Nurses in: Fla, Tenn, NM, TX--help needed

[Nash3222]

Hello

I am thinking of moving to one of these areas: Fla ( north central Fla), NM, TX, Tenn, just sold my home. I am a male nurse- RN, experienced in Hospice nursing and would like to stay in Hospice, LOVE hospice nursing.

Moving from the CCCCCold Midwest to escape winter.

Questions:

1. Anyone have any input in regards to nursing jobs in these areas?

In demand? No demand? Luke warm? Don't bother looking?

2. Any one know how Hospice nursing jobs are there?

3. Any parts of these state's more employable than others for nursing jobs?

4. Places/Employers to AVOID working at?

5. How are the Crime rates?

Places to AVOID living in?

6. I would like to live out in more of a country/quiet setting, what would 125k buy , housing wise?

Any input appreciated.

Thanks

[lindseylpn]

East tn here and we have a very low cost of living, no state income tax and I see job postings for hospice fairly often. Housing prices are very good, I bought my 2 bed/1 bath home with a full basement and detached garage for $60k. $125k would probably get you 3-4bed/2 bath updated move in ready home with a finished basement here.

[Nash3222]

Where are you calling Eastern Tenn? What towns, cities?

I am also looking at Chattanooga area.

Really I am looking for a quiet area, mild winters, not to far from a city, with dependable employment.

thanks for your input!!!

[lindseylpn]

Knoxville, Chattanooga, Johnson City, Bristol, Kingsport. Knoxville is the largest. I live between Knoxville and Johnson city, I'm partial to Knoxville myself. :-)

[jeannepaul, BSN]

Is there a rule about giving wages? Competitive doesn't mean much when you don't know the baseline. I work in San Antonio, hospice for about 13 years, I make over $30.00 an hour plus mileage is .52 a mile. On call visits over 60. Per visit so if you are willing to work, you can easily make over $100,000. A year, I have done it for several years. I live out of the city and san Antonia's radius is 50 miles around the city for most hospices. I used to work for Odyssey, which became gentiva. I left before gentiva so I don't know what it has become but there are several people still there that I worked with. They just got rid of the person who ran everyone off so if the policies haven't changed, it wouldn't be bad.

Alamo may be another one to look at, they have an easy computer system to work with and supply iPads, at least they did a couple of years ago.

i do think caseloads can be high at times and I would look for one that has its separate admit nurse and on call staff.

housing depends on where you live. The north side of SA is more expensive but there seem to be pockets of wealthy neighborhoods next to poor ones. Balconies heights had the highest crime rate last time I looked about a year ago and I forgot the site, but there is a website that shows crime rates in the different areas of the city. I hate the traffic on the far north and west areas but it is still not as bad as Austin, houston and Dallas.

good luck wherever you end up. I would like to live by the beach, but I'm too old and fat to actually go to the beach!