St. Josephs Medical Center
Hospital · Houston, TX
- 3
- open roles, live count
- 3.9
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 2 · Nights 1
What stands out
Moving here
You keep more of each paycheck in Texas because the state does not charge income tax, a practical draw if you are weighing a move to Houston.
Moving here
Houston’s cost of living sits about one percent below the national price level, so rent and daily costs tend to land slightly under what you may know from higher-cost markets.
Travel nurses
Texas is a compact-license state, so if you already hold a compact multistate license you can work here without a separate Texas RN license process.
Moving here
St. Josephs sits in Houston’s dense hospital market, with neighbors such as MD Anderson, Baylor St. Luke’s, Houston Methodist, and Harris Health also hiring nearby.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
You are deciding inside a city where many Medical Center nurses live in Pearland, Missouri City, Sugar Land, Sienna, or northwest Houston and treat commute length as a first-order choice.
Moving here
Nurses who relocate here often name more affordable housing versus coastal markets, then weigh safety, schools, shopping, and how hard the drive will feel after a shift.
The city
Living in Houston, TX
Houston is a sprawling, diverse metro where world-class medical centers anchor a booming healthcare economy. The nation's fourth-largest city offers no state income tax, year-round warmth, and a food scene as varied as its population. Bayou-side greenways and museum districts balance the urban energy for nurses seeking opportunity in a place that never stops growing.
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- Metro price level · Houston area
- 1% below the national average
- BEA index 98.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,361/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $64,813/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You are looking at St. Josephs Medical Center in Houston, Texas (77002). The facts on hand say more about the city you would live in than about a specific unit, ladder, or paycheck at this hospital.
- Hospital · Houston
- Hiring days & nights
More about St. Josephs Medical Center
Texas does not take state income tax from your wages, and it is a compact-license state. Houston’s overall cost of living sits slightly under the national price level, which is why relocating nurses often compare housing here with higher-cost coastal markets. Many people who work the Medical Center corridor live in places like Pearland, Missouri City, Sugar Land, Sienna, or northwest Houston and treat the drive as a first filter. What we cannot tell you yet is the part you will feel on shift: posted pay ranges, ratios, scheduling rules, float expectations, residency structure, or how charge work is offered. Nearby systems such as MD Anderson, Baylor St. Luke’s, Houston Methodist, and Harris Health are also active in the same market, so you can line this application up against those if you need clearer numbers before you move.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- No state income tax in Texas
- Compact-license state for multistate RN holders
- Houston cost of living about 1% below the national price level
- Dense nearby hospital market (MD Anderson, Baylor St. Luke’s, Houston Methodist, Harris Health, and others)
- Multiple suburban housing options commonly used by Medical Center nurses
The hard parts
- Union status, EHR, scheduling, float policy, and ratios are unknown in current facts
- Houston commuting is difficult; many nurses aim to keep drives near or under about 15 minutes
- No validated residency, tuition, loan, or career-ladder detail on file
What to weigh
Houston is widely described as not easy to get around, and nurses often try to keep the drive near or under about fifteen minutes so traffic does not eat the whole day.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 26, 2026
- Website
- sjmctx.org ↗
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Internal Contract- Registered Nurse ICU
St. Josephs Medical CenterHouston, TX
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Travel contract
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