Looking to work in Acute Care Again

[redford]

I have been out of the hospital setting since 2002, but have been a nurse mostly working in home health all along. I have a current license in TX, Current BLS, TB, ready to work!

How do I go about getting back into working at the hospital, I think a good orientation would be fine and safe. Are there any hospitals in Austin or New Braunfels or San Marcos that will accept RN's who have been out for a bit? I will work just about anywhere to start and weekends are fine. Thanks for any help.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Will move this to the Texas state forum so you will get more answers. Good luck.

[abbabask]

I don't know for sure about Austin, but I know Seton is Magnet and has great residencies and internships for new and experienced nurses. I'm kind of in the same boat as you, as I've taken a year off since graduation to be home with my new baby and am not quite ready to leave her for a rigorous training program and long hours. I will be out for quite a while by the time I go back, but since I've only worked in an OBGYN office part time since graduating, I am still considered a new grad and would probably still qualify for the Versant RN residency program.

I will say the recruiter there told me that if you're out of hospital work for 4 years or more, you are required to take a refresher course and then maybe you could get an internship or something on the floor you're hired on. I bet you'd do just fine with that!