiemFull time

Do you qualify?

License: RN license in the state you work in or a compact state RN License in state of employment or compact required. Check your license
Certification: BLS BLS required.
Certification: ACLS ACLS required.
Certification: PALS within 30 days of hire at CHRISTUS Children's HospitalAfter hire · within 30 days of hire PALS required within 30 days of hire at CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital.
Experience: 2 years combined in medsurg/telemetry and intermediate care Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in Medsurg/Telemetry and Intermediate Care.
Also asks: De-escalation training within 30 days of hire at SpohnAfter hire · within 30 days of hire De-escalation training is required within 30 days of hire at SPOHN.

Preferred

Education: BSN, preferred Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
Experience: 5 years of experience, preferred 5 years of experience preferred.

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Texas PRN rolesTexas PRN postings that state pay run $30/hr to $63/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $51/hr, across 261 postings.

Benefits

Benefits401(k) matching401(k) matching
BenefitsDental insuranceDental insurance
BenefitsFlexible scheduleFlexible schedule
BenefitsFlexible spending accountFlexible spending account
BenefitsHealth insuranceHealth insurance
BenefitsHealth savings accountHealth savings account

More benefits (8)

BenefitsLife insuranceLife insurance
BenefitsPaid time offPaid time off
BenefitsProfessional development assistanceProfessional development assistance
BenefitsReferral programReferral program
BenefitsRelocation assistanceRelocation assistance
BenefitsRetirement planRetirement plan
BenefitsTuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement
BenefitsVision insuranceVision insurance

The role and schedule

Floating: Assigned to more than one unit Able to be assigned to more than one unit.
Charge: Directs overall nursing care and unit functions during your shift Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift.
Day to day: Plans admissions, discharges and transfers to keep patient flow moving Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.
Day to day: Assesses staffing needs and takes part in resourcing Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.
Travel: Willing to travel 50% (required) 50% (Required)
Details: Must relocate to Corpus Christi before starting work Corpus Christi, TX 78404: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Details: Work is in person Work Location: In person
Details: Expected to be flexible with assignments across the ministry Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.
Details: Provide your assignment availability regularly Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.

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The competent Nurse, in the Medsurg, Telemetry, and Intermediate Care clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, in accordance with patient treatment plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing.

Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation. CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services.

The Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites. A teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine. Accredited Chest Pain Center.

Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team. Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.

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In Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Median rent: $1,292/mo
Household income: $67,394/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Corpus Christi, TX

NeighborhoodsNurses and other relocators most often land on the Southside—King’s Crossing and The Lakes—for newer builds, stronger schools, and a school-to-H-E-B-to-Target loop, or in the Bay Area north of Highway 358 on the south shore of Corpus Christi Bay, a roughly 41,500-resident mix of middle-class families and seniors in mostly 3-bedroom houses. Bayside/Ocean Drive (homes between Alameda and Ocean Drive, Del Mar and Ennis Joslin) is repeatedly called the nicest established bay-view strip. Flour Bluff sits minutes from NAS Corpus Christi and draws military families; Calallen and Northwest Crossing offer Calallen ISD and a quieter, country-adjacent feel at the cost of a longer drive; North Padre Island is canal homes, golf carts, and Whitecap Beach. Portland in San Patricio County and the growing London area (London ISD, larger lots) also come up constantly in local recommendations.

Nurses and other relocators most often land on the Southside—King’s Crossing and The Lakes—for newer builds, stronger schools, and a school-to-H-E-B-to-Target loop, or in the Bay Area north of Highway 358 on the south shore of Corpus Christi Bay, a roughly 41,500-resident mix of middle-class families and seniors in mostly 3-bedroom houses. Bayside/Ocean Drive (homes between Alameda and Ocean Drive, Del Mar and Ennis Joslin) is repeatedly called the nicest established bay-view strip.

Flour Bluff sits minutes from NAS Corpus Christi and draws military families; Calallen and Northwest Crossing offer Calallen ISD and a quieter, country-adjacent feel at the cost of a longer drive; North Padre Island is canal homes, golf carts, and Whitecap Beach. Portland in San Patricio County and the growing London area (London ISD, larger lots) also come up constantly in local recommendations.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: lrgrealty.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: oceangloryhomes.com Source 5: stephsellscorpus.com

Getting aroundTypical one-way commute is about 17.6 minutes, but the city runs roughly 30 miles from Calallen to North Padre Island, so averages hide large swings by neighborhood. Daily driving rides SPID (Hwy 358), the JFK Causeway to the island, US-77, and Saratoga Boulevard; school traffic on SPID and Saratoga can stretch a short map drive, and island-to-mainland traffic is a standing complaint. Flour Bluff is about 5 minutes from NAS Corpus Christi; Calallen is about 25 minutes to the base. Transit Score is 27 and Walk Score 40—the bus does not cover the city well, so a car is the real system; these sources do not name hospital campuses, parking, or hospital-specific routes.

Typical one-way commute is about 17.6 minutes, but the city runs roughly 30 miles from Calallen to North Padre Island, so averages hide large swings by neighborhood. Daily driving rides SPID (Hwy 358), the JFK Causeway to the island, US-77, and Saratoga Boulevard; school traffic on SPID and Saratoga can stretch a short map drive, and island-to-mainland traffic is a standing complaint.

Flour Bluff is about 5 minutes from NAS Corpus Christi; Calallen is about 25 minutes to the base. Transit Score is 27 and Walk Score 40—the bus does not cover the city well, so a car is the real system; these sources do not name hospital campuses, parking, or hospital-specific routes.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: lrgrealty.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: stephsellscorpus.com

OutdoorsFree or cheap outdoor life centers on the downtown Bayfront for walking and jogging, Cole Park with paths, a fishing pier, and a playground, plus North Beach, North Packery Beach, and Mustang Island. Padre Island National Seashore is the wild stretch: a long undeveloped barrier island with a small vehicle fee and seasonal sea turtle releases. Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge and Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve cover trails, boardwalks, and birding; the South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center is the planted counterpart. Conquer the Coast is the annual all-ages bike ride, Run the Runway is a 5K on the airport runway, and fishing and windsurfing are year-round defaults.

Free or cheap outdoor life centers on the downtown Bayfront for walking and jogging, Cole Park with paths, a fishing pier, and a playground, plus North Beach, North Packery Beach, and Mustang Island. Padre Island National Seashore is the wild stretch: a long undeveloped barrier island with a small vehicle fee and seasonal sea turtle releases.

Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge and Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve cover trails, boardwalks, and birding; the South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center is the planted counterpart. Conquer the Coast is the annual all-ages bike ride, Run the Runway is a 5K on the airport runway, and fishing and windsurfing are year-round defaults.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: homecity.com Source 2: visitcorpuschristi.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: oceangloryhomes.com Source 5: facebook.com

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Living in Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi stretches about 30 miles from Calallen to North Padre Island: Gulf beaches and bayfront parks on one side, refineries and hurricane insurance on the other. Southside (King’s Crossing, The Lakes) and the Bay Area north of Hwy 358 fit most nurses who want H-E-B, Target, and an ~18-minute city commute; Calallen and London trade drive time for top-rated ISDs; Flour Bluff sits minutes from NAS; the Island means canal homes and Whitecap via the JFK Causeway. Weekends run to Cole Park, Padre Island National Seashore, the USS Lexington, and Water Street Oyster Bar. A car is non-negotiable given a Transit Score of 27, and some Gulf beaches are state highways you can drive on. Expect sticky summers, bugs, thin transit, uneven schools, refinery air, and occasional Stage II drought rules—choose the neighborhood before you sign.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: lrgrealty.com Source 2: stephsellscorpus.com Source 3: realestate.usnews.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: oceangloryhomes.com Source 6: homecity.com Source 7: visitcorpuschristi.com Source 8: quora.com Source 9: facebook.com Source 10: reddit.com

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Corpus Christi, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.