i am graduating from tcu and i have not heard anything about the dallas hospitals because we are in the ft. worth bubble! i am applying to dallas hospitals and have to accept one soon....ah! so, what do you know? do you have any information about medical city dallas, medical center of plano, baylor plano, baylor grapevine, and presbyterian dallas??? i need any information you can send my way to help me choose one!!!!!!!
I just wanted to know why you think that it was sometimes beneficial for hospitals to be non-union. I have only worked in one hospital which is non-unionized as well in NYC, that's VERY rare. But as far as I know unions are supposed to help fight for the workers. People who work at unionized hospitals gert better benefits than we do also... and our benefits are good.
I asked the question because I haven't even started working yet even though I accepted a position and the nurse recruiter has been so nasty to me. I am wondering if I should even pick up and move. I notice recruiters on a whole that I have had to deal with in Dallas, not as nice as the ones I have dealt with in NY....except for the one at Baylor. She's been the sweetheart.
No such thing in Texas - Texas is very anti-union by nature - which in my opinion is a good thing most of the time.
As A nurse with over 24 yrs experience I think it is sad to think that I have to rely on a union to stick up for what I believe in . I came in to this profession to give all that was in my means to the patients I cared for and if this is not important to the hospitals and the public than I don't want to have to rely on someone that has never walked in my shoes and battled my battles to stick up for me .I can stand up for myself as you all can !! We don't need someone to speak for us.We are smart .We care .We can walk away from a bad job and find another easily .Our path to change lies in the soul of each and everyone of us
All the nurses that I know that work for unionized hospitals love it though. Like I said I cannot comment one way or the other because I have only worked for non union facility. But what scares me about Dallas is the "Group one" thing. I just read another thread with someone else who got screwed because of group one. That will never happen in a unionized hospital.
Oh my! If a nurse recruiter was nasty to me, I'd be sending a certified letter to her supervisor AFTER I accepted a position somewhere else!
Don't give group one a second thought unless you are prone to leaving loose ends hanging. Really they are not a problem for most people. The people who generally have trouble are the ones who do not give notice in writing but assume they gave notice verbally and that was enough and then when it wasnt, a termination appears on their record. I have heard that same story from several people.
As for unions, just my personal opinion and experience. I have dealth with unions in a prior job and was more than unhappy with the situation.
I've worked in both Unionized hospitals and non-unionized hospitals and I prefer the Union. The only bad thing about the Union is when you're low on the totem pole because seniority means something when you have a Union. Hospitals in Texas don't want Unions. If they had them, they couldn't just fire you for stupid reasons like they can now. They'd have to pay you more and provide better benefits. That's bad for business and let's face it - that's all hospitals are to administrators and the $$ people - a business. A Union protects you. You are the person on the front line and the Union stands with you.
I would think seriously about the recruiter who was rude to you. There's something wrong in that facility. Go with Baylor if you're stuck on moving to Dallas.
I already signed a contract an 18 month contract with them though. In the contract it said if I leave before th 18 months I will owe $5800 if I leave after 12 months but before 18 months then I would owe a lesser amount. I haven't technically started working yet... but I am already worried about them putting something "negative" in my file.
:offtopic: I think I should just take a leave of absence from my job in NY because I am so worried about being a nurse in dallas:o . I am not one who someone can just "walk all over."
I've worked in both Unionized hospitals and non-unionized hospitals and I prefer the Union. The only bad thing about the Union is when you're low on the totem pole because seniority means something when you have a Union. Hospitals in Texas don't want Unions. If they had them, they couldn't just fire you for stupid reasons like they can now. They'd have to pay you more and provide better benefits. That's bad for business and let's face it - that's all hospitals are to administrators and the $$ people - a business. A Union protects you. You are the person on the front line and the Union stands with you.
I would think seriously about the recruiter who was rude to you. There's something wrong in that facility. Go with Baylor if you're stuck on moving to Dallas.
I have been working in Dallas for 15 years - along with thousands of others who have never had problems with Group One. The people you hear the horror stories from are the minority who had problems. If you signed a contract, you will have to read it to see if there is an out clause that applies to the period before you actually start working and they provide any training. One more reason to read contracts very carefully. If you are going to work for the place where the recruiter treated you poorly, I'd be filling the HR dept in on your experience with her.
I will call HR and see what my options are as far as the contract is concerned. One of the reasons I chose that hospital is because most of the hospitals in Dallas don't just hire ppl into specialty areas. I wasn't aware when looking for a job in dallas that "internships" meant that you can change your area. If I did, I would have applied to a few other hospitals. In NY an internship is where you are on a unit for a few weeks then you go back to school the next semester... at least that's what it was for me.
I have been working in Dallas for 15 years - along with thousands of others who have never had problems with Group One. The people you hear the horror stories from are the minority who had problems. If you signed a contract, you will have to read it to see if there is an out clause that applies to the period before you actually start working and they provide any training. One more reason to read contracts very carefully. If you are going to work for the place where the recruiter treated you poorly, I'd be filling the HR dept in on your experience with her.
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i am a nurse with over 23 years pediatric exp 11 in hem/onc and 12 in general peds Wheres the best place to go??