LPN/LVN

U.S.A. Texas

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I will be Taking a LPN course in May in my home town of Indiana, an I'm looking to relocate to San Antonio Texas when Im done in April of 2013. I was wondering if the hospitals were hiring LPN/LVN's down there because up here they have phased them out an just want all RN's. I would also like to know If the pay is better than it is here. I have been an aide for 5yrs an a Phlebotomist for 2 an I'm ready to take the next step, but obtaining my RN at the moment is not the right thing for me to do, so I decided to go for my LPN?..All comments an suggestions are needed what do you guys think

Well I am an LVN here in Austin, which is about 1 1/2 hours north of San Antonio. I can tell you that some of the hospitals here hire LVN's, others are only RN's. However the nursing homes, private duty, and home health agencies hire LVN's a lot. I will tell you this though, plan on it taking a while to transfer your license here, maybe 2 months, and if you have any sort of prior criminal record it will take a long time. I had 3 misdemeanors from 12 years ago, nothing drug or alcohol related and it took me a year. Good luck!

Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
I would also like to know If the pay is better than it is here.
San Antonio is one of the lower-paying major cities in Texas, but keep in mind that the cost of living is also relatively low.

Do anybody know about the Houston area?

Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Do anybody know about the Houston area?

The Houston area is glutted with way too many new grads at the present time, and you will be at a distinct disadvantage since you attended school out of state with no local connections. Many facilities prefer to hire nurses who completed their clinical rotations locally.

Ok thank you all so much

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