Inpatient RN NICU
Corpus Christi, Texas
- Eligibility
- Neonatology
- Unit
- NICU
Posted Jul 23
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar TX Pediatrics roles post $32/hr to $38/hr
- Relocation
- Help offered
TX Pediatrics postings that state pay run $27/hr to $49/hr, the middle half $32/hr to $38/hr, across 84 postings.
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About this role
The staff nurse (RN) is a professional Registered Nurse who provides direct nursing care to assigned patient population. The staff nurse, utilizing the nursing process, plans and delivers effective patient care within the Texas scope of practice and within the frame work of Driscoll Health System's vision of excellence and integrated care delivery. The staff nurse complies within the established standards of practice, policies and clinical guidelines reflective of evidence-based best practice. The practice of the staff nurse contributes to creating an environment that is patient focused, family centered and is designed to provide continuation of care and patient transition management.
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Requirements
- RN
- Current RN license in the State of Texas
- BSN preferred
- Current RN license in the State of Texas
- BLS Certification (must be American Heart Association)
- Advanced Specialty Courses (ASC)/Credentials according to Attachment A
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- National Certification in specialty must be attempted within 3 years of completing orientation
- Experience working with neonates
- Inpatient experience
- Evidence-based practice
Place
- City
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Median rent
- $1,292/mo
- Local household income
- $67,394/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Corpus Christi area index 92.7, where 100 is the national average.
Wake to Gulf salt air on North Padre Island, where your commute traces the Laguna Madre and Whataburger—the chain born here—awaits after a shift. With living costs about 7% below the national average, settle into a Flour Bluff bungalow near the naval air station or a downtown bayfront walk-up by the seawall.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
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On your path
NICU / Neonatal is open from year one. Residencies hire in directly, and the unit's level sets the work.
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?