Arbour Hospital
Specialty Hospital · Boston, MA
- 1
- open role, live count
- 118
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
Competitive pay, generous PTO, and tuition reimbursement listed for RNs; MA RN license or eligibility required.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
Baylor weekend RN pay is posted at $45–65/hr with shift differentials up to $6.50, on a schedule where you work 24 or 32 hours and get paid for 32 or 40.
As of 2026Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: simplyhired.com
New graduates
The Baylor RN posting explicitly welcomes new grads into behavioral health inpatient work, though the Adolescent Unit posting does not take new-grad applications.
As of 2026Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: simplyhired.com
Experienced nurses
You can work adult mental health, dual diagnosis, adolescent, or general behavioral health inpatient in a 118-bed private psych hospital that has served greater Boston since 1909.
As of 2026Source 1: yelp.comSource 2: allnurses.comSource 3: talents.vaia.comSource 4: glassdoor.com
Moving here
The campus sits at 49 Robinwood Ave in Jamaica Plain with day, evening, night, Baylor weekend, 24 hrs/wk, and per diem options if you are sorting a Boston-area move.
As of 2026Source 1: yelp.comSource 2: allnurses.comSource 3: talents.vaia.comSource 4: simplyhired.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Day-shift behavioral health RN postings list $42.50–$61.98/hr for 7a–3:30p work in Jamaica Plain.
As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
New graduates
Tuition reimbursement is listed among RN benefits alongside PTO, with a MA license or eligibility required.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Travel nurses
Scheduling texture includes every-Sat/Sun Baylor blocks (3x8 or 4x8), rotating weekends, and per diem on top of standard inpatient psych shifts.
As of 2026Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: simplyhired.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Baylor weekend program: every Sat/Sun; 3x8 or 4x8 (days/eves/nights); work 32 paid 40 or work 24 paid 32. Also 7a-3:30p, 24 hrs/wk, per diem, rotating weekends.
As of 2026Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: simplyhired.com
- Pay and benefits
- Shift differentials range $0–6.50 for RN Baylor Program
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Predicted/estimated annual salary for Baylor Program RN $54,000–$78,000
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health (7a-3:30p) $42.50–$61.98/hr, Jamaica Plain
As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- Baylor RN posting states new grads are welcome; Adolescent Unit posting excludes new grad RNs
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
The city
Living in Boston, MA
Boston blends world-class medicine with deep colonial history. Compact walkable neighborhoods like Back Bay and the South End sit beside the Charles River. Winters are real and housing is costly, but nurses gain access to America's premier healthcare corridor.
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- Metro price level · Boston area
- 8% above the national average
- BEA index 108.3 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $2,147/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $97,344/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be walking into a 118-bed private psychiatric hospital on Robinwood Avenue in Jamaica Plain, open around the clock for people 13 and up.
- Specialty Hospital · Boston
- Hiring days
More about Arbour Hospital
Arbour has been part of greater Boston’s behavioral health landscape since 1909, with inpatient, dual diagnosis, adolescent, PHP, and outpatient work under one roof. On the schedule side you can aim for a Baylor weekend block—every Saturday and Sunday, 3x8 or 4x8 on days, evenings, or nights—where working 24 or 32 hours is paid as 32 or 40. There are also straight 7a–3:30p roles, 24-hour weeks, per diem, and rotating weekends. Posted Baylor RN pay sits at $45–65/hr with differentials from $0–6.50; a day-shift behavioral health posting lists $42.50–$61.98/hr. Tuition reimbursement and PTO show up in the benefits list, and the Baylor posting says new grads are welcome (the Adolescent Unit posting does not). What you should weigh honestly: nurse reviewers talk about low staffing, injuries, and a chaotic feel, and public ratings cluster in the mid-2s out of 5. Peers still name camaraderie and cultural diversity as reasons they stay connected to the work.
Behavioral health focus across inpatient, aftercare, community-based, and day treatment for primary psychiatric and substance use disorders; crisis stabilization and acute mental illness/addictions continuum for ages 13+.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Safety and understaffing
- RN reviewers describe low staffing, frequent staff injuries, and a dangerous patient mix with little protection.
As of 2025-01-08Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
- Burnout and chaotic culture
- Atmosphere called chaotic and unsafe; high demand, low support, burnout, and high turnover tied to leadership churn.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Coworker camaraderie and diversity
- Staff note peer camaraderie and cultural diversity as bright spots despite management issues.
More review themes
- Mental health experience vs training gaps
- Employees value psych experience gained but feel underprepared and want stronger training for difficult patients.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Overall ratings (Glassdoor/Indeed)
- Glassdoor ~2.6/5 (110 reviews, 32% recommend); Staff RN subset 2.2; Indeed overall ~2.7 with weak management and pay scores.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.sgSource 4: indeed.com
What to weigh
RN reviews describe low staffing, frequent staff injuries, a chaotic unsafe feel, and Glassdoor sits near 2.6/5 with only about 32% willing to recommend.
As of 2025-01-08 · 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: glassdoor.comSource 5: glassdoor.sg
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
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- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 23, 2026
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- PsychDays 11 open
Adolescent behavioral health / inpatient psych
Employer posting: RN opportunity on Adolescent Unit; FT/PT, rotating weekends, 7a-3:30p; no new-grad apps for that role.
Adult mental health / dual diagnosis / inpatient psych
118-bed private psych facility; adult MH, adolescent, dual diagnosis, Latino, PHP, outpatient; CMS RN-per-bed 0.41, grade D.
- Reported ratio
- 0.41 RN per bed
Behavioral health inpatient (general)
Treats primary psychiatric and substance abuse disorders via inpatient, aftercare, community-based, and day treatment.
Open roles
Current openings at Arbour Hospital
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health (7a-3:30p)
Arbour HospitalBoston, MA
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Tuition reimbursement
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