Teaching Hospital recommendation for Texas

txnursingqt · Oct 30, 2008

I have looked at many hospitals in Texas and there programs online. I am in the DFW area but I think after NS that we might be moving to the Austin area. In the Dallas area I would look at Parkland or Baylor. But if you really want the Austin area then try the Seton Hospitals. I will attach the link to their site with info on the GN program, it sounds really good.

http://www.seton.net/employment/nursing/students_and_new_graduates/

Finallyat40 · Oct 30, 2008

PARKLAND! in Dallas, wonderful supportive teaching facility....and if you don't see "it" there...it probably doesn't exist! They have extensive orientation programs for new grads and their pay scale is very much in line with the "for-profit" hospitals, in fact I think a bit higher. here is their website http://www.pmh.org

Jamie

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Oct 30, 2008

i have never worked at parkland but i hear it has a great learning environment. however, if you want to see things that you will never see again then go to work at john peter smith in ft worth. it is the county hospital and a lot of stuff crawls up into that hospital... i went to their nursing school and did all my clinical there back in the 90's truly a great and eye opening experience...

labcat01, BSN, RN · Oct 30, 2008

Any place in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. If you are interested in hearts or transplants go to Methodist or St. Luke's. If you are interested in trauma/emergency medicine go to Memorial Hermann or Ben Taub.

I honestly think that any of the major cities in Texas have some great programs for new grads. Just don't forget that you get what you put into it and YOU will have a major impact on how great your experience is. Good luck!

HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD · Oct 30, 2008

sivan,

Keep in mind that the term "teaching hospital" was created to designate hospitals that served as primary sites for MEDICAL schools - not nursing schools. Teaching hospitals are great places to learn about new technology & "medical" advances. They aren't necessarily great nursing environments.

abbabask · Oct 30, 2008

Brackenridge in Austin is great too. It's owned by Seton.

sivan · Nov 2, 2008

The Seton System in Austin seem to offer alot for new graduates. I find that 'non-profit' hospitals have more extensive orientation as compared to 'for-profit' hospitals. I'm going to look into all of your recommendations and I appreciate all your inputs. :up:

abbabask · Nov 2, 2008

Yes, Seton's Versant program is definitely one of a kind.. you won't find that at many other Texas hospitals. It's a great place to start out your career as a new nurse.

txnursingqt · Nov 2, 2008

Yes, Seton's Versant program is definitely one of a kind.. you won't find that at many other Texas hospitals. It's a great place to start out your career as a new nurse.

Just curious, is it hard to get hired on at Seton?

abbabask · Nov 2, 2008

It depends on what area you are applying for and how many GN openings they can handle on that unit. I had a really hard time but I was applying for L&D. All I could get was Med/Surg/Tele interviews for that Versant cohort. It all depends on where and when you're applying. I had friends that applied for a different cohort and got the areas they wanted.

sivan · Nov 6, 2008

I was able to talk with a recruiter today for a possible interview. As the above poster have mentioned, the competitiveness of the particular specialty really depends on the amount of openings that Seton needs to fulfill. The recruiter mentioned that less than 10 slots were available for ICU specialty and more available for other acute care settings, usually Med/Surg floor.

Does anyone have experience with MD Anderson in Houston? I was awed by the length of new grad orientation of 15 months :up: . Mostly I hear in the range between 10 - 25 weeks. They seem to have something special and great learning experience for new graduates.