Hi Everyone!

I graduated Nursing School with my ASN this past May and passed my boards in June! I am currently licensed in Florida but will be relocating to corpus christi texas in a month or two (because of my husbands job). I am looking for ANY advice on where to apply, when to start applying and really just anything anyone has to offer as I have never been there/know close to nothing about the area. Also being a new grad with no RN experience concerns me! (I do have 3 years CNA hospital experience) I am very open minded and would take a job at just about anywhere. Would love a hospital or even LTC/LTAC job but am in no way set on only applying at those places! Any advice?? :) THANKS IN ADVANCE!

I know the Christus system there hires new grad ASN's.

Corpus is a nice area. I have been there a few times on vacation. Have a friend from there and he really likes it there too. Pay is on the lower end for Texas (I think he said he started @ ~$21-22/hr as a new grad BSN 3 years ago).

CHRISTUS Spohn is actively hiring... very new grad friendly. They have three hospitals in CC.

Spohn hires new grads & I believe the Bay Area system does too but I think they only want RN-BSNs. They are closing down the Memorial hospital & moving the whole thing to Shoreline.

There are Spohns in Corpus, one in Alice (about 45 minutes away from Corpus), one in Kingsville (30 minutes away) & Beeville (1 hour away).

They pay is decent, like previously stated, $20-22/hr.

Oh & there is a Kindred if you don't mind working there.

If you have any questions feel free to message me. I live in the area.

I am planning on graduating in the Spring 2015 class of UT Tyler's BSN program and I was wondering when I should start applying to Christus in Corpus Christi. I am used to residency programs telling me a deadline but I am unsure what to do when it comes to a hospital without a dead line. Any help would be appreciated!