The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
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.
Night differential
Shift Differentials also apply for nights and weekends!Shift Differentials also apply for nights and weekends!
Extra pay
Shift differentials for nights and weekends
Pay reviews
Tier 1 base rate set by experienceTier 1: Base rate off experience, 3 shifts in a 6-week schedule
The role and schedule
Day to day
Meets OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of LeadersMeets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Day to day
Provides nursing care using the nursing process for assigned patients
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Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and familiesAddresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
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Administers medications and treatments per protocol and monitors side-effects and effectivenessUsing the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
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Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care givenDocuments patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
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Assesses learning needs and educates patients, family members and/or caregiversAssess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Tier 1: Base rate off experience, 3 shifts in a 6-week schedule
Tier 2: $40/hr for 6 shifts in a 6-week schedule
Tier 3: $45/hr for 12 shifts in a 6-week schedule
Tier 4: $50/hr for 18 shifts in a 6-week schedule
Shift Differentials also apply for nights and weekends!
Summary
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or 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.
Responsibilities
Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Job
Requirements
Education/Skills
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Neighborhoods+Nurses and other professionals are most often pointed to West End/Calder: tree-lined streets of older brick homes next to the hospital campuses and Lamar University, with homes commonly listed around $180K–$400K+. Old Town/Downtown has renovated bungalows and Victorian-era houses near Crockett Street and the Neches River ($120K–$280K), while South Beaumont is newer construction, larger lots, and big-box retail ($200K–$500K+). Locals repeatedly recommend Mid-County suburbs Nederland and Port Neches (often cheaper) plus Bridge City, Orange, and quieter Lumberton just north of town. North End is a lower-priced suburban pocket (median single-family around $130,000; zips 77701/77703/77708); named safer in-city pockets include Calder Terrace, Lamar U, and Caldwood Acres.
Nurses and other professionals are most often pointed to West End/Calder: tree-lined streets of older brick homes next to the hospital campuses and Lamar University, with homes commonly listed around $180K–$400K+. Old Town/Downtown has renovated bungalows and Victorian-era houses near Crockett Street and the Neches River ($120K–$280K), while South Beaumont is newer construction, larger lots, and big-box retail ($200K–$500K+).
Locals repeatedly recommend Mid-County suburbs Nederland and Port Neches (often cheaper) plus Bridge City, Orange, and quieter Lumberton just north of town. North End is a lower-priced suburban pocket (median single-family around $130,000; zips 77701/77703/77708); named safer in-city pockets include Calder Terrace, Lamar U, and Caldwood Acres.
Getting around+Citywide commutes are short: U.S. News puts the average at about 17.44 minutes, and local relocation writing describes traffic as manageable versus Houston. West End/Calder is the practical base for hospital staff because it sits next to Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and CHRISTUS Southeast Texas–St. Elizabeth. Houston is about 90 minutes; Beaumont also functions as a Houston commuter city along Interstate 10 and US Route 69, where TxDOT construction is underway. Sources do not describe hospital parking or a useful transit line for shift workers.
Citywide commutes are short: U.S. News puts the average at about 17.44 minutes, and local relocation writing describes traffic as manageable versus Houston. West End/Calder is the practical base for hospital staff because it sits next to Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and CHRISTUS Southeast Texas–St. Elizabeth.
Houston is about 90 minutes; Beaumont also functions as a Houston commuter city along Interstate 10 and US Route 69, where TxDOT construction is underway. Sources do not describe hospital parking or a useful transit line for shift workers.
Outdoors+Cattail Marsh is the close-in wetland boardwalk for birding on the Central and Mississippi Flyways; Tyrrell Park holds the Beaumont Botanical Gardens, Tyrrell Park Stables for horseback riding, and disc golf. Paddle the Neches on the Cook's Lake to Scatterman Paddling Trail or catch the Ivory Bill pontoon from Collier's Ferry Park. Big Thicket National Preserve—about 108,000 acres, the first U.S. national preserve—sits next door as the biological crossroads of North America, with hiking and paddling. Gator Country lets you hold a baby alligator; Klein Park disc golf and Beautiful Mountain Skate Park round out city recreation.
Cattail Marsh is the close-in wetland boardwalk for birding on the Central and Mississippi Flyways; Tyrrell Park holds the Beaumont Botanical Gardens, Tyrrell Park Stables for horseback riding, and disc golf. Paddle the Neches on the Cook's Lake to Scatterman Paddling Trail or catch the Ivory Bill pontoon from Collier's Ferry Park.
Big Thicket National Preserve—about 108,000 acres, the first U.S. national preserve—sits next door as the biological crossroads of North America, with hiking and paddling. Gator Country lets you hold a baby alligator; Klein Park disc golf and Beautiful Mountain Skate Park round out city recreation.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Beaumont
Beaumont is the Golden Triangle's working hub, still shaped by the 1901 Spindletop oil gusher, a deep-water port, and Cajun cooking 30 miles from Louisiana and about 90 minutes from Houston. Nurses land here for pay that stretches: median home values around $169,000–$175,000, one-bedroom rents roughly $900–$1,050, and hospital jobs at CHRISTUS Southeast Texas–St. Elizabeth and Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. West End/Calder puts you on tree-lined brick-home streets next to those campuses and Lamar University; Old Town offers bungalows near Crockett Street; many also choose quieter Nederland, Port Neches, or Lumberton. Citywide commutes average about 17 minutes. Weekends mean Rao's Bakery, Zummo sausage since 1908, Amelia Farm pig tacos, Cattail Marsh birding, Neches paddling, and Big Thicket. The honest tradeoff is safety—crime is graded F and cited well above the national average—so neighborhood choice is the whole game, and public schools draw criticism. It is affordable industrial Texas, not a lifestyle capital.
