RN/LVN

Keystone Care (Texas)

Harlingen, Texas

We are hiring Registered Nurses (RNs)/Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) for our skilled nursing facility.

Posted Sep 22

Shift and hours: Night shift 6:00pm-6:00am · Day shift 6:00am-6:00pm
Unit and setting: Skilled nursing facility We are hiring Registered Nurses (RNs)/Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) for our skilled nursing facility.
License: RN or LVN license Licensure: Texas RN License is requiredTexas RN License
Term: Permanent

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Details: 82-bed care center We feature 82 beds and beautiful spacious rooms in both private and semi-private settings.

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You’re weighing Keystone Care in Harlingen, Texas (78550). The city sits in a market where the cost of living index is 86.0—about 14% below the national price level—and Texas takes no state income tax out of your check. It is…

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We are hiring Registered Nurses (RNs)/Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) for our skilled nursing facility. We would love to consider you!

Full Time

Night shift 6:00pm-6:00am

Day Shift 6:00am-6:00pm

Requirements

Licensure

Texas RN License is required

licensure

Texas LVN License is required

Benefits

Health/Dental/Vision/Disability/Life Insurance/ 401k + more

Employee Discounts on Cell Phone service, Hotels, Movie Tickets, etc.

Opportunities for growth!

Veranda Rehabilitation & Healthcare’s commitment to excellence extends beyond delivering world class health care. Our company mission is to dignify and transform post-acute care. We are a modern, state-of-the-art care center, located at 4301 South Expressway 83. Our convenient location south of downtown, serves the Harlingen, San Benito, Palm Valley, and the surrounding areas. We feature 82 beds and beautiful spacious rooms in both private and semi-private settings.

We’re looking for exceptional professionals to join our team, so if you’re looking to make a change to work at a truly remarkable place, we encourage you to apply.

Veranda Rehabilitation & Healthcare

4301 South Expressway 83

Harlingen, TX 78550

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In Harlingen, TX

Harlingen, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% below the US average

Median rent: $928/mo
Household income: $53,645/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Harlingen, TX

NeighborhoodsThese sources do not name specific Harlingen subdivisions or price tiers. Downtown Harlingen is the district that is actually described: a walkable core with about 20 large murals and the city’s cultural mix. Valley View Senior Living is marketed as a maintenance-free, walkable retirement community with chef-prepared dining. Residents and Niche reviewers frame the rest of town as a quiet, tight-knit, generational farming community rather than a map of trendy named neighborhoods; a Facebook thread of parents with young kids asks which part of town to buy in, but the provided snippet does not answer with neighborhood names. Citywide average drives of about 16 minutes imply most in-town residential areas are a short hop to work.

These sources do not name specific Harlingen subdivisions or price tiers. Downtown Harlingen is the district that is actually described: a walkable core with about 20 large murals and the city’s cultural mix.

Valley View Senior Living is marketed as a maintenance-free, walkable retirement community with chef-prepared dining. Residents and Niche reviewers frame the rest of town as a quiet, tight-knit, generational farming community rather than a map of trendy named neighborhoods; a Facebook thread of parents with young kids asks which part of town to buy in, but the provided snippet does not answer with neighborhood names.

Citywide average drives of about 16 minutes imply most in-town residential areas are a short hop to work.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: civitasseniorliving.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: tourtexas.com Source 6: niche.com

Getting aroundU.S. News lists an average commute of 15.94 minutes; Livability lists 15 minutes. A Reddit commenter who does not live in Harlingen but commutes daily from Edinburg and regularly goes to McAllen said Harlingen itself does not have a lot going on—more a lifestyle note than a traffic report. No source names hospital campuses, parking rules, or a bus or rail line a nurse would ride; public-transit access appears only as a generic retirement-neighborhood checklist item. In-town hospital shifts would likely be a brief drive rather than a transit commute.

U.S. News lists an average commute of 15.94 minutes; Livability lists 15 minutes. A Reddit commenter who does not live in Harlingen but commutes daily from Edinburg and regularly goes to McAllen said Harlingen itself does not have a lot going on—more a lifestyle note than a traffic report.

No source names hospital campuses, parking rules, or a bus or rail line a nurse would ride; public-transit access appears only as a generic retirement-neighborhood checklist item. In-town hospital shifts would likely be a brief drive rather than a transit commute.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: civitasseniorliving.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: livability.com

OutdoorsHarlingen has over 1,200 acres of public parkland. Hugh Ramsey Park and Harlingen Thicket form the Harlingen Arroyo Colorado site of the World Birding Center, with nature trails for species such as the Altamira oriole, long-billed thrasher, and red-crowned parrot. East of town, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is described as having more documented bird species than any other U.S. wildlife refuge, with hiking and driving trails and volunteer-led walks. Fragile Planet Wildlife Park is a local attraction; golf is marketed as having more playable days per year than anywhere else in the United States; fishing and hunting run year-round; and South Padre Island is minutes away for beaches and seashells. Niche reviewers also point to spring wild sunflowers among cotton fields and windmills.

Harlingen has over 1,200 acres of public parkland. Hugh Ramsey Park and Harlingen Thicket form the Harlingen Arroyo Colorado site of the World Birding Center, with nature trails for species such as the Altamira oriole, long-billed thrasher, and red-crowned parrot.

East of town, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is described as having more documented bird species than any other U.S. wildlife refuge, with hiking and driving trails and volunteer-led walks. Fragile Planet Wildlife Park is a local attraction; golf is marketed as having more playable days per year than anywhere else in the United States; fishing and hunting run year-round; and South Padre Island is minutes away for beaches and seashells.

Niche reviewers also point to spring wild sunflowers among cotton fields and windmills.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: yelp.com Source 2: visitharlingentexas.com Source 3: tourtexas.com Source 4: niche.com Source 5: livability.com

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Living in Harlingen

Harlingen is a short-commute Rio Grande Valley city of about 73,000 whose identity is birding, downtown murals, and low housing costs—not nightlife. Nurses will find a growing healthcare sector and typical drives around 16 minutes, with median homes cited at $136,000–$155,000 and rents near $700; C2ER ranked it the nation’s least expensive urban area in early 2025. Downtown’s roughly 20 murals, the free Iwo Jima Memorial at the Marine Military Academy, and Hugh Ramsey Park plus Harlingen Thicket (World Birding Center) give weekends a local texture. Moon Rock’s food-truck park, The Hop Shop, and praised Mexican restaurants are the hangouts; variety beyond Tex-Mex and chains is thin. Year-round outdoors include 1,200 acres of parks, Laguna Atascosa, golf, and South Padre Island. Residents warn of oppressive summer heat, isolation from major Texas cities, limited high-paying work, thin infrastructure, and a quiet, socially conservative farming-town pace that fits families and retirees better than people who want a lively scene.

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As of 2025Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: visitharlingentexas.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: tourtexas.com Source 7: niche.com Source 8: livability.com

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