LVN (PRN)- Cornerstone Retirement Community

Methodist Retirement Communities

Texarkana, Texas

Methodist Retirement Communities is long-term care.

Posted Aug 13

Methodist Retirement Communities workplace

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour
Unit and setting: Psych · Home Health
License: LVN license Graduation from an accredited vocational school of nursing and current Texas or Texas compact LVN/LPN license required.
Term: Per Diem

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Shift differential: +$2/hr

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You are looking at Methodist Retirement Communities through its Texarkana affiliate, Cornerstone Retirement Community, where CNA roles are posted and relocation has been mentioned alongside hiring. The work is resident-facing—helping people with daily living in a retirement and skilled-nursing setting—not…

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Internship review cites in-depth program with staff who care about career development

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As of 2025-04-01Source: glassdoor.com

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Methodist Retirement Communities (MRC), with a mission to honor and serve older adults as an expression of Christ’s love, does so with eight continuing-care retirement communities in Texas. Affiliated with MRC and located in Texarkana, Cornerstone Retirement Community, is a leader in continuing care retirement living offering independent living, assisted living, memory support, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, and home health.

Cornerstone is Texarkana's only 5 STAR Community and is proud to be officially certified in the Eden Alternative Registry, which honors those organizations deeply committed to transforming traditional models of care into person-directed approaches that put the individual first.

Hours: Day shift 6:00am-6:00pm & Night shift 6:00pm-6:00am ($2 Shift Diff)

We are currently seeking PRN LVN’s to: direct and coordinate activities of CNAs perform basic daily nursing functions issue proper medications meet the nursing needs of our residents in an efficient, economical, and caring manner- while maintaining high standards and quality care

Required Education/Certification/

Licensure

Graduation from an accredited vocational school of nursing and current Texas or Texas compact LVN/LPN license required.

Worker Traits

Models a service attitude toward others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative

Training and Experience

Training or experience in geriatric, psychiatric or medical/surgical nursing desired.

Job Knowledge

Knowledgeable of human development, including the processes of aging, and of social and health problems confronting older persons.

What's around it?

In Texarkana, TX

Texarkana, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 16% below the US average

Median rent: $1,010/mo
Household income: $50,573/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Texarkana, TX

NeighborhoodsNurses and other relocators are steered first to Pleasant Grove, an in-town Texarkana neighborhood in ZIP 75503 served by Pleasant Grove ISD across about 55 square miles, which realtors treat as the priciest move-up pocket. Facebook locals also name Red Lick, Sugar Hill, and Redwater, citing campuses such as Morriss Elementary. Wake Village is the other frequently compared option, with a different price and setting tradeoff. Reddit threads specifically mention The Pointe Apartments and the neighborhoods beside them, plus Waggoner Creek as a rental community.

Nurses and other relocators are steered first to Pleasant Grove, an in-town Texarkana neighborhood in ZIP 75503 served by Pleasant Grove ISD across about 55 square miles, which realtors treat as the priciest move-up pocket. Facebook locals also name Red Lick, Sugar Hill, and Redwater, citing campuses such as Morriss Elementary.

Wake Village is the other frequently compared option, with a different price and setting tradeoff. Reddit threads specifically mention The Pointe Apartments and the neighborhoods beside them, plus Waggoner Creek as a rental community.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: viewtexarkanahomes.com Source 3: reddit.com

Getting aroundTypical one-way commutes are short: U.S. News lists about 13.31 minutes, a moving guide cites 13 minutes, and AR-TX REDI cites 18 minutes. The main hospital employers are CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System and Wadley Regional Medical Center, with additional sites such as Collom & Carney Clinic, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, and SignatureCare and Texarkana emergency centers. I-30 is the named highway spine; sources do not describe hospital parking or a bus or rail network, so daily life is a brief drive.

Typical one-way commutes are short: U.S. News lists about 13.31 minutes, a moving guide cites 13 minutes, and AR-TX REDI cites 18 minutes. The main hospital employers are CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System and Wadley Regional Medical Center, with additional sites such as Collom & Carney Clinic, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, and SignatureCare and Texarkana emergency centers.

I-30 is the named highway spine; sources do not describe hospital parking or a bus or rail network, so daily life is a brief drive.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: nelsonwesterberg.com Source 3: artxredi.com

OutdoorsSpring Lake Park is the go-to green space for a lake, walking trails, playgrounds, and picnics; Bringle Lake Park adds fishing, playgrounds, mountain-biking trails, and a walking/running path. On the Arkansas side, Bobby Ferguson Park has a walking trail, playground, and fishing lake, Jefferson Park has a PetSafe dog park and amphitheater, and the Ermer Dansby Pondexter Sports Complex offers sports fields and open green space. Summer centers on Big Dam Waterpark; golfers use Texarkana Golf Ranch; anglers drive to Millwood State Park for bass fishing; 67 Speedway runs race nights.

Spring Lake Park is the go-to green space for a lake, walking trails, playgrounds, and picnics; Bringle Lake Park adds fishing, playgrounds, mountain-biking trails, and a walking/running path. On the Arkansas side, Bobby Ferguson Park has a walking trail, playground, and fishing lake, Jefferson Park has a PetSafe dog park and amphitheater, and the Ermer Dansby Pondexter Sports Complex offers sports fields and open green space.

Summer centers on Big Dam Waterpark; golfers use Texarkana Golf Ranch; anglers drive to Millwood State Park for bass fishing; 67 Speedway runs race nights.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: waggonercreekapts.com Source 2: arkansas.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: artxredi.com

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Relocation mentioned as eligible alongside CNA hiring at Cornerstone

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As of 2026Source: facebook.com

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Living in Texarkana

Texarkana is a dual-state city on I-30, famous for the Post Office that sits on the Texas-Arkansas line, with CHRISTUS St. Michael and Wadley Regional as the core hospital employers. Relocating nurses typically look first at Pleasant Grove in ZIP 75503, the in-town, higher-priced pocket served by Pleasant Grove ISD and Morriss Elementary, or at Red Lick, Redwater, Sugar Hill, and Wake Village for more space at lower tiers. The Pointe Apartments and Waggoner Creek are the complexes locals name. Commutes average roughly 13 to 18 minutes by car. Housing is inexpensive by national standards: citywide median values in the mid-$150ks, while 75503 sales ran a Redfin median of $296,750 in February 2026. Life outside work is Spring Lake Park and Bringle Lake Park (trails, fishing, mountain biking), the 1924 Perot Theatre, Rail Yard Entertainment District, Naaman's BBQ, Zapata's, and festivals such as Dine on the Line. Honest tradeoffs: Reddit voices warn of drugs, crime, and segregation unless you live on the nicer side of town, and the cultural calendar is small-city, not Dallas. Dallas itself is about 180 miles away.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: viewtexarkanahomes.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: waggonercreekapts.com Source 5: arkansas.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: nelsonwesterberg.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: artxredi.com Source 10: makemymove.com

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