Director of Critical Care CVICU

Methodist Hospital Stone Oak

San Antonio, Texas

Eligibility: Critical & Intensive Care

Posted Jul 16

Unit and setting: CVICU · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Medical insurance
Prescription drug coverage
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Behavioral health services
Telemedicine services

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Free counseling and referral services
Paid time off
Paid family leave
Long-term disability insurance
Short-term disability insurance
401(k) with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay
Employee stock purchase plan
Flexible spending accounts
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan assistance
Certification support
Dependent scholarships
Fertility and family building benefits
Adoption assistance
Life insurance
Supplemental health protection plans

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Methodist Hospital Stone Oak

Hospital: Methodist Hospital STONE OAK
Address: 1139 E SONTERRA BLVD,, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78258
CMS rating: 4 of 5 stars
Beds: 253
RN residency: Methodist Healthcare Nurse Residency at Methodist Hospital: Stone Oak, accredited through Oct 2027

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The Director of Nursing is responsible to the Senior Director, Vice President and/or the Chief Nursing Officer for facilitating, coordinating and delegating the delivery of patient care to a defined group of patients during their entire hospitalization period. The Director of Nursing provides leadership and overall responsibility for the functioning of assigned clinical patient care/procedural unit(s). Responsible 24 hours a day, with full accountability, for the staffing and management of patient care in each of his/her units, for promoting the practice of professional nursing in a specified patient care area, and for the acquisition, development, and utilization of resources needed to fulfill those responsibilities.

Acts as a liaison between physicians and the patient care team.

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Methodist Hospital STONE OAK · San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% below the US average

Median rent: $1,324/mo
Household income: $65,056/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in San Antonio, TX

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals and many healthcare workers land in Monte Vista, Alta Vista, Tobin Hill, and Olmos Park for historic streets and a short drive to the core, or in The Pearl, Southtown, and King William for walkable food and nightlife at higher rents. Stone Oak (Northeast ISD) and Alamo Ranch or Helotes (Northside ISD) are the suburban defaults with newer homes; Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills are premium and urban-adjacent. Budget buyers look at South Side corridors such as Palm Heights, Highland Hills, and Harlandale, where three-beds still list around $150,000-$220,000, or East Side pockets like Dignowity Hill, Government Hill, and Denver Heights. Military and Randolph AFB commuters often choose Schertz, Cibolo, Converse, or Universal City, while Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch sit 30-40 minutes northwest as Hill Country premiums.

Young professionals and many healthcare workers land in Monte Vista, Alta Vista, Tobin Hill, and Olmos Park for historic streets and a short drive to the core, or in The Pearl, Southtown, and King William for walkable food and nightlife at higher rents. Stone Oak (Northeast ISD) and Alamo Ranch or Helotes (Northside ISD) are the suburban defaults with newer homes; Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills are premium and urban-adjacent.

Budget buyers look at South Side corridors such as Palm Heights, Highland Hills, and Harlandale, where three-beds still list around $150,000-$220,000, or East Side pockets like Dignowity Hill, Government Hill, and Denver Heights. Military and Randolph AFB commuters often choose Schertz, Cibolo, Converse, or Universal City, while Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch sit 30-40 minutes northwest as Hill Country premiums.

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Getting aroundMost people drive—about 90%—and VIA buses are a backup, not a substitute; a car is treated as required. Peak congestion hits 4-6 p.m. on I-10, I-35, I-281, and Loop 1604, with frequent construction; one source puts annual delay around 39 hours. South Side to downtown is often 10-20 minutes, Boerne 30-40 minutes northwest, and locals still claim much of the city is reachable in about 20 minutes with easy parking and gas about 6% below the national average. Expect routine crosstown drives among Stone Oak, the Medical Center, the North Side, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Fort Sam, and Randolph AFB rather than a walkable hospital-campus commute.

Most people drive—about 90%—and VIA buses are a backup, not a substitute; a car is treated as required. Peak congestion hits 4-6 p.m. on I-10, I-35, I-281, and Loop 1604, with frequent construction; one source puts annual delay around 39 hours.

South Side to downtown is often 10-20 minutes, Boerne 30-40 minutes northwest, and locals still claim much of the city is reachable in about 20 minutes with easy parking and gas about 6% below the national average. Expect routine crosstown drives among Stone Oak, the Medical Center, the North Side, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Fort Sam, and Randolph AFB rather than a walkable hospital-campus commute.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: hellolanding.com Source 2: undergrads.com Source 3: livinginsatx.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: brooksrealestatetx.com

OutdoorsBrackenridge Park's 370-plus acres pack the San Antonio Zoo, Japanese Tea Garden, Witte Museum, the city's oldest municipal golf course, trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, birding, and a miniature railway. The River Walk and Mission Reach are used for jogs and bikes; Leon Creek Greenway is a named bike-trail network. Weekends go to Government Canyon, Friedrich Wilderness, Eisenhower Park, Canyon Lake, and New Braunfels' Guadalupe and Comal rivers; the five Spanish missions sit on a 7.7-mile stretch, and the Gulf beach is about a two-hour drive. Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the big family outdoor park.

Brackenridge Park's 370-plus acres pack the San Antonio Zoo, Japanese Tea Garden, Witte Museum, the city's oldest municipal golf course, trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, birding, and a miniature railway. The River Walk and Mission Reach are used for jogs and bikes; Leon Creek Greenway is a named bike-trail network.

Weekends go to Government Canyon, Friedrich Wilderness, Eisenhower Park, Canyon Lake, and New Braunfels' Guadalupe and Comal rivers; the five Spanish missions sit on a 7.7-mile stretch, and the Gulf beach is about a two-hour drive. Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the big family outdoor park.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: hellolanding.com Source 2: visitsanantonio.com Source 3: bloggeratlarge.com Source 4: tourtexas.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: brooksrealestatetx.com

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San Antonio still sells large-metro life at small-metro prices: no state income tax, May 2026 median homes near $260,000, and one-bedrooms around $1,070, with healthcare and Joint Base San Antonio as the job spine. What is distinct is daily Tex-Mex, Fiesta's ten days of parades, Pearl's farmers market and Hotel Emma, and UNESCO missions along Mission Reach. Nurses should assume a car: VIA is thin, I-10/I-35/I-281/Loop 1604 clog at 4-6 p.m., and the Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, and Fort Sam/Randolph-area facilities sit across a sprawl. Monte Vista, Tobin Hill, and Southtown shorten the core commute; Stone Oak and Alamo Ranch buy newer homes and stronger Northside/Northeast schools; South Side and Converse stretch an $80k-$150k paycheck. Tradeoffs are triple-digit summers, doubled A/C, winter cedar fever, 2%+ property tax plus about $3,500 insurance, flood pockets, and campuses that swing from Boerne and Alamo Heights to struggling Harlandale. Heat and highway time are the price of Brackenridge Park, the greenways, and a genuinely neighborly city.

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