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Registered Nurse (Polytrauma Rehabilitation)

Veterans Health Administration · San Antonio, TX

$86k–$174k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationSan Antonio, TX
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Postedyesterday
  • Requisition888866100
  • ProfessionRegistered Nurse

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Registered Nurse (Polytrauma Rehabilitation) in San Antonio, TX. The employer published a pay range of $86k–$174k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other registered nurse roles before you apply.

Registered nurses assess patients, give medications and treatments, and coordinate care with physicians and the rest of the care team.

Duties from the announcement

Nurse I, Level 1 Provides fundamental inpatient nursing care with close supervision using the nursing process. Assesses patient needs, and evaluates responses to care. The nurse brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. Nurse I, Level 2 The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Practice includes directing other providers Partners with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $62.40 per hour, is 37% above the median of 124 RN postings with published pay in Texas ($45.41 per hour).

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San Antonio, TX at a glance

  • $41.88/hrmedian pay, San Antonio-New Braunfels area
  • $37–$47middle half of earners, per hour
  • 95price level, U.S. = 100
  • 19hospitals listed by CMS in San Antonio
  • The metro median is 3% below the Texas statewide median of $43.27 per hour. Nationally the median is $45.00 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $41.88 median hour in San Antonio-New Braunfels buys what $44.22 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in San Antonio: $141 a night for lodging and $74 a day for meals and incidentals.
  • HRSA lists 10 active primary care shortage designations covering Bexar County; shortage areas often have more openings.
  • Texas is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN/LVN with a multistate license from another compact state can work here without a new license. Nurses whose home state is not in the compact apply for a Texas license by endorsement.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do registered nurses get paid at other hospitals in Texas?

  • Veterans Health AdministrationSan Antonio, TX$62.40/hr
  • Military Treatment Facilities under DHAFort Hood, TX$55.88/hr
  • BrightSpring Health ServicesIRVING, TX$50.00/hr

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Typical requirements

  • Active RN license in the state of the job, or a multistate (compact) license
  • ADN or BSN from an accredited program
  • BLS; ACLS or a specialty certification for critical care, ER and similar units

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