Registered Nurse - Respiratory CardioPulmonary

CHRISTUS Health

Corpus Christi, Texas

You'll make assignments and delegate to other care providers to help manage the clinical situation.

Posted Aug 18

Shift and hours: 10-⁠hour shifts 4 Days - 10 Hours4 shifts · 40 hours a week
Unit and setting: Respiratory and cardiopulmonary Registered Nurse - Respiratory CardioPulmonary
License: RN license RN License in state of employment or compactRN license from the state of employment or a compact
Term: Permanent

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Certification: BLS BLS required

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

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Day to day: patient and family teaching Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

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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

4 Days - 10 Hours

Work Type

Full Time

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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