Graduate Nurse - October Graduates
Lubbock, Texas
Under direct supervision, independently uses the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients. Covenant Health is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
- Eligibility
- Nursing-Patient FacingSign-on bonus
Posted Sep 20 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Multiple shifts available
- Unit and setting
- Hospital
- License
- RN license Candidates must meet the criteria to sit for the NCLEX examination and become licensed in the state of Texas.Eligible to sit for NCLEX and licensed in Texas
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Eligible to sit for NCLEX and licensed in Texas Candidates must meet the criteria to sit for the NCLEX examination and become licensed in the state of Texas. Check your license
- License
- Texas Registered Nurse License, upon hire Upon hire: Texas Registered Nurse License, or Check your license
- License
- Texas Graduate Nurse Permit, upon hire Upon hire: Texas Graduate Nurse Permit Check your license
- Certification
- National Provider BLS, American Heart Association, upon hire Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most Texas staff postingsTexas staff postings that state pay run $28/hr to $63/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $51/hr, across 1,505 postings.
- Sign-on bonus
- $6,000
- Bonus
- Up to $6,000 hiring bonus Providence is offering up to $6,000 Hiring Bonus for eligible candidates who meet all conditions for paymentmeet all conditions for payment
- Eligibility
- Benefits and compensation package begin first day of employment benefits and compensation package offered by providence that begin on your first day of employment
- Extra pay
- Additional compensation may be available: shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, bonus opportunities additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities
- Pay reviews
- Placement in pay range based on relevant job experience and other applicable factors The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors.
Benefits
- Benefits401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
- BenefitsHealth care benefits (medical, dental, vision)health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- BenefitsLife insurancelife insurance
- BenefitsDisability insurancedisability insurance
- BenefitsPaid parental leave, vacations, holidayspaid parental leave, vacations, holidays
- BenefitsVoluntary benefitsvoluntary benefits
More benefits (2)
- BenefitsWell-being resourceswell-being resources
- $6,000 Hiring Bonus for eligible candidates
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Uses information from varied sources to assess, plan, implement, identify outcomes and evaluate plan of care Uses information from a variety of sources to assess, plan, implement, identify outcomes and evaluate patient's plan of care.
- Day to day
- Serves as advocate for patients, families and caregivers The GN serves as an advocate for patients, families and caregivers to enhance the patient experience.
- On call
- On-call rotation
- Details
- Work location: Covenant Medical Center Work Location: Covenant Medical Center
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
Original listing
Posted on Covenant Health’s careers page.
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Providence is offering up to $6,000 Hiring Bonus for eligible candidates who meet all conditions for payment - this is in addition to the fantastic benefits and compensation package offered by providence that begin on your first day of employment.
Under direct supervision, independently uses the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients. Uses information from a variety of sources to assess, plan, implement, identify outcomes and evaluate patient's plan of care. The GN serves as an advocate for patients, families and caregivers to enhance the patient experience. New graduates are permitted to perform any function that falls within the scope of nursing practice for which they have received educational preparation and have demonstrated minimal competency.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Covenant Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required Qualifications
Candidates must meet the criteria to sit for the NCLEX examination and become licensed in the state of Texas.
- Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
- Upon hire: Texas Registered Nurse License, or
- Upon hire: Texas Graduate Nurse Permit
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington.
As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as
- shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits . Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- Requsition ID: 453716
- Company: Covenant Jobs
- Job Category: Nursing-Patient Facing
- Job Function: Nursing
- Job
Schedule
Job Shift: Multiple shifts available Career Track: Nursing Department: 8009 INSERVICE EDU NURSING Address: TX Lubbock 3615 19th St Work Location: Covenant Medical Center Workplace Type: On-site Pay Range: $23.00 - $35.18 The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as
- shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
What's around it?
Lubbock, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,182/mo
- Household income
- $60,895/yr, all local households, not nurse pay