Any Lubbock nurse

[meyerbj81]

Hey guys I'm in Memphis now I'm about to move back to Lubbock in July. I was wondering what the low down is on the hospitals around the area. I've looked at UMC and Covenant's websites already to check for openings. Are places doing sign on bonuses, and also what is the pay like around there. I've been an RN about 2 years in Med surg and CCU. Thanks in advance for your help.

Brian

sorry that should have been Nurses in the title not nurse...16 hours of work has an effect on spelling

[TXTraumaRN]

I worked at in the ER at UMC about 4 years ago before moving to College Station. I loved it! I don't know if they still do scheduling the same way but when I was there, you were assigned to a crew and worked a set schedule. It was nice because you knew who you were going to work with and when. The scheduling allowed you to have every other weekend off. I still know nurses who work in both hospitals and they usually have sign on bonuses as well as relocation bonuses. 4 years ago, I was given a $5000 sign on/relocation bonus. UMC is a Level 1 Trauma Center and Covenant is a Level 2. With the somewhat isolated location of Lubbock, both hospitals get a lot of transfers from outlying hospitals. It was not uncommon to have trauma patients flown in from New Mexico, Abilene, Midland/Odessa. UMC also has a burn unit so you get burn transfers as well. Both hospitals have children's hospitals with Covenant's being a little bigger; they also have a separate pediatric ER.