Registered Nurse - Surgical Trauma PCU
Medical City Denton
Denton, Texas
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Posted Aug 14, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 15, 2026
What this means for you
Medical City Denton is a trauma center — high acuity, high tempo, and skills that compound fast. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Nights
- Weekends, holidays, call
- Shift: Nights w/rotating weekends (7PM - 7AM)
About this role
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Skills for this role
Requirements
- Compact/NLC
- Surgery
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Disability insurance
- Rotating weekends
- Mid-level
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Adoption assistance
About the employer
You would be walking into Medical City Denton, a Level 2 Trauma Center in Denton, Texas, inside the Medical City Healthcare / HCA North Texas network. Staff describe it as a teaching hospital that sees every kind of trauma. Full-time…
What reviewers appreciate
- CVICU $20,000 sign-on bonus paid within 30 days when offered
- Relocation offered with CVICU hiring events
- Tuition assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, Galen partnership
What reviewers flag
- Chronic understaffing with high stress and burnout risk
- Compensation often viewed as not matching role demands
- Career progression frequently feels limited
Living in Denton, TX
Denton blends small-town warmth with a lively college-town arts scene just north of Dallas-Fort Worth. Home to the University of North Texas, it features a walkable historic downtown square filled with local shops, live music venues, and casual eateries. Nurses enjoy a relaxed pace, friendly community, and easy access to major metro healthcare networks.
- State price level · Texas
- 3% below the national average
- State index 97.1 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,420/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $76,019/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and call?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?