RN Labor and Delivery

Baylor Scott & White Health

Dallas, Texas

Posted Oct 20

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: L&D
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Baylor Scott & White Health

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A Texas health system with more Magnet-designated hospitals than any other in the state, where nurses chart in Epic and full-time schedules range from 3x12s to 4x10 weekday days. If you commute from the Medical District, DART's Inwood/Love Field Station…

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Full-time options include 3x12h shifts (day 6a-6p, night 7p-7a), 4x10h weekday day shifts (5:30a-4p), and 8 or 10-hour shifts with on-call requirements in procedural areas

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Relocation Assistance is offered to candidates moving 50+ miles from their current residence. Join Baylor University Medical Center (aka BUMC) as a Registered Nurse and be part of something better! Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Dallas), part of Baylor Scott & White Health, is a major patient care, teaching and research center located in Dallas, Texas.

Established in 1903, the hospital opened with 25 beds and has grown to 914 licensed beds, cares for more than 300,000 people each year and serves as the North Texas flagship hospital of Baylor Scott & White Health. We are home to more than 20 medical specialty centers, many of which are ranked among the top 50 programs in the United States. Baylor Dallas is honored to be recognized by U. S. New & World Report “Best Hospitals” for 29 consecutive years, with similar designations from Newsweek and Becker’s Healthcare, and has been ranked in the Top 20 U. S. Major Teaching Hospitals for two consecutive years by Watson Health.

In 2018, Baylor Dallas achieved its fourth consecutive accreditation in the Magnet Recognition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). For more information about Baylor University Medical Center, visit BSWHealth.com/Dallas.       span class="EOP SCXW8597747 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;line-height:18px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;"…

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In Dallas, TX

Dallas, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% above the US average

Median rent: $1,472/mo
Household income: $70,518/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Dallas, TX

NeighborhoodsNurses concentrating near work most often land in the Medical District and Love Field area, home to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health: quieter than Uptown, with DART at Inwood/Love Field Station, Inwood Village dining and shopping, and Inwood Station Apartments offering Fairfield’s Essential Living reduced rents for qualifying nurses, teachers, and first responders. Young professionals pack walkable Uptown just north of Downtown—luxury apartments, McKinney Avenue restaurants and nightlife, the Katy Trail, and the free McKinney Avenue Trolley—at the high end of Dallas rents. Inclusive, central Oak Lawn and transit-rich Main Street District sit in the same urban belt. More affordable in-city texture includes family-oriented Lake Highlands, Lakewood beside White Rock Lake, historic artsy Winnetka Heights, Bishop Arts and Oak Cliff, Lower Greenville, West Village, Stevens Park Village, and Bryan Place. For a still-tolerable Dallas commute, locals repeatedly name Plano (including Legacy West), Richardson, Coppell, Flower Mound, Frisco, University Park, Murphy, Colleyville, Bedford, and Argyle.

Nurses concentrating near work most often land in the Medical District and Love Field area, home to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health: quieter than Uptown, with DART at Inwood/Love Field Station, Inwood Village dining and shopping, and Inwood Station Apartments offering Fairfield’s Essential Living reduced rents for qualifying nurses, teachers, and first responders. Young professionals pack walkable Uptown just north of Downtown—luxury apartments, McKinney Avenue restaurants and nightlife, the Katy Trail, and the free McKinney Avenue Trolley—at the high end of Dallas rents.

Inclusive, central Oak Lawn and transit-rich Main Street District sit in the same urban belt. More affordable in-city texture includes family-oriented Lake Highlands, Lakewood beside White Rock Lake, historic artsy Winnetka Heights, Bishop Arts and Oak Cliff, Lower Greenville, West Village, Stevens Park Village, and Bryan Place.

For a still-tolerable Dallas commute, locals repeatedly name Plano (including Legacy West), Richardson, Coppell, Flower Mound, Frisco, University Park, Murphy, Colleyville, Bedford, and Argyle.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: niche.com Source 6: extraspace.com Source 7: facebook.com

Getting aroundThe Medical District is the practical hospital commute: UT Southwestern and Parkland campuses, DART’s Inwood/Love Field Station for rail across Dallas, Love Field Airport next door, and Inwood Station marketed specifically to healthcare schedules and frequent flyers. Uptown adds the free McKinney Avenue Trolley, DART, and the Katy Trail; Oak Lawn is called central for commuters and Main Street District walkable and transit-rich. Outside those pockets, sources are blunt that Dallas is car-dependent sprawl—you will likely need a car, traffic congestion is a leading complaint, and parking and drive times swing with how far north or west you live. Richardson and Plano are the Reddit shorthand for a suburb that stays close enough for a tolerable Dallas commute; Bedford is described as halfway in the metro.

The Medical District is the practical hospital commute: UT Southwestern and Parkland campuses, DART’s Inwood/Love Field Station for rail across Dallas, Love Field Airport next door, and Inwood Station marketed specifically to healthcare schedules and frequent flyers. Uptown adds the free McKinney Avenue Trolley, DART, and the Katy Trail; Oak Lawn is called central for commuters and Main Street District walkable and transit-rich.

Outside those pockets, sources are blunt that Dallas is car-dependent sprawl—you will likely need a car, traffic congestion is a leading complaint, and parking and drive times swing with how far north or west you live. Richardson and Plano are the Reddit shorthand for a suburb that stays close enough for a tolerable Dallas commute; Bedford is described as halfway in the metro.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: thehonestlocal.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: facebook.com

OutdoorsKaty Trail is Uptown’s running, biking, and walking spine. White Rock Lake Park is the default weekend loop for walking, running, and biking and the scenic draw for Lakewood. Klyde Warren Park is a 5.2-acre urban deck built over the freeway in the Arts District, with food trucks, free yoga, live music, play areas, and skyline views. Add Trinity River and Riverfront Boulevard walks and bike rides, a stroll over Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge into Trinity Grove, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (especially in spring), and farther north the Heard Museum in McKinney and Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. The honest tradeoff in local pros/cons lists is a flat landscape and relatively limited outdoor recreation; summer heat pushes people to early mornings, lakes, and shade.

Katy Trail is Uptown’s running, biking, and walking spine. White Rock Lake Park is the default weekend loop for walking, running, and biking and the scenic draw for Lakewood.

Klyde Warren Park is a 5.2-acre urban deck built over the freeway in the Arts District, with food trucks, free yoga, live music, play areas, and skyline views. Add Trinity River and Riverfront Boulevard walks and bike rides, a stroll over Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge into Trinity Grove, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (especially in spring), and farther north the Heard Museum in McKinney and Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.

The honest tradeoff in local pros/cons lists is a flat landscape and relatively limited outdoor recreation; summer heat pushes people to early mornings, lakes, and shade.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: visitdallas.com Source 3: lemon8-app.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: quora.com Source 6: thehonestlocal.com Source 7: extraspace.com

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Relocation assistance offered for eligible candidates moving 50+ miles from current residence

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Living in Dallas

Dallas puts nurses next to the job: UT Southwestern and Parkland sit in the Medical District beside DART’s Inwood/Love Field Station, Love Field, and Inwood Village, with Essential Living rent breaks for qualifying nurses at Inwood Station. Off-shift life is White Rock Lake, the Katy Trail, and Klyde Warren Park’s 5.2-acre deck; Bishop Arts, Deep Ellum, Lower Greenville, and the Arts District (Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher, Crow Museum) handle food, music, and culture, with the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park as the yearly ritual. Uptown and Oak Lawn are the walkable young-professional belt; Lakewood, Lake Highlands, and Winnetka Heights stretch pay; Coppell, Flower Mound, Plano, and Frisco are the A+ school suburbs. Summers, allergies, pests, traffic, and uneven crime are real—pick a neighborhood, not a skyline.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: fairfieldresidential.com Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: visitdallas.com Source 5: niche.com Source 6: extraspace.com Source 7: lemon8-app.com

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