Houston Nurse Residency Summer 2021 Applicants

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I wanted to start a new thread for those of us applying to Houston new grad nurse residency programs to ask questions and share information.

I am brand new to this site so I hope I'm doing this correctly... Good luck everyone!

9 hours ago, dorkyhades said:

I'm in their StaRN program! Their pay is $28.50/H (or so). Also just found out last week that not a lot of people get sign up bonuses. They have multiple start dates. I'm part of their FB group and it seems there's a start every week LOL. Yes there's a two year contract. Apparently you can "switch" your position if you talk to your hiring manager whenever there's an open position at the unit you would like. Like if you get hired for Medsurg (you signed the contract and you've started the program), you can talk to your manager to see of you can be transferred to whatever unit you want. Obviously that doesn't guarantee you will get transferred but maybe. Also I talked to someone last year who was hired for a unit and then she got asked if she'd like to go to another unit and continue her residency there (she went from a med surg type of unit to a cvicu unit). I will say that, they're a little um "shady" when you get a call from a hiring manager about interviewing for X unit. What I mean is that someone I knew from the didactic part of the program interviewed for an ICU unit (or IMU can't remember) and then afterwards she found out it was a covid unit. IDK if she didn't ask questions during her interview or if they dodged that question but that happened. Also someone else was hired for another ICU unit in another location and during week 4 of our program which is when we go to our facilities for a few days, she got told she may/can/will float to a covid unit and she wasn't very onboard with that when she told us. I was also sort of blindsided when I got a call from a recruiter asking if I'd like an interview between 3 different units and the unit I chose as a first choice would be something but it was something else which I found out during my interview but by then I couldn't ask for another interview from the recruiter. After my initial disappointment from partially my misunderstanding, I do enjoy and like my unit now (I'm on the preceptorship part of the program). So be very direct with your questions during your interview so you don't get blindsided once you're already legally hired! 

Awesome! I appreciate all the info. I already have a list of questions for my interview and will add some you mentioned to it. ? I know that orientation is M-F, 8-hour days... is that at the hospital you're hired at or another location? Any idea how long it lasts for IMCU? And, one last question. Are you paid your hourly rate during that time or is it less (like I've read it is)? 

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1 hour ago, notgettingajob said:

they really do suck at communication. is it the southeast location that you got an L&D offer? I had to push so hard and email many times to get an interview for L&D 

I wish it was the SE location, I’d rather drive there than the one they offered. It’s just called HCA West but I live north going towards the woodlands 

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3 minutes ago, illimon said:

I wish it was the SE location, I’d rather drive there than the one they offered. It’s just called HCA West but I live north going towards the woodlands 

OMG! I'd rather HCA West than Southeast haha. If only we could switch 

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Has anybody accepted an offer at any of the Methodist locations? 

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Just now, notgettingajob said:

OMG! I'd rather HCA West than Southeast haha. If only we could switch 

I live 20 mins from West but 50 mins from Southeast ?

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1 minute ago, nolanurseforever said:

Has anybody accepted an offer at any of the Methodist locations? 

And if they did does anyone know their pay rate for new grads?

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I haven’t heard anything from Houston Methodist 

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24 minutes ago, newgradnurseJen said:

And if they did does anyone know their pay rate for new grads?

I accepted and my base is 29.50

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26 minutes ago, notgettingajob said:

I live 20 mins from West but 50 mins from Southeast ?

Did you accept the position?? 
I still live far from SE but I attended clinical there for OB and enjoyed it and the drive there was way easier from my side of town compared to West 

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6 minutes ago, illimon said:

Did you accept the position?? 
I still live far from SE but I attended clinical there for OB and enjoyed it and the drive there was way easier from my side of town compared to West 

I haven’t had my interview yet! My interview is April 29th. Wbu?

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40 minutes ago, nolanurseforever said:

I accepted and my base is 29.50

Was this at TMC? I've yet to hear back from them and had my pre-screen in March! ☹️

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7 minutes ago, RN_BSN21 said:

Was this at TMC? I've yet to hear back from them and had my pre-screen in March! ☹️

Nope! I applied to TMC as well and never heard back after pre screen 

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