Moving to Grapevine area from Ohio...any advice on good places to work?

[hellooonurse28]

Hi, I am a RN with a BSN with 2 years experience in a hospital when I move (probably July, maybe August). I have been planning to move to Texas for awhile now, and am looking to live in the Grapevine area or one of the communities right around it. I was wondering if anybody had any advice of any good places to work in that area. It's overwhelming just to look at hospitals websites and have no clue as to if they are okay places to work. I really am trying to avoid med-surg. I'm really interested in public health/school nursing, but know that can be hard to get into. I also am really interested in psych (I saw some jobs at Millwood Hospital), and long term/alzheimer's setting...maybe even corrections. I am basically burnt out of med-surg and the typical hospital setting...looking for something different with more meaning to me. Anybody know of some good places to apply for these jobs? I have been doing alot of online browsing, just looking for some guidance! Also, when should I start applying for jobs if I'm moving in July? I don't want to apply too early or too late.

Thanks for any help!!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Since you say you're interested in a long-term care and Alzheimer's setting, there's a beautiful facility in Grapevine named Lone Star Comprehensive Adult Care. There's a city near Grapevine called Bedford, which has a facility named SCC Oak Hollow Alzheimer's Association.

John Peter Smith Hospital is the county hospital in the Tarrant County area, and they're hiring nurses for their psych units and jail positions. Parkland Hospital is the county hospital that serves Dallas County, and they have a psych unit.