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Specializes in ICU.

Hi everyone! Hopefully someone can help. I am interested in living in Ciudad Juarez and working in a hospital in El Paso TX or Las Cruces NM part time while maintaining my full time job in Phoenix AZ.

Can anyone recommend a hospital in the metro El Paso TX or Las Cruces NM? I know that Texas is already is a compact state for licensure and New Mexico won't be one until January 2004, so having an Arizona license should be no problem.

Just wondering what the working condition is like in that part of the country and what the pay scale is for starting RNs.

Hello.

I work in Las Cruces NM as an RN in the Tele. unit. I feel over all we have decent working condtions. We have had a few travelers in the past and they seem to enjoy our facility. Pay scale starts approx. $19-30 (19 of course right out of school).

My husband works in El Paso and the scale there is approx. $3 more an hour. In El Paso they offer sign on bonuses as well as a more competetive scale. I preferrr to work in Las Cruces because the employees there have a much better attitude. That is the reason I preferr Las Cruces to El Paso.

Specializes in ICU.

Thanks for the information. I am planning to live in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico since the average person pays about $400 a month in total expenses and for $19 to $22 a hour, a nurse could live there in a fairly well-off manner. What are the names of the hospitals that you and your husband work in? I'll try to look at their facilities and visit the HR departments the next time I go to Juarez. Thanks in advance.

Specializes in Corrections, Psych, Med-Surg.
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Specializes in ICU.

I am exploring the idea of working at the Sierra Providence Hospitals in El Paso, mainly Providence on Oregon Street near UTE. I am leery however by the fact that they are own by Tenet, a company with a not so great reputation. Could anyone t ell me the reputation of this hospital and the working condition for new nurses? Thanks in advance.

Specializes in ICU.

I am also exploring Del Sol Medical Center on Gateway in eastern El Paso. Has anyone heard of this place? Also, is there a bus line that goes from downtown near Stanton and Franklin to this hospital? I am going to meet with a recruiter this week and am staying in downtown, hence for the bus line. Also, in the future, if I am to live in Juarez, I would like to get a bus from the border to this place.

Specializes in ICU.

I have decided to accept a position at Del Sol Medical Center. As a graduate nurse, they are going to pay me $21.38 per hour as base pay and $3.00 for differential for working from 7p to 7a. That is $24.38 for a brand new nurse! This comes out to more than $45,000 annually for somebody who just graduated a couple of months ago from nursing school. In addition they have a $4,000 signing bonus plus $2,000 for relocation.

In addition, I found out that there is a bus line that goes from the downtown plaza to this facility--I can now live in Mexico and commute there from the Santa Fe Bridge, isn't that great!! These are bus line 59 and bus line 56. Thanks for all the people who have helped me in this endeavor.

PS: I also looked for an apartment on the corner of Montes de Oca and Vincente Guerrero in Juarez during my visit to the El Paso metro area. They are charging $250 per month for a two bedroom. Sounds good to me.

Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatrics.

I worked at Thomason from 1991-1992. It seemed like a pretty nice hospital to me at the time, of course that's been quite a while ago. Have you considered it?

Edited to say: I just read the post above mine and I see that you have already accepted a position. Never mind and good luck. :D

Hey,

Can anyone let me know how is it to work at Del Sol Medical Centre? what is the pay scale for GN nurses and what is the living cost in this area. Any information will be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks

Sweety:nurse:

Hello,

Thank you so much for the information. Can you give me an idea if $25 an hour is a fair amount for EL Paso. how much does a one bedroom apartment cost?

thank you

Sweety RN

Specializes in critical care: trauma/oncology/burns.
Hello,

Thank you so much for the information. Can you give me an idea if $25 an hour is a fair amount for EL Paso. how much does a one bedroom apartment cost?

thank you

Sweety RN

I work at the Army Medical Center so not sure if $25 an hour is a fair amount of $$ here in this part of Texas.

Why don't you check out www.rent.com or www.apartmentguide.com

My one bedroom apartment in the Northeast (El Paso) is $ 550/month USD which includes water and cable

Good Luck in your search for an apartment!

athena

Please, please, please keep up with the news re: violence and drug wars in Juarez before you decide you want to live there. The El Paso Times states over 800 murders have occurred in Juarez this year. with 215 in June. http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_12737826

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