Dallas...best hospital to work at?

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I am a nurse with 15 years of experience in L & D. Just curious if anyone has input on where the best place is to work in Dallas for experienced nurses. I currently work for an HCA hospital in another state and am planning to relocate to Dallas. I was going to just transfer but there are so many hospitals around, I may change it up if there are better working conditions and pay. Any input is appreciated!

For Labor & Delivery I would go with Baylor Frisco. 2nd choice would be Presby Plano. Both Baylor and Presby rank high as treating their nurses well.

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Specializes in ICU.
I'd be weary of Baylor McKinney. It's a brand new beautiful facility but I had three coworkers (L&D) leave Methodist to go there. All three were back with us within 90 days. It's pretty small and the nurses were being floated to med/surf and ICU!!

I had an interview this week at Baylor McKinney and quite a few of my questions focused on their float policy due to reading this comment. The manager finally told me that they have a hospital wide policy and float list, and you could be floated to any area of the hospital excepting L/D (because of the fact that I'm a male). They'll rotate who is next on this floating list despite the nurse not being the best match skill wise for the particular position. It was even admitted that you might be floated to ED with no Emergency experience, "maybe not to take patients, but to act as a CNA or document." The only exceptions stated were the above exceptions regarding males in L/D and any unit involving giving chemotherapy due to chemo certification.

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I think this information might be useful to someone.

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I had an interview this week at Baylor McKinney and quite a few of my questions focused on their float policy due to reading this comment. The manager finally told me that they have a hospital wide policy and float list, and you could be floated to any area of the hospital excepting L/D (because of the fact that I'm a male). They'll rotate who is next on this floating list despite the nurse not being the best match skill wise for the particular position. It was even admitted that you might be floated to ED with no Emergency experience, "maybe not to take patients, but to act as a CNA or document." The only exceptions stated were the above exceptions regarding males in L/D and any unit involving giving chemotherapy due to chemo certification.

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I think this information might be useful to someone.

Exivate: what kind of questions did they ask you? What are the interview processes after the phone screening? I will be interviewing for an ICU position.

Thank you

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Baylor Frisco is considered both the Cadillac of places to work and to have a baby these days. Presby Plano gets high scores on both as well.

That's good info to know

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For Labor & Delivery I would go with Baylor Frisco. 2nd choice would be Presby Plano. Both Baylor and Presby rank high as treating their nurses well.

Are you on Frisco Online? I live up here and recognize your name

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Parkland hospital!!!

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Bumping this thread :)

I work at one of 4 main systems in DFW, them being Baylor, HCA, Methodist, and THR (formerly Presbyterian). I work at the ER and I feel that the one I am currently for is not the best in treating their nurses the best, and we clearly do deserve it. I definitely do want to know which hospital treats their nurses right. The pay is big factor, but I do really want to work at a place where nurses are truly valued and treated as someone more than a disposable/replaceable asset.

If you know any hospital that has such culture and is level 1 ER center, I am all ears!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
If you know any hospital that has such culture and is level 1 ER center, I am all ears!
Look into John Peter Smith, a.k.a. JPS Hospital in Fort Worth. It is a Level I trauma center, 600 beds, and I've heard the culture there rocks.
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Look into John Peter Smith, a.k.a. JPS Hospital in Fort Worth. It is a Level I trauma center, 600 beds, and I've heard the culture there rocks.

Thanks for the input! I will soon move to uptown though so ft worth and Arlington areas are kind of out of question at this point =(

I do hear that jps is County like parkland and that's pretty much all I know about it.

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Stay away from all HCA hospitals

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical, Rehabilitation,.

I'm looking into moving TX early next year. I have no specific city to move to but I've been looking into Dallas or anywhere around Dallas such as Plano. I'm mainly looking for a city that isn't too small (I moved to this tiny town from Toronto so I would like to have a balanced atmosphere - not too tiny and not too crazy either), and work in a hospital that treats their nurses well, pays decently, and live in an area with a reasonable or low(er) cost of living.

I see the posts here were from years ago. Any updates or ideas? Would be good to hear different opinions and tips from people who live and work in TX.

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Stay away from all HCA hospitals

How do I know a hospital is HCA? I'm looking to work around or nearby Dallas (Frisco, Plano, Irving, Fort Worth). What hospitals should I avoid applying to?

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