Registered Nurse - Acute MedSurgical A

CHRISTUS Health

New Braunfels, Texas

Eligibility: Wound Care

Posted Jul 27

Shift and hours: 3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Med-Surg · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience: 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

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CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - New Braunfels (CSRH-NB), nestled in the heart of downtown New Braunfels, is a full-service, 94-private bed facility that continues to expand to meet the needs of New Braunfels’ strong population growth. Innovative equipment and procedures are utilized, including an Outpatient Imaging Center, orthopedic and surgical services, rehabilitation, a renovated birthing center, including 24/7 neonatal coverage, emergency care, wound care/hyperbaric center, 3D mammography, and comprehensive heart care, from diagnostics to open-heart surgery.

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.

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Requirements

Education/Skills

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

BLS required

RN License in state of employment or compact

Work Schedule

3 Days - 12 Hours

Work Type

Full Time

What's around it?

In New Braunfels, TX

New Braunfels, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% below the US average

Median rent: $1,654/mo
Household income: $86,021/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in New Braunfels, TX

NeighborhoodsDowntown New Braunfels ($250K–$500K) is the walkable dining-and-shopping core; Westpointe ($250K–$400K) is the entry-level New Braunfels ISD option; Mission Hill ($280K–$450K) is pitched for I-35 convenience. River Chase ($300K–$500K) is newer construction with a waterpark-community feel and strong NBISD zoning; Gruene ($350K–$700K) is historic river-town fabric minutes from the Guadalupe. Vintage Oaks ($400K–$800K, with some river/Hill Country and Copper Ridge listings $600K–$1M+) is 1–5 acre estate lots with resort pools, a lazy river, and trails, about 25 minutes to San Antonio off-peak and car-dependent. Active master-planned growth includes Veramendi, Meyer Ranch, and Overlook at Creekside.

Downtown New Braunfels ($250K–$500K) is the walkable dining-and-shopping core; Westpointe ($250K–$400K) is the entry-level New Braunfels ISD option; Mission Hill ($280K–$450K) is pitched for I-35 convenience. River Chase ($300K–$500K) is newer construction with a waterpark-community feel and strong NBISD zoning; Gruene ($350K–$700K) is historic river-town fabric minutes from the Guadalupe.

Vintage Oaks ($400K–$800K, with some river/Hill Country and Copper Ridge listings $600K–$1M+) is 1–5 acre estate lots with resort pools, a lazy river, and trails, about 25 minutes to San Antonio off-peak and car-dependent. Active master-planned growth includes Veramendi, Meyer Ranch, and Overlook at Creekside.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: lrgrealty.com Source 2: livinginsatx.com Source 3: coventryhomes.com

Getting aroundThere is no public transit; outside downtown/Gruene the city is fully car-dependent. Local average commute is cited around 22 minutes, but I-35 congestion is the real constraint: downtown San Antonio 35–55 minutes, San Antonio Medical Center 40–55 minutes, JBSA-Randolph 25–35 minutes, JBSA-Lackland 50–65 minutes (poor for a daily drive), and Austin 50–70 minutes. Peak backups concentrate on I-35, Loop 337, Highway 46, and I-35 feeders; Vintage Oaks is about 25 minutes to San Antonio off-peak and Gruene about 30. Daily Austin commuting is widely described as challenging; local work (including Resolute Health Hospital) or hybrid/remote fits far better. San Antonio International is about 40–50 minutes; Austin-Bergstrom about 55–70.

There is no public transit; outside downtown/Gruene the city is fully car-dependent. Local average commute is cited around 22 minutes, but I-35 congestion is the real constraint: downtown San Antonio 35–55 minutes, San Antonio Medical Center 40–55 minutes, JBSA-Randolph 25–35 minutes, JBSA-Lackland 50–65 minutes (poor for a daily drive), and Austin 50–70 minutes.

Peak backups concentrate on I-35, Loop 337, Highway 46, and I-35 feeders; Vintage Oaks is about 25 minutes to San Antonio off-peak and Gruene about 30. Daily Austin commuting is widely described as challenging; local work (including Resolute Health Hospital) or hybrid/remote fits far better. San Antonio International is about 40–50 minutes; Austin-Bergstrom about 55–70.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livinginsatx.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: lrgrealty.com Source 4: popbyrealty.com Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: coventryhomes.com

OutdoorsDaily outdoor life is built around the spring-fed Comal River (about 68–72°F year-round, roughly a 2.5-hour tube float with the Tube Chute) and the Guadalupe, especially May through October. Landa Park is the in-town green space on the water; Schlitterbahn is the destination waterpark; Canyon Lake is the nearby weekend lake. Parks are described with large lawns, shade trees, picnic areas, golf, and splash pads; Vintage Oaks and other master-planned communities add miles of trails, pools, and lazy rivers. Nearby day trips include Natural Bridge Caverns and Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch.

Daily outdoor life is built around the spring-fed Comal River (about 68–72°F year-round, roughly a 2.5-hour tube float with the Tube Chute) and the Guadalupe, especially May through October. Landa Park is the in-town green space on the water; Schlitterbahn is the destination waterpark; Canyon Lake is the nearby weekend lake.

Parks are described with large lawns, shade trees, picnic areas, golf, and splash pads; Vintage Oaks and other master-planned communities add miles of trails, pools, and lazy rivers. Nearby day trips include Natural Bridge Caverns and Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: landarivertrips.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: livinginsatx.com Source 4: lrgrealty.com Source 5: foratravel.com Source 6: facebook.com

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New Braunfels sits on I-35 between San Antonio (~30 miles) and Austin (~50 miles) as a mid-sized Comal County river town—neither a quiet Hill Country hideaway nor a dense San Antonio suburb. What is genuinely distinct is how the Comal and Guadalupe shape ordinary life from May through October: tubing the spring-fed Comal (about 72°F year-round) past the Tube Chute, Landa Park on the water, live music at Gruene Hall (called the oldest dance hall in Texas), Wurstfest, Schlitterbahn, and Canyon Lake weekends. A nurse can work in town at Resolute Health Hospital or drive 40–55 minutes to San Antonio’s Medical Center; there is no transit, and I-35, Loop 337, and Highway 46 clog at peak, so a daily Austin run (50–70 minutes) is a real cost. Most housing sits in the $250s–$550s (median values cited around $324,000–$357,000; median rent about $1,368), with Veramendi, River Chase, and Westpointe for newer or entry-level NBISD/Comal ISD homes and Vintage Oaks or river lots at a premium. Locals call people friendly and the outdoor calendar unmatched, but the city has more than doubled, summers are long and very hot, humidity and allergies bite, tourist weekends crowd the rivers, and utilities plus traffic are the usual complaints.

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As of 2026Source 1: livinginsatx.com Source 2: landarivertrips.com Source 3: lrgrealty.com Source 4: popbyrealty.com Source 5: coventryhomes.com Source 6: realestate.usnews.com Source 7: youtube.com

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