Moving to Texas, which hospitals are good to work at in Denton/Dallas/Ft Worth

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Specializes in ICU, ER..

I have been an ICU RN for the past 5 years and I am moving to Denton, TX this summer. I wanted to get some information on which hospitals are the best to work at in the Denton/Dallas/Ft Worth area. I am a traveler currently and will likely be trying to get employed through my agency to start. Also, if anyone know something about this jurisprudence test I have to take, I would appreciate the information, thanks.

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With this economy, the question should be: who is hiring?

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Specializes in ICU, ER..

Really, not many people hiring down there? Bad job market?

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I don't think you will have a problem finding a position with 5 years experience in the ICU. I have been searching and applying for graduate nurse positions, and it seems like there are jobs for experienced RNs available, but not many for new grads. I don't know much about the hospitals in Dallas, so I won't comment on those, but you might want to try Harris Methodist in Ft. Worth. It is a magnet hospital. Some of the other hospitals in Fort Worth are Baylor, John Peter Smith, Plaza Medical Center, Kindred, and Cooks Children's Hospital. I would avoid Kindred, though. John Peter Smith is a teaching hospital, and they are working on becoming a Level I trauma center. Most of the nurses that I have talked to who have worked at JPS and Harris Methodist Fort Worth have had really positive things to say. As for the jurisprudence exam, there is nothing to worry about. I am graduating in May, so I just took it. A lot of the questions are common sense. Others are easy to answer because you can have a seperate window open and look through the Nurse Practice Act while you are taking it. It covers legal and ethical material. I haven't heard of anyone failing it. It took me about 45 minutes to finish it. Good luck with the test and with finding a position here. I hope you like Texas.!!!

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Specializes in ICU, ER..

I really appreciate in information. Good luck with the NCLEX, it is a piece of cake, at least I thought so. Once again thanks for the info.

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Specializes in Cardiac, Critical Care, LTC.

I currently work at Denton Regional in Denton and they are hiring, check out their website.

Their critical care unit is awesome, but then I am a bit biased since I am employed there.

Good luck in your search.

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