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Legend Oaks New Braunfels
Rehab Center
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation of New Braunfels is a 126-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility located at 2468 Farm to Market Road 1101 in New Braunfels, Texas. The facility describes itself as New Braunfels' premier location for short-term rehabilitation…
Pay rate may depend on level of experience, education and the geographical location.
RNs need to be organized as they often care for a number of patients at the same time
A kind and compassionate RN will be considerate, sympathetic, non-judgemental and can comfort the patient.
A vital skill for an RNs is to be able to interact well with patients, coworkers and doctors. Communication skills are essential for good interaction.
Patience will help an RN to cope with anxiety, misunderstandings and help to make good decisions.
Dedication will help an RN to keep improving their skills and be committed to the patients.
An RN must be able to analyze, review and judge different situations they face and take the right actions according to the situation.
Requirements
Registered Nurse (RN) by examination, you must have graduated from an approved nursing program and pass the NCLEX-RN.
CPR ( cardiopulmonary resuscitation ) Certified
At least one year experience as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Benefits
Ensign offers a variety of benefits including tuition reimbursement, child care assistance, perks/discounts (PerkSpot, TicketsatWork), and employee assistance programs.
Daily Pay - an on-demand pay platform that lets employees access their earned wages before their scheduled payday
401K
Ensign offers dental and vision coverage. Terms, networks, and costs vary; check plan documents for specifics.
Ensign offers multiple Medical plans (Value Copay, Choice HSA PPO, Premier EPO, Centivo PCP Partnership, Kaiser HMO, SIMNSA). You choose the plan that best fits your needs.
Neighborhoods+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.
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.
Getting around+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.
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.
Outdoors+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.
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.
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 New Braunfels
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.
