Where are there jobs in Texas?

HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD · Mar 10, 2009

There certainly are jobs for you in San Antonio. Please contact CHRISTUS Santa Rosa www.christussantarosa.org Look in the 'careers' section for more information, including the name of the nurse recruiter. CHRISTUS Santa Rosa has just been named on of the 50 Best Hospitals in the USA. They have multiple facilities, including a very well-known Children's hospital.

I work for CHRISTUS - but I'm based in Houston. Please PM me if I can be of any further assistance.

Good Luck!

newgrad82 · Mar 10, 2009

Thank you, i just emailed the Versant program director. I am a little worried the Versant Program is going to take a while, as it is probably only run twice a year. Are there any hospitals in such need that they will hire me right away?

HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD · Mar 10, 2009

I know that Santa Rosa is gearing up to open a new facility in the next couple of months, so they are in a real 'hiring mode' right now. Don't be reluctant to give them a call and let them know what you need. I'm pulling for you!!

vamedic4, EMT-P · Mar 11, 2009

Please read my PM:yeah:.

SouthTXRN · Mar 12, 2009

Well if you don't mind the heat, we always need nurses in Laredo.

fathertod, ASN, BSN, MSN, APRN, NP · Mar 12, 2009

There are still some jobs in the rio grande valley. Starting base pay ranges from $21.50 per hr to $22.00.

Laredo should be comparable, maybe even higher than the RGV. Laredo is an icky town too closer to the downtown you get. The outskirts of the town are nice and new, and the report about the hospitals there from the travelers that I talk with are mixed.

Eagle Pass, TX (even tho its an icky town), has a $24,000 sign on bonus for nights. Alpine, TX should be hiring. Both of these places are really small.

Clovis, NM hospital starts at $22-$23.00 an hour. Taos, NM hospital starts at $24.50 an hour for new grads (+ 3ish $ per hour nights and a $2 per/hr diff. for weekends).

Stay along the southern border and stay out of the areas where the housing boom/bust was really really bad. Recommendation is to look out in the sticks and then start working closer to bigger cities. San Antonio is spotty in some places, the overall market is drying up however in SA in my opinion.

newgrad82 · Mar 12, 2009

Wow thanks everyone for the information! It is really kind of you to help and I am sure its helping other new grads that read this.

fathertod, ASN, BSN, MSN, APRN, NP · Mar 12, 2009

heres info on south texas from another post:

valley baptist in harlingen has a hiring freeze (census is down, hurricane damage is still present in some rooms supposedly, other rooms havent reopened, ceo recently quit for unspecified reasons, i hear that if a rn quits they are opting generally not to fill the position but this depends on the department). travelers are being phased out. nurse techs having jobs waiting for them when they finish school at the facility is iffy--at best--as of now.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/s...y,698857.shtml

(vbic is vbhs's health plan insurance division, which is a possible cash cow or cash drain. overall vbhs posted a nearly $30 million dollar loss on some $450 million in revenue. ceo quitting, losses and credit downgrades in a tight credit market = disaster likelyhood is high)

"the ratings of vbic are driven by poor capitalization as a result of unfavorable underwriting results and membership growth, which both pressured the capitalization of the health plan. capitalization, as well as profitability, improved at the end of 2008 due to the sale of the medicare business, but in a.m. best's opinion, it remains low, especially for the current growth rate.

the revised outlook is due to the uncertainty vbic experiences being an important strategic affiliate of its parent, valley baptist health system (vbhs), providing quality care in the harlingen and brownsville service areas. several one-time items, such as the 2008 hurricane season and current market conditions, have influenced the financial position of vbhs, thus affecting vbic.

offsetting factors include good membership growth across all product lines, divestiture of some unprofitable accounts in late 2008 and reduced enrollment concentration. a.m. best anticipates operating results to normalize in the medium term but remains concerned about the pressure the member growth will have on the capitalization of the health plan. "

valley baptist brownsville is probably working its way close to a hiring freeze, they are starting new grads out at $22.00 an hour. for example, they havent hosted their usual recruitment festivities for new grads in the area and are tending to take a picky/wait and see/or it doesnt matter if you choose to work here, but we'd love to have you hiring attitude. additionally both are being flooded with apps from rn's from california and the northeast. not currently hiring any nurse techs. my opinion of this facility is dependent upon the shift and department respectively. the er is ok, med-surg floor is...eh...snf is ok, peds sometimes never has any pts, ld is always packed, day surgery is awesome, tele is packed but can be a pain in the rear, icu is usually packed.

valley regional medical center in brownsville, which is owned by hca, and starts new grads out at $21.50 per hr, prefers to "hire" locals as of now, however is not hesitating in hiring new rn grads from indiana, california, new jeresy, and pa. i have met 4 to 5 new grads from those areas which are now working at valley regional. they are "being flooded by applications from southern california and the northeast". they are hiring nurse techs, but have a hiring freeze on other jobs like housekeeping, etc. turn over rate is rather high, however, they are addressing the issue. imo its not a bad place to start out.

doctors hospital in brownsville, which used to pay the best by far in the area, especially for new grads and prn nurses...old rumors say that prn nurses are having issues making their 40 hrs a week now.

south texas rehab hospital in brownsville.. i have no clue whats going on there.

harlingen medical center (which is a physician owned and run hospital), which starts at around $22.00 per hr for new grads, generally census is high now due to issues at valley baptist so the rumor mill says. valley baptist owns some 40% of hmc, which probably means loans (for things such as payroll or operating expenses may have been floating around). overall, i like harlingen medical center, but the financial outlook is a tad scary imo due to its connection with vbhs. phased out their nurse tech program around 6 months ago.

mental health hospital in harlingen is supposedly hiring.

knapp medical center is hiring, rio grande regional medical center is hiring (~21.50 to $22.00 /hr), mcallen heart hospital is hiring. google all these places.

UdonNomi · Mar 13, 2009

In San Antonio the Methodist system is also opening new facilities, SE Baptist and University Hospital have been running ads for the last few months ( see www.mysa.com click on "jobs" ). The nusing homes (including ours) are always looking for RNs. Come visit, plan to stay. Good luck.

redranger · Apr 4, 2009

God Bless Texas

Our Ecomony has out paced the USA economy in the past

And in the past when the rest of America hit tough times, Texas never knew cuz our great economy kept a rolling:clphnds:

Krystal_loves_babies · Apr 5, 2009

Best of Luck to you :) I'm sure you'll have no problem. I am relocating to Texas as well. I just got a job offer after an exhausting 9 month job search. Hang in there I bet you'll find a job in no time