Uh Oh!!

Hopefully everything is fine, but you could always start looking for backup plans, just in case.

Will this be your first time in Texas?

This turnover does not bode well. And facilities that offer relocation from out of state often have problems keeping nurses.

I met a good friend who moved to TX due to the relocation assist and promise of great things - she got the heck out of Dodge when she found out the real truth.

Get online to newspapers in the area and see what else is available if you can't change your plans.

Don't cry, make a plan. Even hospital systems that have seemingly good reputations have problems keeping staff and offer incentives. Why else would a facility offer extra money to move someone from out of town or out of state?

You need to make sure that they have your file and that the job is still good. Call the hospital operator and ask for the unit director's office. Just because the old one is gone doesn't mean you can't talk to the new one. Tell him/her that you interviewed with the old manager and were hired and you are confirming that you are ready to move. The next move is hers to tell you whether or not she has any clue about you coming on board. If she doesn't, she needs to find out. If she doesn't offer to look into things....something is wrong. Then I would continue to call HR and insist that you speak with the director. Be sure to be calm and professional. If you get the high pitched stressed voice that women are notorious for, this can put you at their mercy. Keep calling till you get concrete answers.

Obviously there are communication problems if they can't even find your file. For future reference - anytime you take a job with a bonus or relocation assist, if you leave before the designated time period the hospital will likely make you pay back all the money. They went after my friend for leaving before 2 years was up. It isn't pretty or fun to go through.

I think anywhere you work could be bad, or good....sometime it's an individual's opinion.


It could be coincidence that there are two people you have come into contact with who left. People leave jobs all the time...more pay, closer to the house, etc. It doesn't necessarily mean that the job itself will be terrible.


You could get in there and love the people you work with, and tolerate the hospital politics enough to love your job.




You can always try to pick up a PRN position at another facility until you see what the situation is at this particular hospital. If it is truly hades, then make your decision on what to do then.





....Welcome to Texas! You will love it here!

Welcome to Texas!!!!

You don't seem like a total idiot at all . Not even a bitty idiot (now that has some rhythm to it). I bet they find your paperwork and sign on bonuses aren't necessarily a bad sign, either.

Our hospital gives out of state nurses moving expenses, etc. and we have very little turnover, other than the having babies/moving kind.

Make a call, take a walk, I imagine things will be sorted out in no time.

Congratulations on your new job; it's nice to have a start-over once in a while.