Which hospitals claim to be on a hiring freeze?

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Please post if you have heard of any hospitals that are on a hiring freeze and how you obtained this information. There is a lot of buzz going on around my school among the May 09 grads afraid they won't get a job and hearing that so and so isn't hiring. Also, I suspect that some hospitals may say they have a hiring freeze but this does not apply to new graduate internship spots. Please share what you know!

I had my interview at MD Anderson in February. I got a call from a a recruiter last week who told me to "hang tight" because I as a PSNE (student nurse extern) we will be the first ones they will consider once the hiring freeze is "lifted". I was worried for awhile, because it was taking so long. I have however accepted another position - The next day I was called by a hospital I interviewed for in California, and I got an offer. My advice is to keep yourself updated and find out when the freeze is lifted. The recruiter I spoke to encouraged me to "spread the word" to my friends and classmates

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Specializes in NICU.
I got into a Jan internship over Thanksgiving break here a whiiiile back.

Haha. I know that! Replying to the other person who was looking into the ER (Mostly because everyone forgets about St. Joseph's since it's in such a weird location.).

Though I am surprised at how early NICU did their hiring compared to the other units here. There's gonna be like 16 new people in June in the NICU. Hopefully I will be night shift by then. Almost 90 new interns total. I don't really think MH TMC constitutes as having a hiring freeze for new grads with those numbers.

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Specializes in NICU Level III.
Haha. I know that! Replying to the other person who was looking into the ER (Mostly because everyone forgets about St. Joseph's since it's in such a weird location.).

Though I am surprised at how early NICU did their hiring compared to the other units here. There's gonna be like 16 new people in June in the NICU. Hopefully I will be night shift by then. Almost 90 new interns total. I don't really think MH TMC constitutes as having a hiring freeze for new grads with those numbers.

No I mean I did the new grad internship at St. Joseph a while back and they did take me in for it after most other hospitals closed off apps for new grads.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

There are many hospitals in the Houston area that may not be on a hiring freeze, but are not looking to hire new grads.

Outside the med center, many of the suburban facilities aren't offering internship programs this year or have scaled back significantly. One particular Memorial Hermann facility our program utilizes heavily for clinicals did not call back a single person in our 70 person class.

To date, the only ones in my class who have found jobs are those that are previously LVNs or work as a tech at a hospital.

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Specializes in OR Hearts 10.

Ya'll come on up north from Houston to Longview, we have lot's of openings, experienced and new grad alike. (new management filling in the short workforce of the previous management) We still have sign on and referral bonuses, so shoot me a PM for more info.

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Has anyone on here gone through the Baptist Health Care RN program? Im taking my NET april 11. Pre reqs are complete. Thoughts on Baptist ?

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I am sorry to say that it is a fact that many hospitals are hiring a minimal number of new grads if any. Many gov hospitals are laying off nurses. I cannot be specific to Texas but do know this issue is valid throughout the states. Many tertiary facilities are not subject to this because they have better funding and resources.

I am so sick and tired of people from other parts of the country commenting about "Not Hiring or No Jobs" in Texas

I am in the D/FW area and there are plenty of jobs for nurses and new nurses

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Specializes in NICU Level III.
I am so sick and tired of people from other parts of the country commenting about "Not Hiring or No Jobs" in Texas

I am in the D/FW area and there are plenty of jobs for nurses and new nurses

Ike didn't help the situation at all in Houston.

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Specializes in SICU/CVICU.
I am so sick and tired of people from other parts of the country commenting about "Not Hiring or No Jobs" in Texas

I am in the D/FW area and there are plenty of jobs for nurses and new nurses

Hmm, I don't exactly agree with you there. The majority of the people in my class have not been able to find jobs yet. Some of them may have lost the battle for the most competitive spots and are being too picky, but quite a few have been trying to get jobs in med/surg from the beginning. I have friends from other nursing programs that say the exact same thing.

People that graduated last May did not have as much trouble finding a job as this year's May graduates. The fact is that there are hiring freezes and there are a lot of nurses returning to the field after not working. The job openings are limited.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PACU.
I am so sick and tired of people from other parts of the country commenting about "Not Hiring or No Jobs" in Texas

I am in the D/FW area and there are plenty of jobs for nurses and new nurses

HMMM, I'm in the DFW area, also. Although there are some jobs, they are not plenty. Hiring freezes taking place along with a sharp downturn in agency work is the reality here. It may not be as bad as other areas of the country; but, it is bad in comparision to only a year ago. I'm kinda sick and tired of people from my part of the country taking offense at the truth :yawn:

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HMMM, I'm in the DFW area, also. Although there are some jobs, they are not plenty. Hiring freezes taking place along with a sharp downturn in agency work is the reality here. It may not be as bad as other areas of the country; but, it is bad in comparision to only a year ago. I'm kinda sick and tired of people from my part of the country taking offense at the truth :yawn:

Are you actively looking for a Nursing Position?

What area in Texas are you looking for work?:yawn:

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Hmm, I don't exactly agree with you there. The majority of the people in my class have not been able to find jobs yet. Some of them may have lost the battle for the most competitive spots and are being too picky, but quite a few have been trying to get jobs in med/surg from the beginning. I have friends from other nursing programs that say the exact same thing.

People that graduated last May did not have as much trouble finding a job as this year's May graduates. The fact is that there are hiring freezes and there are a lot of nurses returning to the field after not working. The job openings are limited.

My wife started job searching a 3 weeks ago.

She just rec'd her LPR card to work in USA, She Graduated from a Philippines Nursing school last year, and just passed NCLEX.

She has had 3 Interviews and 2 phone interviews in the D/FW MetroMess so far.

I look at Hospitals and look at all the job openings they have in D/FW MetroMess, Jobs are there for the pickings.

My wifes Clinical Intructor came to USA in August last year and is working in West Texas Hospital and she started at $30 per hour and got a $15K signing bonus. She told me she works about 20 hours overtime per week due to the lack of Nurses

Bottom Line, the jobs are here in the areas I mentioned, you just got to be hungry and be able to land them..:up:

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