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Central Florida Behavioral Hospital

Specialty Hospital · Orlando, FL

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Central Florida Behavioral Hospital workplace

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Specialty Hospital
Shifts hiring now
Days 1

Benefits

Healthcare, life insurance, and disability coverage mentioned publicly.

What stands out

  • Experienced nurses

    As an Admissions RN here you run inquiry calls, triage, level-of-care recommendations, insurance pre-cert, and the full admission chart—front-door work across a behavioral health hospital.

    Source: linkedin.com

  • Experienced nurses

    You practice trauma-informed care with children, adolescents, adults, and seniors on the inpatient side, with outpatient programs in the same system.

    Source 1: facebook.comSource 2: facebook.com

  • Moving here

    Florida takes compact licenses and has no state income tax, and the hospital sits at 6601 Central Florida Parkway in Orlando.

    As of 2026Source: allnurses.com

  • Experienced nurses

    A part-time days Admissions RN role has been posted, and outpatient programs advertise flexible scheduling.

    As of 2026Source 1: linkedin.comSource 2: facebook.com

More about working here

Working conditions

Charting system
Med Series 4

From employer postingsSource: linkedin.com

Scheduling
Part-time days Admissions RN role posted; outpatient programs advertise flexible scheduling options

As of 2026Source 1: linkedin.comSource 2: facebook.com

Pay and benefits
Admissions Registered Nurse estimated $65,000–$85,000 per year

As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com

The city

Living in Orlando, FL

Orlando blends year-round sunshine with a booming healthcare sector, making it a magnet for traveling and staff RNs alike. Beyond the theme parks, neighborhoods like Winter Park offer tree-lined streets and lakeside dining, while downtown's Lake Eola district delivers walkable nightlife. It's a fast-growing metro with diverse patient populations and endless weekend entertainment options.

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Metro price level · Orlando area
1% above the national average
BEA index 101.4 (100 = national)
Median gross rent
$1,747/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income
$72,336/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 are looking at Central Florida Behavioral Hospital on Central Florida Parkway in Orlando—a UHS psychiatric hospital that cares for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors with a trauma-informed approach, plus outpatient programs.

  • Specialty Hospital · Orlando
  • Hiring days
More about Central Florida Behavioral Hospital

On the admissions path, your day is concrete: inquiry calls, triage, level-of-care recommendations, insurance pre-certification, and full admission documentation, charted in Med Series 4. Part-time days postings have appeared for that role, and the outpatient side talks about flexible scheduling. The floor rhythm is behavioral health at volume—daily census around 126, average length of stay about 5.3 days, with facility-wide RN staffing reported near 0.10 RN per bed. The campus has been in an expansion cycle (roughly 20,000 sf new construction and 5,000 sf renovation). Benefits mentioned publicly include healthcare, life insurance, and disability coverage. Orlando itself sits near the national cost of living, Florida takes compact licenses and collects no state income tax, and nurses nearby often look at Winter Park, Lake Nona, or Windermere. Read the reviews with clear eyes before you apply: Glassdoor overall is about 2.5/5 from dozens of reviews, even as a local Reddit thread has called the inpatient program the strongest option in town.

Trauma-informed behavioral health care for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, with outpatient programs meant to fit around daily life.

Working here

Culture and working life

behavioral healthtrauma-informedadmissions-focusedmulti-age inpatientoutpatient optionsUHS systemmixed reviewsexpanding campus

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Overall employee satisfaction
Glassdoor overall about 2.5/5 from 67 reviews; roughly one-third would recommend; culture and values rated lowest among categories.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

Compensation and benefits sentiment
Compensation and benefits category rated about 2.8/5 on Glassdoor, below work/life and diversity scores.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

Mental health technician experience
MHT-specific Glassdoor slice much lower (~2.1/5, very few would recommend) versus facility-wide scores.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

More review themes
Inpatient quality perception
Local Reddit thread called it the best inpatient option in Orlando, citing nurses and a supportive peer community.

As of 2026Source: reddit.com

Nurse review volume on specialty boards
allnurses facility page had no nurse culture reviews at scrape time despite staffing metrics posted.

As of 2026Source: allnurses.com

What to weigh

Glassdoor sits around 2.5/5 from 67 reviews, with only about one-third willing to recommend and culture and values scored lowest.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship
Direct employer
Roles last seen active
Jul 18, 2026
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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

  • PsychDays 11 open
  • Psychiatric / Behavioral Health (facility-wide)

    CMS staffing grade F; RN-per-bed 0.10; RN staffing count 18; daily census 126; avg LOS 5.3 days.

    Reported ratio
    0.10 RN per bed

    Source: allnurses.com

  • Admissions / Intake

    Admissions RN handles inquiry calls, triage, level-of-care recommendations, insurance pre-cert, and full admission documentation.

    Source: linkedin.com

  • Inpatient behavioral health (children, adolescents, adults, seniors)

    Employer states trauma-informed care for children, adolescents, adults and seniors; also runs outpatient programs.

    Source 1: facebook.comSource 2: facebook.com

Open roles

Current openings at Central Florida Behavioral Hospital

Refreshed throughout the day.

Admissions Registered Nurse (RN) - Part Time Days

Central Florida Behavioral Hospital logoCentral Florida Behavioral Hospital

Orlando, FL

  • RN
  • Day shift
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