Studentnurse418

48-bed trauma level 1 cleared.

Welcome! You're going to love the ER. The internship is very helpful in preparing you to be on your own and the managers really care about your well-being throughout your internship. If you don't feel like you're ready to be on your own they'll extend the internship. However, there are no loan reimbursments. Where are you coming from?

There are some fairly new apartments in Belton which is about 10 minutes away from Temple. I would suggest Legacy Landing or Turtle Creek Apartments. I've had friends live in both places and it is very close to Walmart and a new HEB (I think it's the biggest one in Texas from what i've heard. I could be wrong). Chappell Hill and Chappel Creek are good apartments in Temple, but I think a lot of the residents/med students from the hospital live in and around those apartments so they might be full. Marlandwood is right across the street from Scott and White, but they are older and not as fancy.

Hello All, I currently work in the ER and was hired Jan 2012. Let me know if you have any questions about the hospital or the ER internship. I know a little bit of information about the ICU internships as well.

You have a week long General Nursing Orientation where you will be in a huge group of all the newly hired staff at Scott and White. Regarding relocating....Scott and White gives, I believe, a $2,000 flat rate if you're relocating from over X number of miles away.

ICU does round robin interviews and ED is starting the interview process. Currently there are about 30 ICU interns that were hired in January and 10 ED interns.

I never said I got the job at Seton. I do work at Scott and White currently in the ED internship.

I'm currently in the ED internship at Scott and White. It's a GREAT hospital to work at, however the med-surg floors are suffering and have high turnover rates because of the high nurse to patient ratio 1:5/6. I also worked as a nurse tech there for a year and a half before being hired as an intern (which i think helped). I applied for seton and got an interview with them, but just for the hospital that i got an interview with...they had over 300 applicants, interviewed 15, and chose 5 from that. A lot of people seem to overlook scott and white in Temple and go straight to the big cities (Austin), but to be honest...new nurses in Temple are getting paid a little bit more than what they're getting paid in Austin. I would recommend S&W, but i'm probably biased.

-Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco hires new grads and there isn't a specific cohort date. The pediatric unit is tied to the NICU so you have opportunities to float. The only problem with working on the pedi unit at this hospital = VERY LOW patient census. During the summer and early fall months the patient census is about 3-4 patients, but that goes up during the winter months because of RSV, asthma, pneumonia, etc. in the children. If the census is low, then there is no need for many nurses...aka you're put ON-CALL. Nurses are put on call almost everyday because of the low patient census and they don't get to work. I know of a few nurses who didn't work for two weeks straight because they were put on call so often. -Providence Hospital in Waco also hires new grads. I know someone who just got a new grad position in L&D at this hospital. -Scott and White in Temple just recently opened up the new pediatric hospital across the street from the main hospital. This pedi hospital is LOOKING for nurses, new grads, etc. I interviewed for an ED position. I know a few people who interviewed for the ED here and know of two people who got hired for the PICU on the spot. This hospital is about an hour away from the Austin area. -Metroplex Hospital in Killeen is hiring new grads. I think you have to wait for the next hire date for new grads, but I know of a few people who interviewed for the NICU/L&D at this hospital.

Haha, i'm a sister...but thanks!

Scott and White in Temple is located about 1 hour north of the Austin area and about 45 minutes South of Waco. Austin and Waco both have fun stuff to do. Austin is more exciting than Waco, IMO. If you are willing to commute from the Austin/Round Rock/Georgetown area then Scott and White is your best bet. It's a level I hospital and is also known for it being a teaching hospital, with medical students coming from the University of Texas Health Science Center as well as nursing students completing their clinical rotations from the surrounding area. They are always hiring. If you want to get into a specialty area you'll have to wait until the next time they hire for those internships, but if you apply for any of the med/surg units through the website you don't have to wait. You can either be hired as a Nurse Intern or a GN on any of the med/surg units. The average pay rate for a new grad is about $20 which increases after you become a full-time staff. There are also CNA and LVN opportunities here...mostly on the med/surg units. If you can't find anything in Austin then your best bet is to get some experience at Scott and White in Temple and then maybe transfer to the Round Rock location (which is closer to Austin, is in a very nice location - close to the outlets, IKEA, etc.). Med/surg positions don't require you to sign a contract, i believe, so you'll be able to leave whenever you want. I know that the Round Rock Scott and White location hires nurses with at least 6 months of experience. The Round Rock location is also in the process of expanding the hospital, so I know they will be looking for more nurses sometime in the future. Unless you already have 2 years of experience under your belt, it's very difficult to secure a job in the Austin area. The main hospitals in Austin are all affiliated with either the Seton Healthcare Network or St. David's. If you complete a search on here about either of the two hospitals you'll find more information. P.S. I'm in the float pool and have talked to many nurses from all over the country who only got hired at Scott and White. One nurse packed up her life in Hawaii because she couldn't get a job anywhere else as a new grad. Trust me, Scott and White hires...and it's a great facility. You'll find some bad apples, nurses who are burnt out, but that's expected everywhere.

Thanks for all of the responses. I wasn't expecting so many people to respond, haha. I have been working at this trama level 1 facility for a year and half already (as a tech). Not saying that I have gained mounds and mounds of experience, but I believe it has helped me with certain skills that one just cannot learn right away in nursing school. I have floated to all of the med-surg units, and I just have to say that I am NOT above working on a med-surg unit. After reading this thread and talking to other people about my situation, I am going to take the ER position. It fits perfectly with my professional goals and I know that I will learn a lot. During my interview they told me that all of the new interns will have an opportunity to get our ACLS, PALS, etc. certifications within the first 6 months of orientation. I have worked with the employees at the trauma level I facility and it is great. The nurse manager also mentioned to me that if I realized during my internship that the ER just isn't the job for me then she would contact managers in other units to see if I could do an internal transfer to see if that job is better. I have also talked with other nurses who work at this hospital and they have a much longer commute than I do. I am looking forward to taking this plunge. I figure that even though I do not like the location it is not the end of the world. I will gain a lot of experience and skills with this job which will help me in the future wherever I plan on moving to.

I interviewed for a trauma med-surg unit. I attended the open house. You are able to personally put your resume in the hands of each manager, but there are also stacks and stacks of resumes from other people who are attending the open house as well. It was pretty impersonal in my opinion, but the only interview I got was from a manager who received my resume at the open house that day. So i guess it does help.

it's a 6 month orientation. I hope that's long enough. I've been weighing out the pros and the cons and I'm still pulling toward the ER. I feel like i'll be able to work anywhere I want after gaining experience from this ER later on in life.

Hello all. I'm sort of in a predicament. I am not sure on which position to choose after I graduate next month. I was offered a position in the Emergency Department at a trauma level I hospital, but it is in a city that I do not want to live in for 2 years. The pros for having this job is that it is my dream job and fits my professional goals. The location of this hospital is a 45 minute drive from my house so one consideration is to commute. I am also in the process of hearing back from another Magnet hospital who interviewed me for a med-surg/trauma unit. This hospital is only about 20 minutes away from where i live. I want to be closer to home so the location of this hospital is the best. If i get offered this position I am not sure if I should commute from home and work in the Emergency Department or take the med/surg unit and possibly do an internal transfer in a few years. Can anyone here offer some advice as to what a new grad should do?