Cathedral Home for Children
Hiring organization · Based in Laramie, WY
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You would be the per-diem nurse doing med protocols, suicide and nutrition screens, discharges, vaccines, TB and infection control, and physical holds with traumatized children in a pediatric residential program.
Experienced nurses
You would work inside a trauma-sensitive culture the employer describes as focused on social justice and family-driven care.
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
Travel nurses
The RN role is per-diem, and the schedule flexes around agency and client needs rather than a fixed block.
Moving here
You would work for a nonprofit civic and social-services organization headquartered in Laramie, a small college town with a tight-knit feel and lower-than-average living costs.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
This is pediatric residential and trauma-informed behavioral health, not a hospital floor, so your day is screens, meds, vaccines, and holds with kids rather than a med-surg assignment.
Moving here
Laramie is a University of Wyoming college town with outdoor access, community events such as Laramie Jubilee Days, and no state income tax.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- RN is per-diem; schedule flexible based on agency and client needs. A Care Professional role is posted part-time 20 hours.
- Pay and benefits
- Care Professional, part-time 20 hours, Laramie WY, $18-$19/hr (employer-listed range)
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse LinkedIn snippet shows $21/hr and/or $43,000-$58,000; listing text is ambiguous
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
- Pay and benefits
- Residential Care Professional, Laramie, $37,000-$44,000/yr (5 Glassdoor salaries)
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Youth Worker, Laramie, $35,000-$44,000/yr (4 Glassdoor salaries)
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Transition Specialist, Laramie, $44,000-$57,000/yr (1 Glassdoor salary)
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Who they are
You would clock in as a per-diem registered nurse at Cathedral Home for Children in Laramie. This is a nonprofit civic and social-services organization, not a hospital.
More about Cathedral Home for Children
The work sits in pediatric residential and trauma-informed behavioral health. On a given shift you might run med protocols, complete suicide and nutrition screens, handle discharges and vaccines, watch TB and infection control, and step into physical holds with traumatized children. The schedule is per-diem and flexes around agency and client needs. A Care Professional role is also posted at 20 hours a week. You keep HIPAA confidentiality even off hours. The employer describes a trauma-sensitive culture focused on social justice and family-driven care. Public pay numbers are uneven. The Care Professional posting lists $18–$19 an hour. A Registered Nurse snippet shows $21 an hour and a $43,000–$58,000 range, but the listing text is mixed and not clearly attributed. Nearby Glassdoor salaries for residential care professionals sit around $37,000–$44,000 a year. About 17 reviews average 3.0 out of 5, a typical experience and below the nonprofit-industry average of 3.7. Roughly half of reviewers would recommend the employer to a friend. A majority approve of the CEO, but only about one-third report a positive business outlook.
Trauma-sensitive culture focused on social justice and family-driven care. HIPAA confidentiality is expected even off hours.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- overall satisfaction
- About 17 reviews average 3.0/5, described as a typical experience and below the nonprofit-industry average of 3.7.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- recommend to a friend
- Roughly half of reviewers would recommend the employer to a friend.
- leadership and outlook
- A majority approve of the CEO, but only about one-third report a positive business outlook.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
About 17 reviews average 3.0 out of 5, described as a typical experience and below the nonprofit-industry average of 3.7.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
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Pediatric residential / trauma-informed behavioral health
Per-diem RN does med protocols, suicide/nutrition screens, discharges, vaccines, TB/infection control, and physical holds for traumatized children.
Source location unconfirmedSource: linkedin.com
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