RN jobs in El, Paso Texas

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I am an Rn looking to relocate to El Paso, Texas. Can any one offer any information on the job market, places to live or work? Any info is appreciated.

Hi, I don't live in El Paso but I also considered moving there. The major health systems are the University hospital center (a level 1 trauma center), Sierra health and Del Sol Las Palmas.

I always see lots of openings on their websites. I think University prefers BSN.They are also building a new children's hospital that opens in January 2012.

About places to live, I understand the west side is better but check city data forum (texas-el paso) and you can get lots of info about the area. That is where I go to get info on cities.

Sierra health is owned by Tenet while Del sol is owned by HCA. University is a not-for-profit and most of their openings say bilingual (spanish) preferred.

It seem there are lots of jobs in the area.

Hope this helps and good luck.

Specializes in Internal Medicine.

I live and work in El Paso and there are a wealth of opportunities in all areas for you to work. Whether you are experienced or a new grad you will find something. Here's some info on the hospitals:

Las Palmas: Located on the west side near UTEP. An HCA hospital, one of the most profitable in the nation. Currently undergoing an ugly unionization process so if you go here expect to get rhetoric from both sides. Pay fairly well for experience.

Del Sol Medical Center: HCA Partner to Las Palmas in East El Paso. According to Forbes, the second most profitable hospital in the nation. Also undergoing unionization but not nearly as much rhetoric as Las Palmas. Doesn't pay as much for experience as Las Palmas but a new nurse at both can expect $22.50 an hour. Obviously when both hospitals finalize their union contract, which is projected later this year, pay will likely improve.

Sierra/Providence: Two tenet hospitals located near each other in West El Paso near UTEP with a fairly decent reputation. Ocassionally let staff go as they aren't as profiatbale as the two HCA partners, but nurses are usually safe. Pay for both new grads and experienced nurses is usually better but benefits, including PTO and 401(k) is much worse then the HCA facilities.

Sierra East: Brand new tenet hospital on El Paso's far east side. It's small and struggling to keep business since their location is in a part of the town that is VERY young. Their ER is like a peds clinic but they don't offer pediatric floor services. Pay is the same if not better then their sibling hospitals, and for a while they were offering everyone from new nurses to experienced nurses the best rates in town (not sure if they still are).

University Medical Center: typical county hospital in Central El Paso. Less emphasis on making profits. Pay for new grads is poor but raises are better than the HCA and tenet facilities so long run you will make more money here. On top of that if you make a career our of working here, after 25 years you can retire with a hefty pension. I reccomend this to new nurses. That said, conditions in ER are crazy.

Childer's Miracle Network Hospital: newly build next to UMC but different company with different pay and benefits. Still too new for me to know much about, but a friend that will be working there is getting compensated well, and everything is state of the art. Plus they are hiring like crazy.

Physicians Hospital: Small 60 bed hospital on the East Side that still does open hearts and primarily has patients that aren't very sick. They pay very well and is a decent place for nurses looking to make a buck. However, most nurses don't last very long there due to management issues.

There's also an Army hospital in El Paso but it can take forever to get a job there. IF you do get a job however, you will always work even if there are no patients. A friend working ICU there ususally never has patients and the nurses play a lot of cards.

In terms of location, the West side of El Paso is usually the more desirable part of town and is where more white people live. You will have more english speakers in the 3 west side hospitals. Houses and apartments here are more expensive, but the new houses being built on the far west side are affordable.

Central El paso is much older, with a large spanish speaking population. While there are lots of cool historic houses, I wouldn't suggest anyone new to the area living here.

East and particularly Far East El Paso is booming with anything from starter houses to million dollar homes. There are also more convenient retail locations as compared to the West Side, and in general more stuff to do.

Lastly, Northeast El Paso has a mix of homes 60+ years old and brand new homes due to the huge troop surge from fort bliss. Most neighborhoods are well established and safe, and houses can be dirt cheap. $70000 for 3 bedrooms and 1200SQft is very common. The old reputation for northeast El Paso was that it is where all the African American population lives and it is unsafe, but that no longer holds true, with some of the safest areas of town here.

I would just suggest living close to wherever you plan on working as all the hospitals have housing options that are nice nearby. (UMC might be the exception)

I have lived everywhere here and have worked or have friends that work at every hospital. If you have any specific questions, simply PM and I will be happy to address them for you. Best of luck!

Edit: Also, Spanish is a plus in El Paso, but not necessary. UMC has lots of nurses that dont speak a word, just like evry other hospital. Someone is always nearby that can help.

Thank you so much for the information. I have not decided 100%, but still doing my research.

Thank you Riburn3 and 2blessings for providing your insight! :)

I know this is old but any info about job market recently?

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