Should I relocate to Texas from California?

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Hi All,

I recently passed my boards in July and have had no luck finding a job. I got a call back from South Texas Health System at the McAllen Medical Center but I was wondering if that is a good area to relocate. Should I just wait it out to see if I can get into a new grad program here in California or should I relocate and move to Texas? Also are there any other hospitals that might be opening up their new grad program anytime soon? Any info/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! :)

I would avoid Texas because I have no desire to deal with Group One. Also, I have lived in Texas in the past and do not care for the weather much.

I've actually thought about relocating myself to get a new grad job-if I could find one. I'm just about willing to go to Alaska if I have to. I cannot wait much longer because I graduated in may and there are more surrounding schools that will have new grads in Dec.

the hospitals here are hiring new grads. my gf knows the DON, and the employment personel. she worked there, 7 years and worked with the resources dept. and wasa nurse also.

good luck

Wyotech,

Could you Please Post some more information about this hospital??

Thank you

I would avoid Texas because I have no desire to deal with Group One. Also, I have lived in Texas in the past and do not care for the weather much.

Group One only exists in the DFW area as far as I know.

I have yet to hear of anyone in the Houston area having to deal with Group One.

As far as the weather goes, you can't make a blanket statement about the weather being bad in a state as large as Texas.

The weather in Dallas is very different than in Houston for example.

Amarillo, or Dallas for that matter, and the Rio Grande Valley have almost no commonality in terms of weather.

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I would avoid Texas because I have no desire to deal with Group One. Also, I have lived in Texas in the past and do not care for the weather much.

Could someone tell me about this "Group One" and why they are so awful ? Texas is one of the states I'm considering relocating to. :confused:

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Could someone tell me about this "Group One" and why they are so awful ? Texas is one of the states I'm considering relocating to. :confused:
Group One only has influence in the DFW area (Dallas-Fort Worth). Basically, you will be reported to a consumer reporting agency if you resign from a hospital job without the proper 2-week resignation notice (4 weeks if you are in management). All hospitals in the DFW area use this consumer reporting agency's reports in their hiring decisions. You might also be reported for insubordination or any number of issues.

sHE WORKED at Texoma Medical Center in denison,tx 11-12 years as a unit clerk up to a nurse. Then she worked at Wilson N Jones hospital in sherman,tx 7 years as a nurse,then in the resources dept.. Sherman is about 25 miles from big city shopping and 50 miles north of dallas up highway 75 .sherman has about 35,000 folks and denison is right next door and it has about 20,000 folks. The area is close to Lake Texoma. She quit a few months ago to work in home health so she could finish her college degree. She has gotten a few folks hired.

Wilson n jones is a 200 bed facility i think.excellent heart hospital. I myself am in RN school, and when i grad, she said i can get in pediatric icu. she asked allready, off the rcords of course. Whats wrong with the weather, we have snow,heat,, we have every season here. depends on where you live.

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Another Texan chiming in here.

Stay far away from any of the Rio Grande Valley hospitals. They lure in many out of state and Canadian nurses there who don't know any better about the area hospitals. My Canadian co-workers have many horror stories to tell about working there.

Austin has always been a bad job market for nurses as it is considered to be a very desirable area to live in.

High rent and low wages. I was offered around $10-12/hr less than I made in the Houston area in 2007 coupled with outrageously priced housing.

An overgrown college town that thinks it's some eclectic/eccentric Texas version of San Francisco/Berkeley. (Just my two cents on that one).

Lived and worked in both Dallas and Houston and will say that these two cities are your best bet for opportunity.

Never lived or worked in San Antonio but will say that it is a great city to visit and never heard anyone complain about jobs or cost of living.

What about Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview.

Specializes in NICU Level III.

Lots of new grads I know aren't having problems finding a job in Houston.. no Group One here, either.

Lots of new grads I know aren't having problems finding a job in Houston.. no Group One here, either.

Which hospitals in Houston if you don't mind me asking?

If i were you i will fill applications to openings and if you land a job then move. I live in the DFW area and i'm a new grad i'm finding it hard to find internship.

Hi All,

I recently passed my boards in July and have had no luck finding a job. I got a call back from South Texas Health System at the McAllen Medical Center but I was wondering if that is a good area to relocate. Should I just wait it out to see if I can get into a new grad program here in California or should I relocate and move to Texas? Also are there any other hospitals that might be opening up their new grad program anytime soon? Any info/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! :)

Baylor Health just opened their January internship program you can try them and see what happens.

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