Registered Nurse - RN - Home Health - PRN

Lifecare Home Health Family

New Braunfels, Texas

Unit: Home Health

Posted Jul 23

Unit and setting: Home Health
License: RN license
Term: Per Diem

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Administer nursing care for clients in their residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, clients and their families, and the referring agency. Complete initial and ongoing assessments to identify physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs of home health clients. Develop, initiate, and revise the Plan of Care (POC) to ensure quality and continuity of care. Supervise, teach, and provide clinical direction to other nursing personnel (LVN/LPN, HHA, CNA). Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call services to clients and their families as assigned.

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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.

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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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