Need help with contact info for Medical Center of Plano

suzanne4, RN · May 21, 2008

Suggest that you contact HR first before the actual dept and see if there was a problem with your application. The job that was posted could have already been filled but not taken down from the postings, so always better to check with them first. Suspect that is what the problem is, that there is no longer that job available and this does happen all over the US.

Recommend that you go to their website and contact the hospital that way., if you wish to proceed with that route.

We do not permit names and contact numbers to be posted here on this website.

Best of luck to you.

giRNfl · May 21, 2008

thanks for your reply suzanne. i'm pretty sure i was rejected due to "nurseinsight" questionnaire they had me do. it was one of those personality tests with a lot of vague answers to choose from. i hate those tests & i think i gave too many "neutral" answers. the response i got back seemed very automated like nobody reviewed my application & it was generated due to the "nurseinsight" test. below is the reply i got this morning. it does not give me the impression the job was filled. if the posting of names and contact numbers is not permitted, perhaps someone that works there might know the manager of the department and might mention my interest to them. i know sometimes you have to get around the hr "gatekeepers" and have a contact within a facility to get noticed. in the area i currently live i know a lot of people at various facilities that could help me get my foot in the door for various jobs. it's a bit harder moving to a new state where i don't know anyone. it's a long shot i know, but if anyone out there can help i'd very much appreciate it. perhaps i don't want to work for a place that screens out qualified, hard working nurses with such "personality tests", but holy cow i haven't been rejected for a job in 10 years! anyway, thanks for reading.

dear virginia,

thank you for your interest in the outpatient surgery rn (prn 6a-6p or 8a-8p) position at medical center of plano. we appreciate the time you invested in the interview process. while we were impressed with your background and experience, we have decided to pursue other candidates for the position.

best wishes and continued success in your career endeavors.

cordially,

hca medical center of plano human resources

RN1989 · May 22, 2008

A lot of the hospitals in the DFW area are using those little testing modules now. I also found it difficult to get anyone in HR to want to talk on the phone. Some of the facilities are refusing to speak to anyone and tell you that you MUST apply online and they will not accept anything in person or by mail.

giRNfl · May 22, 2008

Yeah hospital HR departments are like that here too, which is why it's usually easier if you know someone on the inside. As far as making you do everything online I'm not sure if the hospitals here are doing that, it's been a few years since I've done the hospital thing. The outpatient surgery center I work at now is behind the times, it doesn't even have a website (or an HR dept. for that matter, too small).

I'll call the HR dept. tomorrow and see if I get anywhere.

sjt9721, BSN, RN · May 22, 2008

Call the main number from the website and ask for the Recruitment Department, not HR.

I thought the pre-employment tool utilized open-ended questions as opposed to multiple choice, but perhaps they're using a different tool now.

Ask the Recruiter if the "NurseInsight" can be taken again...

Good luck to you.

giRNfl · May 22, 2008

It's open ended and multiple choice at the same time, if that makes any sense. They gave you statements and they you had to choose from strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, and strongly agree. A lot of the questions were like, I am more efficient than everyone else I know, or I am the most cheerful Super Nurse on the planet (ok exaggerating a bit here) and on most of those I answered neutral because I thought I'd come off as a conceited B*** If I put agree. They only give you 20 seconds on each question (but there's no count down to let you know how long you have left) so I felt pressured to answer them fast. Oh well, I'll let you all know what happens when I call today.

RN1989 · May 22, 2008

I know exactly what you are talking about. It seems there really is no correct answer. You don't dare answer the way you really feel or they won't hire you at all. They want someone who is willing to bow to the admin's demands no matter what and never say a negative word. So then you are left trying to figure out which answer they are looking for.

sjt9721, BSN, RN · May 22, 2008

Ahh, I get it. It was still over the phone with a live person when I did it several years ago.

Here's my take on it:

You have to be honest. Part of it is being able to answer an honest assessment about yourself. And that includes being able to recognize your strengths. For example, I might be very compassionate, have the ability to diffuse tense situations, yet may be a horrible procrastinator. Answering "neutral" to nearly everything can be interpreted in different ways...either you are honestly like that or you can't recognize (or give yourself credit for) your strengths.

You need to do it again! Just take it at face value and answer honestly!

JJFROG · May 23, 2008

Are you wanting an HCA facility? If so there are numerous HCA Ambulatory Surgery Centers in the North Texas division. In fact there are 2 in Plano. McKinney, Denton, Dallas, Fort Worth and Las Colinas all have HCA amb surgery centers. Less HR to go through than at a hospital. Just a thought.

path77 · Mar 21, 2009

Look, the bottom line is that Gallup has found another way to make money off of a test that is not reliable or accurate. Gallup cannot show proof to anyone that this Psychology test of theirs is beneficial with any kind of data, just mere speculation and testimony from their psychology resources. These tests should be outlawed entirely!

giRNfl · Mar 21, 2009

Thanks Path77 for your reply, but hopefully I would not still be trying for that job 10 months after my post! Actually I did manage to get ahold of someone back then, and she explained that the rejection had nothing to do with the personality test, but between the time I saw the job posting and submitted my application the job was filled.

Life took an interesting turn though and we wound up moving to Chicago instead of Dallas, and that was AFTER I got my TX RN license and was all mentally geared up for TX. I mean DH was already working and living in Dallas for several months while I was still in FL, then he gets this GREAT job offer in Chicago. So here we are!