University of Texas at Austin
Academic Medical Center · Austin, TX
- 2
- open roles, live count
- 1:5
- nurse-to-patient, employer research
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Academic Medical Center
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
University compensation framework lists premium payments including shift differential, overtime, longevity pay, hazardous duty, on-call pay, and benefit-replacement pay.
What stands out
New graduates
UT Austin is actively hiring into a Nurse Residency, so you can step in with a structured on-ramp rather than a cold start on the floor.
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
Moving here
You would land in Austin as UT builds out a full academic health system—a specialty hospital and MD Anderson cancer center on the old Erwin Center site, with groundbreaking expected in 2026.
As of 2023-08-14Source 1: utsystem.eduSource 2: giving.utexas.edu
Experienced nurses
The university pay system stacks shift differential, overtime, longevity, on-call, hazardous-duty, and benefit-replacement pay on top of base.
As of 2026Source: hr.utexas.edu
Moving here
Texas has no state income tax and is a compact-license state, and Austin’s overall cost of living sits about 2% below the national level.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
A former RN described the hospital itself as very nice and spoke well of the people on the unit.
As of 2023-05-28Source: glassdoor.co.uk
New graduates
You would be joining a campus nursing school that just named Kavita Radhakrishnan, PhD, RN, FAAN, as interim dean—continuity on the academic side while the clinical side expands.
Working conditions
- Pay and benefits
- Former Registered Nurse BSN described compensation as low
As of 2023-05-28Source: glassdoor.co.uk
- Pay and benefits
- University compensation system includes shift differential, overtime, longevity pay, hazardous duty, on-call pay, and benefit-replacement pay among premium payments
As of 2026Source: hr.utexas.edu
Starting out and growing here
The city
Living in Austin, TX
Austin blends Texas charm with live-music energy, outdoor living along Lady Bird Lake, and a booming tech-driven economy. Nurses relocating here will find a sun-sooked city where food trucks, hiking trails, and a friendly, fast-growing community define the lifestyle.
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- Metro price level · Austin area
- 2% below the national average
- BEA index 98.1 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,729/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $93,658/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 weighing University of Texas at Austin in a city that still feels like a real place to live—no state income tax, compact-license portability, and a cost of living a little under the national average.
- Academic Medical Center · Austin
- Hiring days
More about University of Texas at Austin
On the clinical side, UT is not standing still: regents have green-lit a UT Medical Center on the old Erwin Center site, with a UT specialty hospital and an MD Anderson cancer center in the plan and groundbreaking anticipated in 2026, backed by major gifts including a $750M Dell commitment tied to a new Dell Medical Center and research campus. Day to day, the picture is more ordinary. A former RN BSN described the hospital as very nice and spoke well of coworkers, and the university compensation framework includes shift differential, overtime, longevity, on-call, hazardous-duty, and benefit-replacement pay. The same nurse also reported 5:1 high-acuity ratios on nights and called the pay low. If you are new to practice, UT Austin has appeared as actively hiring for a Nurse Residency, though public detail on cohorts and windows is thin. You would be joining while the School of Nursing is under interim dean Kavita Radhakrishnan, a long-time faculty member. The growth story is real; the floor-level tradeoffs around staffing and base pay are the part you will want to pressure-test in your interview.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Facility quality
- Former RN called the hospital very nice and praised coworkers.
As of 2023-05-28Source: glassdoor.co.uk
- Staffing ratios and pay
- Former RN cited high-acuity 5:1 night ratios and low pay; overall review 2.0.
As of 2023-05-28Source: glassdoor.co.uk
What to weigh
One former RN BSN on nights described 5:1 high-acuity ratios and called the pay low, leaving a 2.0 overall review.
As of 2023-05-28Source: glassdoor.co.uk
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 20, 2026
- Website
- hr.utexas.edu ↗
Weighing a first job here?
The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- School NursingDays 11 open
- Women's Health1 open
Hospital (unspecified high-acuity)
Former RN BSN reported 5:1 patient ratios on night shift with high acuity.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.co.uk
Open roles
Current openings at University of Texas at Austin
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- ADN accepted
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