Nursing Careers
Nursing at Methodist
Methodist Health System nurses are some of the brightest, most compassionate people on earth. As part of our team, you’ll be empowered to deliver great care thanks to our advanced resources, ongoing education opportunities, and supportive team environment. Learn more about our nursing opportunities below.
Emergency Department
You thrive in a quick-thinking, problem-solving environment that never gets dull. You hunger for the challenges each day brings. You love saving lives. You were made for the emergency department.
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Critical Care
High-acuity, complex cases. That’s where the action is, and you want to be right in the heart of it. You’re eager to put your hard-won credentials to work and ready to rise to the challenges of critical care. Your passion and energy will be in the right place at Methodist Health System.
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Medical-Surgical
You’re experienced, high-performing, and exceptionally skilled at caring for patients when they are most vulnerable. You seem to have an extra measure of compassion. That’s why you’re a top-notch med-surg nurse.
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Operating Room
OR nurses are a breed apart. You’re intensely focused on the task at hand. You take pride in performing highly technical procedures that improve people’s lives. You’re at your best when there’s a lot at stake.
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Women’s and Children
No one champions women and their newborns more than you. As a nurse in women’s services, you’re completely devoted to the health and well-being of women and babies. You’ll be in the company of kindred spirits at Methodist Health System.
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Specialty
Whether you’re the case manager who coordinates every facet of a patient’s care or the nurse who focuses on elevating nurses or improving the patient experience, you are vital to our organization. You make great healthcare happen.
Learn MoreSupport Roles
Whether you’re a patient care technician (PCT), surgical technician, or obstetric technician, you’re are always there to help. It’s what you do. You assist nurses, physicians, and other clinicians in ways that keep patients happy and keep our whole organization running smoothly.
Nurse Externships
Working closely with local and regional nursing schools, our nursing extern program allows senior-level nursing students to gain hands-on experience in a real hospital setting. The program is offered at four of our campuses including Methodist Dallas, Methodist Charlton, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson Medical Centers.
Nurse Residencies
If you’re a new graduate nurse or have less than one year of Acute Care RN experience, you could qualify for our Nurse Residency Program. During this 12-month program, you will gain more confidence in your practice, embrace challenges, and have a meaningful impact on patient care. Offered three times per year in February, July, and October, our Nurse Residency Program includes women’s services, critical care, emergency services, medical-surgical, operating services, and behavioral health. With one-on-one guidance from a preceptor and our education team, Methodist Health System Nurse Residents build a strong foundation for a successful career.
Graduate nurses who have completed an accredited professional nurse-training program and experienced nurses with less than one year of Acute Care RN experience are candidates for nurse residencies.
Residency positions are posted by campus several months before the program starts. Winter (February) nurse residency positions are posted in September or October, Summer (July) nurse residency positions are posted in January or February, and Fall (October) nurse residency positions are posted in June or July.
- Visit http://www.mhs.team
- Search “Nurse Resident.”
- You will see a list of each campus participating in the current nurse residency.
- Click on the campus(es) you are interested in and complete the application process.
- Within the application, you will be asked to select the top three units you are interested in from the list of participating units.
Include an updated resume with clinical experience and your anticipated graduation date. A cover letter is optional but highly encouraged. Please do not attach your transcript or recommendation letters.
Yes! You can apply to multiple campuses and select your top three units of interest from the list of participating units for each campus.
Five of our campuses participate in the Nurse Residency Program: Methodist Charlton, Methodist Dallas, Methodist Mansfield, Methodist Midlothian, and Methodist Richardson. Please search our career site to determine which campuses are participating in the current nurse residency.
Critical Care Units:
- Intensive Care Units
- Intermediate Care Units
- Neuro Critical Care Unit
- Neuro/Trauma Intensive Care Unit
- Transplant/Progressive Care Unit
Emergency Services:
- Emergency Department
Medical-Surgical Units:
- Cardiac/Telemetry
- Clinical Decision Unit
- General Medical Surgical
- Nephrology
- Neuro/Pulmonary
- Oncology
- Ortho/Surgical
- Renal/Telemetry
- Urology Surgical Services:
- GI Lab
- Operating Room
Women’s Services:
- Labor and Delivery
- NICU
- Nursery
- Postpartum Unit
Not all campuses offer residencies in all specialties. Please see the participating units per campus within the application.
Our nurse residency is a 12-month program consisting of more than 350 precepted hours, approximately 120 hours of educational classes, and a culminating evidence-based practice project. Continuing support, professional development, and mentorship are provided throughout the program. Please note: Employment contracts are not included with nurse resident positions.
No, but we do offer a $250 reimbursement for the NCLEX® exam preparation course. We also have an aggressive incremental step pay increase for the first three years of employment.
Normally, an employment contract is NOT included with nurse resident positions.
No. However, we do offer tuition reimbursement for continuing education for full-time employees.
Sponsorship is issued on a case-by-case basis.
Our campuses offer nurse extern positions for nursing students who are in their last two semesters of an accredited professional nursing school. Externs may work in their areas of interest, which may include women’s services, labor and delivery, telemetry, intensive care, surgery, emergency, medical-surgical, operating room, or other areas.
Nursing students can search and apply for nurse extern positions, which are posted online with all other positions as they become available. They can also apply for Patient Care Technician (PCT) positions after completing their first semester of clinical rotations.
