Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

Northeast Baptist Hospital

San Antonio, Texas

Posted Sep 30 · 1 year of experience

Unit and setting: Med-Surg
License: RN license PREFERRED: Possession of current Texas State License for Registered Nurse.Possession of current Texas State License for Registered Nurse.
Term: Permanent

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Certification: Must have active healthcare provider Basic Life Support on hire (ARC or AHA); however, must have AHA Healthcare Provider BLS within 60 days of hire.After hire · within 60 days PREFERRED: Must have active healthcare provider Basic Life Support on hire (ARC or AHA); however, must have AHA Healthcare Provider BLS within 60 days of hire.
Certification: Dialysis Department: In addition to Basic Life Support, ACLS (AHA) must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the unit.After hire · within 60 days PREFERRED: Dialysis Department: In addition to Basic Life Support, ACLS (AHA) must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the unit.
Also asks: For RN in Behavioral Health: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer into departmentAfter hire · within 60 days PREFERRED: For RN in Behavioral Health: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer into department
Also asks: Behavioral Health Unit: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention for Behavioral Health must be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer into roleAfter hire · within 60 days PREFERRED: Behavioral Health Unit: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention for Behavioral Health must be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer into role

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License: Possession of current Texas State License for Registered Nurse. PREFERRED: Possession of current Texas State License for Registered Nurse. Check your license
Certification: REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/ PREFERRED: REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/
Certification: PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/ PREFERRED: PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/
Education: Bachelors Degree PREFERRED: Bachelors Degree
Experience: 1 year in acute/chronic dialysis for Dialysis PREFERRED: 1 year in acute/chronic dialysis for Dialysis
Experience: 2 years in acute care for Med/Surg PREFERRED: 2 years in acute care for Med/Surg
Experience: 2 years in psychiatric facility for Behavioral Health PREFERRED: 2 years in psychiatric facility for Behavioral Health
Experience: 2 years acute/chronic dialysis for Dialysis PREFERRED: 2 years acute/chronic dialysis for Dialysis
Also asks: MINIMUM PREFERRED: MINIMUM
Also asks: None for Med/Surg and Behavioral Health PREFERRED: None for Med/Surg and Behavioral Health
Also asks: REQUIRED CCOURSES/COMPLETIONS (e.g., CPR): PREFERRED: REQUIRED CCOURSES/COMPLETIONS (e.g., CPR):
Also asks: #LI-NS1 PREFERRED: #LI-NS1

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This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus. Under minimal supervision, provides nursing care for a group of patients assigned to the nurse based on matching the patients’ needs with the nurse’ competencies. Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum

Education

Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

Preferred

Education

Bachelors Degree

Minimum

Experience

None for Med/Surg and Behavioral Health 1 year in acute/chronic dialysis for Dialysis

Preferred

Experience

2 years in acute care for Med/Surg
2 years in psychiatric facility for Behavioral Health
2 years acute/chronic dialysis for Dialysis

Required certifications/

Licensure

Possession of current Texas State License for Registered Nurse. For RN in Behavioral Health: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer into department

Preferred certifications/

Licensure

REQUIRED CCOURSES/COMPLETIONS (e.g., CPR): Must have active healthcare provider Basic Life Support on hire (ARC or AHA); however, must have AHA Healthcare Provider BLS within 60 days of hire. Dialysis Department: In addition to Basic Life Support, ACLS (AHA) must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the unit. Behavioral Health Unit: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention for Behavioral Health must be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer into role #LI-NS1

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In San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% below the US average

Median rent: $1,324/mo
Household income: $65,056/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in San Antonio, TX

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals and many healthcare workers land in Monte Vista, Alta Vista, Tobin Hill, and Olmos Park for historic streets and a short drive to the core, or in The Pearl, Southtown, and King William for walkable food and nightlife at higher rents. Stone Oak (Northeast ISD) and Alamo Ranch or Helotes (Northside ISD) are the suburban defaults with newer homes; Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills are premium and urban-adjacent. Budget buyers look at South Side corridors such as Palm Heights, Highland Hills, and Harlandale, where three-beds still list around $150,000-$220,000, or East Side pockets like Dignowity Hill, Government Hill, and Denver Heights. Military and Randolph AFB commuters often choose Schertz, Cibolo, Converse, or Universal City, while Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch sit 30-40 minutes northwest as Hill Country premiums.

Young professionals and many healthcare workers land in Monte Vista, Alta Vista, Tobin Hill, and Olmos Park for historic streets and a short drive to the core, or in The Pearl, Southtown, and King William for walkable food and nightlife at higher rents. Stone Oak (Northeast ISD) and Alamo Ranch or Helotes (Northside ISD) are the suburban defaults with newer homes; Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills are premium and urban-adjacent.

Budget buyers look at South Side corridors such as Palm Heights, Highland Hills, and Harlandale, where three-beds still list around $150,000-$220,000, or East Side pockets like Dignowity Hill, Government Hill, and Denver Heights. Military and Randolph AFB commuters often choose Schertz, Cibolo, Converse, or Universal City, while Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch sit 30-40 minutes northwest as Hill Country premiums.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: undergrads.com Source 3: livinginsatx.com Source 4: hellolanding.com

Getting aroundMost people drive—about 90%—and VIA buses are a backup, not a substitute; a car is treated as required. Peak congestion hits 4-6 p.m. on I-10, I-35, I-281, and Loop 1604, with frequent construction; one source puts annual delay around 39 hours. South Side to downtown is often 10-20 minutes, Boerne 30-40 minutes northwest, and locals still claim much of the city is reachable in about 20 minutes with easy parking and gas about 6% below the national average. Expect routine crosstown drives among Stone Oak, the Medical Center, the North Side, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Fort Sam, and Randolph AFB rather than a walkable hospital-campus commute.

Most people drive—about 90%—and VIA buses are a backup, not a substitute; a car is treated as required. Peak congestion hits 4-6 p.m. on I-10, I-35, I-281, and Loop 1604, with frequent construction; one source puts annual delay around 39 hours.

South Side to downtown is often 10-20 minutes, Boerne 30-40 minutes northwest, and locals still claim much of the city is reachable in about 20 minutes with easy parking and gas about 6% below the national average. Expect routine crosstown drives among Stone Oak, the Medical Center, the North Side, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Fort Sam, and Randolph AFB rather than a walkable hospital-campus commute.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: hellolanding.com Source 2: undergrads.com Source 3: livinginsatx.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: brooksrealestatetx.com

OutdoorsBrackenridge Park's 370-plus acres pack the San Antonio Zoo, Japanese Tea Garden, Witte Museum, the city's oldest municipal golf course, trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, birding, and a miniature railway. The River Walk and Mission Reach are used for jogs and bikes; Leon Creek Greenway is a named bike-trail network. Weekends go to Government Canyon, Friedrich Wilderness, Eisenhower Park, Canyon Lake, and New Braunfels' Guadalupe and Comal rivers; the five Spanish missions sit on a 7.7-mile stretch, and the Gulf beach is about a two-hour drive. Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the big family outdoor park.

Brackenridge Park's 370-plus acres pack the San Antonio Zoo, Japanese Tea Garden, Witte Museum, the city's oldest municipal golf course, trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, birding, and a miniature railway. The River Walk and Mission Reach are used for jogs and bikes; Leon Creek Greenway is a named bike-trail network.

Weekends go to Government Canyon, Friedrich Wilderness, Eisenhower Park, Canyon Lake, and New Braunfels' Guadalupe and Comal rivers; the five Spanish missions sit on a 7.7-mile stretch, and the Gulf beach is about a two-hour drive. Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the big family outdoor park.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: hellolanding.com Source 2: visitsanantonio.com Source 3: bloggeratlarge.com Source 4: tourtexas.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: brooksrealestatetx.com

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Living in San Antonio

San Antonio still sells large-metro life at small-metro prices: no state income tax, May 2026 median homes near $260,000, and one-bedrooms around $1,070, with healthcare and Joint Base San Antonio as the job spine. What is distinct is daily Tex-Mex, Fiesta's ten days of parades, Pearl's farmers market and Hotel Emma, and UNESCO missions along Mission Reach. Nurses should assume a car: VIA is thin, I-10/I-35/I-281/Loop 1604 clog at 4-6 p.m., and the Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, and Fort Sam/Randolph-area facilities sit across a sprawl. Monte Vista, Tobin Hill, and Southtown shorten the core commute; Stone Oak and Alamo Ranch buy newer homes and stronger Northside/Northeast schools; South Side and Converse stretch an $80k-$150k paycheck. Tradeoffs are triple-digit summers, doubled A/C, winter cedar fever, 2%+ property tax plus about $3,500 insurance, flood pockets, and campuses that swing from Boerne and Alamo Heights to struggling Harlandale. Heat and highway time are the price of Brackenridge Park, the greenways, and a genuinely neighborly city.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: undergrads.com Source 2: livinginsatx.com Source 3: hellolanding.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: brooksrealestatetx.com Source 6: extraspace.com Source 7: bloggeratlarge.com Source 8: visitsanantonio.com

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