Do you work for a NICU in Texas???

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Hello,

I am thinking about working NICU when I finish nursing school. Could anyone please share what are some of the better Level II, III NICUs in Texas. If you work for a NICU please feel free to tell me about your experiences. Any advice would be welcomed

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Specializes in Education, Administration, Magnet.

I don't work for one, but I can just tell you what I hear. Great NICUs in Dallas area:Baylor (BUMC), Children's Medical Center, Presby in Dallas & Plano Medical Center. I have never heard anything but good stuff about these.

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Specializes in NICU.

I am an extern in the NICU at Methodist Children's Hospital in San Antonio. So far I really like it (I have only worked there a month). The RNs I have spoken with seem to enjoy it.

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Really... How many beds does your unit have???

Thanks

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Specializes in NICU.

It's a 78 bed unit

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I am not personally a nurse yet, but I have a few friends that work for the NICU at Baylor Dallas and LOVE IT!! One just finished her NP License (getting ready to take boards this month) so an opening is coming soon!!

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Thanks...did she enjoy her NP experience???

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I can't say she necessarily "enjoyed" it. It was a lot of work, but she has said that it was all worth it.

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Specializes in NICU, Charge & Transport Nurse.

I work In a NICU in houston SJMC. we have a great internship, and competitive pay. I have worked here for almost 5 years, and havent left because the people here are like family to me now. I LOVE MY JOB!!

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I work in the NICU at Parkland in Dallas. It is a level III unit with a capacity near 100 beds. We offer a wonderful NICU residency program for new grad nurses which lasts about 18 weeks and involves both didactic and clinical timein order to truly prepare you for practice. The staff that works in our unit are like a huge family, in fact, one of the reasons I choose to stay there is that I love my coworkers, I love the challenging types of babies that we get and the opportunities to increase my knowledge as well as the opportunity to help new nurses move up the ladder by mentoring them. The pay is quite comparable to other hospitals...in fact more than most of the others and the benefits are good. if you have anyy other questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

Jamei

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Thanks finallyat40.... Does your hospital use neonatal nurse practitioners? Is that something that you think you might do?

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Specializes in nicu.

I work at University Hospital here in San Antonio. We have a capacity of 50. I love it there. Not too much to complain about. I also interviewed at Christus Santa Rosa (same company as Schumpert) and they have a nice NICU also. I moved here from Shreveport a few months ago and am very happy.

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