Moving to FW - need info on jobs!!!

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Hello all,

I am moving to Ft. Worth and need any advice on finding a job - where to apply, etc. I have 3 years of experience as an IMC (ICU step-down) RN and am hoping to move into ER or ICU. Any advice on who will hire withour prior experience in those areas? Also, what hospitals are the most nurse-friendly and/or have better pay? I have left messages for nurse recruiters over the phone but haven't heard back. Is it hard to get through to them?

Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!:)

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Specializes in OBGYN.

Before I was a nurse 3 years ago, I worked for Harris Southwest in a PCU (same as IMC essentially) unit, and I generally liked the Harris system.. although I was a nurse tech at the time and did not know the things to look for in an employer that I would pay attention to now. I do know that the Harris hospitals are generally considered to be the nicer ones in Fort Worth as far as aesthetics. I had some clinicals at Baylor downtown on a med/surg unit that I didn't really care for, however BUMC in Dallas has a great rep. Parkland is of course a very well known teaching and research hospital, and if you're into caring for the type of population with a county hospital like JPS, nurses there are generally happy with their jobs as well. I don't think there was any one particular hospital that I ever heard "to stay away from" in Fort Worth. It seems to really all be individual unit-dependent, not necessarily hospital-dependent. I think your best bet would be to visit the units that are hiring, and find what you think would be a good fit for you. Good luck!! I'm an RN at Brackenridge (the Trauma Center in Austin) now, and I miss Fort Worth so much. I hope you find what you're looking for :)

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

The major hospitals in the Fort Worth area, including the suburban facilities, include:

1. Harris Methodist (downtown campus)

2. Harris Methodist (Southwest campus)

3. Baylor All Saints (downtown campus)

4. Baylor All Saints (Southwest campus)

5. John Peter Smith

6. Plaza Medical Center

7. Kindred

8. Huguley Memorial

9. Cooks Childrens

10. North Hills Hospital

11. Arlington Memorial

12. Baylor Grapevine

13. Harris Methodist Southlake

14. Medical Center of Arlington

15. USMD Hospital at Arlington

16. USMD Hospital at Fort Worth

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