Brookhaven Fall 2019

Hi everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself. I applied for the Fall and have my interview on Tuesday. I currently work at Parkland hospital in the OR. Look forward to talking & getting to know each of you!

What do you do in the OR at Parkland? I’ve found it to be so difficult to get a job in a hospital unless you know someone and I have healthcare experience too!

Hey y’all! I applied for the upcoming Fall 2019 semester as well and I did receive an interview invitation email. I was wondering if anyone knew how to prepare for the interview? I applied with 31 points and I’m scheduled to come in to interview on Monday at 10:00 AM, nervous is an UNDERSTATEMENT lol

Thanks for the info guys! I actually decided to try collin college. I work for Medical City McKinney and they have a Texas two step program affiliated with Collin college and the class hours are very doable with my work schedule. I really like the program from what I’m hearing so far.

43 minutes ago, ahceleste said:

Hey y’all! I applied for the upcoming Fall 2019 semester as well and I did receive an interview invitation email. I was wondering if anyone knew how to prepare for the interview? I applied with 31 points and I’m scheduled to come in to interview on Monday at 10:00 AM, nervous is an UNDERSTATEMENT lol

You can schedule a mock interview at the career development center. Look up the STAR method for answering interview questions - it’s very helpful.

4 hours ago, grey.matters said:

You can schedule a mock interview at the career development center. Look up the STAR method for answering interview questions - it’s very helpful.

thank you! i’ll look it up right now!

6 hours ago, Dcher9802 said:

Thanks for the info guys! I actually decided to try collin college. I work for Medical City McKinney and they have a Texas two step program affiliated with Collin college and the class hours are very doable with my work schedule. I really like the program from what I’m hearing so far.

I saw that someone recently created a post for those who are doing the Texas Two-Step through HCA/Collin County. Have you looked at that one yet?

8 minutes ago, shauntil07 said:

I saw that someone recently created a post for those who are doing the Texas Two-Step through HCA/Collin County. Have you looked at that one yet?

Lol yeah that was me that created that thread but I haven't heard back from anyone yet. I keep trying to search for one but I haven't found a thread on that yet.

21 minutes ago, Dcher9802 said:

Lol yeah that was me that created that thread but I haven't heard back from anyone yet. I keep trying to search for one but I haven't found a thread on that yet.

Ah! okay. Hopefully somebody will respond. I was gonna do hca/medical city two step (which is why I initially went there) but i left and went to ut.

2 hours ago, shauntil07 said:

Ah! okay. Hopefully somebody will respond. I was gonna do hca/medical city two step (which is why I initially went there) but i left and went to ut.

Oh no, I’m assuming they pay much better. I used to be a CNA for 6 years before I became a pharmacy tech so I know how it is lol. I started at Methodist Richardson but I came to medical city. It’s so much better for me here. I’m still at MRMC but only PRN.

32 minutes ago, Dcher9802 said:

Oh no, I’m assuming they pay much better. I used to be a CNA for 6 years before I became a pharmacy tech so I know how it is lol. I started at Methodist Richardson but I came to medical city. It’s so much better for me here. I’m still at MRMC but only PRN.

UT pays way better than Med City Dallas did. They offer extra money for coming in whereas med city stopped doing a few years ago. Yeah I was working ft then I went prn @ med city dallas and ft at ut but I couldn't hold both down (found I was pregnant shortly thereafter) so it was better to have one job lol. I've been here ever since. Now that I'm on my dream floor (mother/baby-postpartum), I'm gonna stay ?.

2 hours ago, shauntil07 said:

UT pays way better than Med City Dallas did. They offer extra money for coming in whereas med city stopped doing a few years ago. Yeah I was working ft then I went prn @ med city dallas and ft at ut but I couldn't hold both down (found I was pregnant shortly thereafter) so it was better to have one job lol. I've been here ever since. Now that I'm on my dream floor (mother/baby-postpartum), I'm gonna stay ?.

That’s great! Do you know if UT has a nursing program they collaborate with. If they do then your chances are higher of getting into that particular nursing program vs coming from the outside. Plus, you’re gauranteed a job after you graduate I’m sure. That’s what attracted me to Collin College. Very cheap program, they pay for everything, plus a guaranteed job. As a new nurse we’re definitely going to need experience some kind of way.