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ER Travel Nurse Jobs in Texas

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    Texas ER Roles Across Trauma Tiers

    ER travel nurse jobs in Texas can place the same emergency skill set in very different receiving systems. Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, the Rio Grande Valley, and rural regions all include hospitals with distinct trauma roles, transfer distances, and specialty backup. A large receiving center may divide work across resuscitation, triage, fast track, and boarded admissions, while a smaller department may keep the traveler involved through stabilization and transport. Confirm the hospital's current designation, who activates the trauma team, how admitted patients are managed in the department, and which cases leave by ground or air. Those details reveal more about assignment fit than the metro name alone.

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    The Texas ER market, right now, and why it stays hot

    Updated today

    A quick read on ER hiring velocity in Texas, how much is open, how fast it moves, and what changed this week.

    39 ER contracts are open in Texas right now, with +19 added in the last 7 days and 13 already filled. Open postings have been live about 7 days on average.

    39
    Open ER jobs
    7 days
    Median time active
    +19
    Added last 7 days
    155.4M
    U.S. emergency department visits per year (CDC/NCHS FastStats, 2022)
    Why demand stays strong
    304,368
    Texas ED visits for mental health and substance abuse, 2019 (Texas DSHS)
    56,370
    Projected Texas RN FTE deficit by 2036, 15.6% of demand (DSHS TCNWS)
    NLC
    Texas holds full Nurse Licensure Compact membership, multistate RN licenses accepted (NCSBN)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · ER · Texas

    Texas ER Markets by Referral Role

    Live · updated today

    Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and regional Texas hospitals represent different trauma tiers, transfer patterns, and boarding environments.

    Highest weekly pay · ER
    Buda
    $2,188
    Rowlett
    $2,188
    Midland
    $2,099
    Wichita Falls
    $1,980
    Houston
    $1,979
    Lubbock
    $1,957
    Longview
    $1,852
    Mt Pleasant
    $1,849

    Compare the actual unit role behind each city before using geography as a shortcut for assignment fit.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    Texas Trauma Capacity by Designation

    Texas maintains a large, tiered trauma network. The DSHS live registry lists 294 designated trauma facilities, including 179 Level IV facilities. The mix matters because Level I receivers and Level IV hospitals occupy different places in activation, consultation, and transfer pathways. A designation does not tell you how many patients are boarded, which zones travelers cover, or whether specialty teams are in-house overnight. Before accepting a contract, ask how the department divides trauma and non-trauma arrivals, who owns patients awaiting transfer, whether the nurse remains with admitted boarders, and how air or ground transport is coordinated. The live roster can change as designations expire or renew, so verify the hospital's current level rather than relying on older marketing language.

    The Texas DSHS roster is live and can change; facility designation counts do not measure emergency-department visits, staffing, vacancies, or traveler demand.

    Texas Emergency Settings to Compare

    Texas postings can come from major trauma receivers, county safety-net hospitals, suburban systems, freestanding departments, and rural facilities that stabilize before transfer.

    HCA Houston - Kingwood Level II Trauma

    457 beds · Houston, TX

    Hiring now ER ICU Labor and Delivery Operating Room

    A 457-bed Houston hospital, HCA Kingwood pairs a Level III NICU with Level II trauma care and comprehensive stroke care.

    Medical City - Arlington Level II Trauma

    493 beds · Arlington, TX

    Hiring now ER ICU Labor and Delivery Operating Room

    Arlington's Medical City campus, a Level II trauma center with comprehensive stroke care and maternity services.

    Georgetown Hospital Level IV Trauma

    118 beds · Georgetown, TX

    Hiring now ER ICU Labor and Delivery Operating Room

    Georgetown's 118-bed St. David's hospital, offering a Level IV trauma center, maternity care, and a primary stroke center.

    St. David's Medical Center Magnet

    371 beds · Austin, TX

    Hiring now ER ICU Labor and Delivery Operating Room

    St. David's anchors cardiac and electrophysiology care in Austin, Magnet-recognized, with a Level IV NICU and a comprehensive stroke center.

    Methodist Hospital USN #9 TX '26

    1,536 beds · San Antonio, TX

    Hiring now ER ICU Labor and Delivery Operating Room

    The only heart-transplant program in San Antonio, this 1,536-bed Methodist hospital ranks #1 in the city by U.S. News.

    Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital Level IV Trauma

    217 beds · San Antonio, TX

    Hiring now ER ICU Labor and Delivery Operating Room

    Home to the nation's largest living-donor kidney transplant program, this San Antonio hospital handles kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplants.

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    Licensing, Pay, and Getting Started in Texas

    Does my compact license work for ER travel jobs in Texas?
    Yes. Texas is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so a multistate license clears you for ER assignments across Texas immediately, with nothing filed at the state board. Nurses holding a single-state license, or living outside the compact, apply to the Texas Board of Nursing by endorsement instead. That processing time belongs in your plan before you shortlist contracts, not after.
    What certifications do Texas ER travel jobs require?
    BLS and ACLS are the floor on nearly every posting. PALS is required where the department treats pediatric patients, which covers most general Texas EDs but not adult-only centers or systems where a children's hospital absorbs peds. TNCC separates submissions at trauma-designated departments. Most facilities also want a year or two of recent emergency experience, and requirements vary by hospital.
    Why does ER pay differ so much between Texas cities?
    Weekly rates track how hard a specific opening is to fill, not how big the metro is. Distance from a large labor pool, shift, contract length, and how urgently the facility needs coverage all feed the number. That's why a West Texas posting can match or beat a Dallas one. The chart on this page ranks live weekly pay by city, so compare it there rather than assuming the metros lead.
    Which Texas cities have the most ER openings?
    Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin carry the largest share simply on hospital count, but Texas is wide and steady volume shows up in El Paso, Lubbock, and the smaller regional systems in between. Filter by city or radius rather than scrolling the whole state. Driving between Texas markets takes real hours, so pick a home base before you pick a contract.
    How far ahead do Texas ER contracts post?
    Most show up four to eight weeks before the start date, and the busiest metros move faster than that. Contract length, hours, and extension terms vary by facility and by the unit managing the account, so treat a posting as a starting point and let your recruiter confirm the specifics. If you need a particular start, apply while your license and certs are current.
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