UT Health East Texas
Hospital in Tyler, TX
- Hiring days and nights
- New grads welcome on 4 roles
From 19 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 27, 2026Sources
The short version
UT Health East Texas in Jacksonville, part of a roughly nine-hospital East Texas network headquartered in Tyler and run as an Ardent joint venture with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler since 2018. On the ground here that can mean a full-time night LDRP RN role: ADN and a Texas RN license to start, BLS within fourteen days of hire, and the rest of the system nearby if you later want different acuity.
Employer research, Jul 27, 2026
You can enter through a paid Nurse Extern path that embeds you as a unit employee with manager accountability and clinical instructor support, and most graduated externs have been hired full-time.
For new gradsUT Health East Texas runs an RN Residency Program promoted specifically to kickstart a nursing career across the system.
For new gradsSources
As of 2024Source: facebook.comJacksonville posts full-time night LDRP RN roles that need an ADN and Texas RN license, with BLS due within 14 days of hire.
For experienced nurses
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 4 of 19 roles welcome new grads, and there is a nurse residency
- LPNs and LVNs: 6 of 19 roles accept an LPN or LVN
Nursing here
- Nurse residency
UT Health East Texas RN Residency Program
UT Health East Texas · employer research
Sources
As of 2024Source: facebook.com- Preceptors and orientation
Paid Nurse Extern Program embeds students as unit employees with manager accountability plus clinical instructor support; strong welcome/mentorship feedback from graduates.
UT Health East Texas · employer research
Sources
As of 2022-07-05Source: uthealtheasttexas.com- Scheduling
Postings include night-shift full-time LDRP (Jacksonville) and night-shift PRN Med-Surg (Athens).
UT Health East Texas · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: uthealtheasttexas.com- Nursing leadership
Lecia Bowman, MSN, RNC · Chief Nursing Officer, UT Health Tyler and UT Health North Campus Tyler
UT Health East Texas
Published pay and benefits
- Sign-on bonus
$7500 sign-on bonus and relocation assistance for medical positions (Tyler, TX posting referenced)
As of 2024
Sources
Units hiring now
- ERDays 2 · Nights 13 open
- ICUNights 12 open
- L&DDays 1 · Nights 12 open
- Med surgDays 1 · Nights 12 open
PRN night Med-Surg RN at UT Health Athens: 127-bed facility with 24-hour ED, 10-bed ICU, maternity, and stand-alone ED in Gun Barrel City.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: uthealtheasttexas.com - ENTDays 11 open
- Neuro HOPD clinicDays 11 open
- NeurologyDays 11 open
- NICUNights 11 open
- OncologyNights 11 open
- Pain managementDays 11 open
- Pre surgical testingDays 11 open
LDRP
Employer posting seeks night-shift full-time LDRP RN in Jacksonville, TX; ADN and TX RN license required; BLS within 14 days of hire.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: uthealtheasttexas.comTrauma / Acute Care (UT Health Tyler)
Flagship UT Health Tyler has 424 licensed beds, region’s only Level I trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, first/only regional ECMO, and NICU.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: uthealtheasttexas.comICU / Critical Care
Dedicated inpatient intensive care units at UT Health Tyler; historical COVID ICU nursing coverage reported in local news.
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Behavioral Health (North Campus Tyler)
UT Health North Campus Tyler: 174 licensed beds (104 medical, 70 behavioral health); 24-hour ED designated Level IV trauma center.
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Specialty / Long-term (Specialty Hospital Tyler)
UT Health East Texas Specialty Hospital at Tyler described as long-term care type setting at 1000 South Beckham, 5th Floor, Tyler TX.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.comSurgical Services
Hiring Director of Nursing Surgical Services; surgical area noted with two ORs, one GI suite, and one Pain Management suite (Pittsburg context in post).
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: facebook.com
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall employee rating middling
- Glassdoor overall about 3.3/5 with roughly 43% willing to recommend; culture, work-life, and comp near 3.0 or below.
Sources
- RN experience in Tyler much worse than overall
- Registered Nurse reviews in Tyler average about 2.4/5 with only ~10% recommending and very low work-life and culture scores.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- LVN reviews more favorable
- Small LVN sample (~6 reviews) shows ~3.2 overall and high recommend rate (~87%), with softer culture scores.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Compensation and benefits lag
- Compensation and benefits category rated about 2.9 on Glassdoor overall employer page.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Indeed overall vs CHRISTUS
- Indeed shows ~3.6 overall (722 reviews); culture and work-life around 3.5; compared closely with CHRISTUS Health.
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As of 2026- COVID ICU workload and purpose
- Nurses described long stressful hours and family sacrifices while emphasizing patient recovery and acting as family when visitors barred.
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As of 2020-04-10Source: kltv.com
The hard parts
Registered Nurse reviews tied to Tyler average about 2.4/5 with only around 10% willing to recommend, and compensation-and-benefits scores sit near 2.9 overall.
Sources
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
Living in Tyler, TX
As East Texas’s regional healthcare anchor, Tyler lets your nursing paycheck stretch further with living costs roughly 8% below the national average. Decompress off shift along the brick-paved streets of the historic Azalea District, surrounded by towering Piney Woods and the deep community roots of the Rose Capital.
Browse roles in Tyler- Metro price level · Tyler area
- 8% below the national average
- BEA index 92.2 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,252/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $67,486/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does UT Health East Texas hire new grads?
4 of 19 roles welcome new grads. Its nurse residency: UT Health East Texas RN Residency Program.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 18 roles with a stated shift, 12 are day shifts and 6 are night shifts.
Which units are hiring?
ER (3), ICU (2), L&D (2), med surg (2) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to UT Health East Texas, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at UT Health East Texas
Registered Nurse / RN Oncology
Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- Night shift
- Tuition reimbursement
Registered Nurse / RN Cardiovascular Clinic
Posted 2 weeks ago
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift, full-time
- Cardiovascular Consultants (CVC) Clinic
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Day shift, full-time
- Tuition reimbursement
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift, full-time
- RN
- Night shift
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- New grads welcomed
- LVN
- Day shift
- Three Lakes Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) Clinic
- LVN
- Day shift
- Tuition reimbursement
Sources
- allnurses.com/hospitals/texas/tyler/ut-health-east-texas-specialty-r5641
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026 · 2024 · 2025 · 2023
- ardenthealth.com/sites/default/files/2024-06/Ardent_East_Texas_Case_Study_2023.pdf
The short version · as of 2022-07-05
- facebook.com/UTHealthEastTexas/posts/ut-health-henderson-has-been-recognized-as-one-of-modern-healthcares-best-places/1141791867976512
The short version · as of 2022-07-05
- facebook.com/UTHealthEastTexas/photos/join-ut-health-east-texas-rn-residency-program-to-kickstart-your-nursing-career-/790913189731050
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2024
- facebook.com/UTHealthEastTexas/posts/were-hiring-a-director-of-nursing-surgical-services-to-join-our-ut-health-pittsb/1364048849084145
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026 · 2024 · 2025 · 2023
- facebook.com/groups/8071116816325937/posts/9520473651390239
Nursing here · as of 2024
- glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-UT-Health-East-Texas-EI_IE2259393.11,31.htm
The short version, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026 · 2024 · 2025 · 2023
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/UT-Health-East-Texas-Reviews-E2259393.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/UT-Health-East-Texas-Registered-Nurse-Tyler-Reviews-EI_IE2259393.0,20_KO21,37_IL.38,43_IM876.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/UT-Health-East-Texas-LVN-Reviews-EI_IE2259393.0,20_KO21,24.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- jobs.ardenthealth.com/ut-health-north-campus-about-us
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026 · 2024 · 2025 · 2023
- kltv.com/2020/04/10/ut-health-east-texas-nurses-talk-about-working-inside-covid-icu
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2022-07-05
- uthealtheasttexas.com
Employer website, The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026 · 2024 · 2025 · 2023
- uthealtheasttexas.com/2022/07/05/ut-health-east-texas-nurse-extern-program-aims-to-grow-top-talent
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2022-07-05
- uthealtheasttexas.com/2025/12/17/ut-health-carthage-earns-2025-leapfrog-top-hospital-award-for-outstanding-quality-and-safety
The short version · as of 2022-07-05
- uthealtheasttexas.com/locations/tyler
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026 · 2024 · 2025 · 2023
- uthealtheasttexas.com/locations/north-campus-tyler
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026 · 2024 · 2025 · 2023
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