Registered Nurse (RN) - FT Days | Corpus Christi Bayfront

PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Corpus Christi Bayfront

Corpus Christi, Texas

Posted Sep 30

Shift and hours: Days Registered Nurse (RN) - FT Days | Corpus Christi Bayfront
Unit and setting: Ltach
License: RN licenseRN License in the state you are applying
Term: Permanent Registered Nurse (RN) - FT Days | Corpus Christi BayfrontFull-time

Do you qualify?

License: RN License in the state you are applying
Certification: BLS certification Current BLS certification
Certification: ACLS from day 1 for Charge Nurses, High Obs, and ICU **ACLS is REQUIRED from day 1 for all Charge Nurses, High Obs, and ICU.

Preferred

Certification: ACLS certification initially
Experience: 2 years of experience in direct patient care Having 2 years of experience in direct patient care
Experience: inpatient medical-surgical nursing experience Experience: One year of inpatient medical-surgical nursing experience preferred but not required.
Experience: prior experience in emergency or critical care environments Having prior experience in emergency or critical care environments
Also asks: higher comfort level working with vents/trachs/PICC lines A higher comfort level working with vents/trachs/PICC lines, etc.

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What it pays

Bonus: up to $3,000 per employee referred for each full-time employee you refer

Benefits

BenefitsComprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance with plan optionsComprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance with plan options to choose from
BenefitsEmployee Assistance programsEmployee Assistance programs
BenefitsGroup legal assistance/Identify Theft Protection/Home and Auto Insurance/Pet InsuranceGroup legal assistance/Identify Theft Protection/Home and Auto Insurance/Pet Insurance
BenefitsDisability BenefitsDisability Benefits
BenefitsLife InsuranceLife Insurance
Medical Insurance

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Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Rx plans
Group legal assistance

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The role and schedule

Day to day: utilizing nursing process while delivering, directing, and supervising patient care
Day to day: planning, coordinating, and providing patient care including interdisciplinary planning, discharge planning, teaching, and accessing community resources
Charge: acting as Charge Nurse as assigned May perform other related duties as assigned or requested, including Charge Nurse (ACLS certification required).

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PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Corpus Christi Bayfront

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“Remember why you became a nurse?”

We here at PAM Health are mindful of what it took for you to gain your nursing education and begin your career and we admire you and the countless others who have chosen this career path.

We want you to know that you are respected, admired, encouraged to grow, and rewarded here with us at PAM Health!

We Offer The Following To All Our Full-time Employees

Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance with plan options to choose from Rx plans Employee Assistance programs Group legal assistance/Identify Theft Protection/Home and Auto Insurance/Pet Insurance Disability Benefits Life Insurance Most Importantly: OPPORTUNITY TO GROW! WE LOVE TO PROMOTE FROM WITHIN! AND WITH OVER 70+ LOCATIONS AND GROWING! THERE ARE COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND A FUTURE WITH PAM HEALTH!

Referral bonuses as well are offered for each full-time employee you refer! Up to $3,000 per employee referred! Ask a recruiter for more information.

We are currently hiring for a Registered Nurse- and would love to meet with you and discuss why we feel you would be a wonderful addition to our PAMily! Please take a moment to review the job opportunity and reach out to a recruiter with any questions you may have or for the next steps in furthering your career; apply directly to the post. We look forward to meeting you soon!

Under the direction of the Chief Nursing Officer/Director of Nursing, Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse, the Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process while delivering, directing and supervising care to patients admitted to the nursing unit. The Registered Nurse plans, coordinates, and provides patient care to include interdisciplinary planning, discharge planning, patient and family teaching for post-hospitalization, and accessing community resources. May perform other related duties as assigned or requested, including Charge Nurse (ACLS certification required).

RN License in the state you are applying Current BLS certification Current ACLS certification is preferred initially and required after 90 days of employment. Let us help you get your ACLS! ACLS is REQUIRED from day 1 for all Charge Nurses, High Obs, and ICU.

Experience

One year of inpatient medical-surgical nursing experience preferred but not required.

A few things that aren't required, but we would prefer

Having prior experience in emergency or critical care environments A higher comfort level working with vents/trachs/PICC lines, etc. Having 2 years of experience in direct patient care

What's around it?

In Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Median rent: $1,292/mo
Household income: $67,394/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Corpus Christi, TX

NeighborhoodsNurses and other relocators most often land on the Southside—King’s Crossing and The Lakes—for newer builds, stronger schools, and a school-to-H-E-B-to-Target loop, or in the Bay Area north of Highway 358 on the south shore of Corpus Christi Bay, a roughly 41,500-resident mix of middle-class families and seniors in mostly 3-bedroom houses. Bayside/Ocean Drive (homes between Alameda and Ocean Drive, Del Mar and Ennis Joslin) is repeatedly called the nicest established bay-view strip. Flour Bluff sits minutes from NAS Corpus Christi and draws military families; Calallen and Northwest Crossing offer Calallen ISD and a quieter, country-adjacent feel at the cost of a longer drive; North Padre Island is canal homes, golf carts, and Whitecap Beach. Portland in San Patricio County and the growing London area (London ISD, larger lots) also come up constantly in local recommendations.

Nurses and other relocators most often land on the Southside—King’s Crossing and The Lakes—for newer builds, stronger schools, and a school-to-H-E-B-to-Target loop, or in the Bay Area north of Highway 358 on the south shore of Corpus Christi Bay, a roughly 41,500-resident mix of middle-class families and seniors in mostly 3-bedroom houses. Bayside/Ocean Drive (homes between Alameda and Ocean Drive, Del Mar and Ennis Joslin) is repeatedly called the nicest established bay-view strip.

Flour Bluff sits minutes from NAS Corpus Christi and draws military families; Calallen and Northwest Crossing offer Calallen ISD and a quieter, country-adjacent feel at the cost of a longer drive; North Padre Island is canal homes, golf carts, and Whitecap Beach. Portland in San Patricio County and the growing London area (London ISD, larger lots) also come up constantly in local recommendations.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: lrgrealty.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: oceangloryhomes.com Source 5: stephsellscorpus.com

Getting aroundTypical one-way commute is about 17.6 minutes, but the city runs roughly 30 miles from Calallen to North Padre Island, so averages hide large swings by neighborhood. Daily driving rides SPID (Hwy 358), the JFK Causeway to the island, US-77, and Saratoga Boulevard; school traffic on SPID and Saratoga can stretch a short map drive, and island-to-mainland traffic is a standing complaint. Flour Bluff is about 5 minutes from NAS Corpus Christi; Calallen is about 25 minutes to the base. Transit Score is 27 and Walk Score 40—the bus does not cover the city well, so a car is the real system; these sources do not name hospital campuses, parking, or hospital-specific routes.

Typical one-way commute is about 17.6 minutes, but the city runs roughly 30 miles from Calallen to North Padre Island, so averages hide large swings by neighborhood. Daily driving rides SPID (Hwy 358), the JFK Causeway to the island, US-77, and Saratoga Boulevard; school traffic on SPID and Saratoga can stretch a short map drive, and island-to-mainland traffic is a standing complaint.

Flour Bluff is about 5 minutes from NAS Corpus Christi; Calallen is about 25 minutes to the base. Transit Score is 27 and Walk Score 40—the bus does not cover the city well, so a car is the real system; these sources do not name hospital campuses, parking, or hospital-specific routes.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: lrgrealty.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: stephsellscorpus.com

OutdoorsFree or cheap outdoor life centers on the downtown Bayfront for walking and jogging, Cole Park with paths, a fishing pier, and a playground, plus North Beach, North Packery Beach, and Mustang Island. Padre Island National Seashore is the wild stretch: a long undeveloped barrier island with a small vehicle fee and seasonal sea turtle releases. Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge and Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve cover trails, boardwalks, and birding; the South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center is the planted counterpart. Conquer the Coast is the annual all-ages bike ride, Run the Runway is a 5K on the airport runway, and fishing and windsurfing are year-round defaults.

Free or cheap outdoor life centers on the downtown Bayfront for walking and jogging, Cole Park with paths, a fishing pier, and a playground, plus North Beach, North Packery Beach, and Mustang Island. Padre Island National Seashore is the wild stretch: a long undeveloped barrier island with a small vehicle fee and seasonal sea turtle releases.

Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge and Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve cover trails, boardwalks, and birding; the South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center is the planted counterpart. Conquer the Coast is the annual all-ages bike ride, Run the Runway is a 5K on the airport runway, and fishing and windsurfing are year-round defaults.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: homecity.com Source 2: visitcorpuschristi.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: oceangloryhomes.com Source 5: facebook.com

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Living in Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi stretches about 30 miles from Calallen to North Padre Island: Gulf beaches and bayfront parks on one side, refineries and hurricane insurance on the other. Southside (King’s Crossing, The Lakes) and the Bay Area north of Hwy 358 fit most nurses who want H-E-B, Target, and an ~18-minute city commute; Calallen and London trade drive time for top-rated ISDs; Flour Bluff sits minutes from NAS; the Island means canal homes and Whitecap via the JFK Causeway. Weekends run to Cole Park, Padre Island National Seashore, the USS Lexington, and Water Street Oyster Bar. A car is non-negotiable given a Transit Score of 27, and some Gulf beaches are state highways you can drive on. Expect sticky summers, bugs, thin transit, uneven schools, refinery air, and occasional Stage II drought rules—choose the neighborhood before you sign.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: lrgrealty.com Source 2: stephsellscorpus.com Source 3: realestate.usnews.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: oceangloryhomes.com Source 6: homecity.com Source 7: visitcorpuschristi.com Source 8: quora.com Source 9: facebook.com Source 10: reddit.com

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Corpus Christi, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.