Central Florida Behavioral Hospital
Specialty Hospital · Orlando, FL
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.
Experienced nurses
You practice trauma-informed care with children, adolescents, adults, and seniors on the inpatient side, with outpatient programs in the same system.
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.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
You chart in Med Series 4 on the admissions path.
From employer postingsSource: linkedin.com
Moving here
The campus is in an active expansion—about 20,000 sf of new construction plus 5,000 sf of renovation under the UHS umbrella.
As of 2026Source 1: tlc-engineers.comSource 2: allnurses.comSource 3: zoominfo.com
New graduates
A local Reddit thread has called this the best inpatient mental health option in Orlando, pointing to the nurses and peer community.
As of 2026Source: reddit.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Part-time days Admissions RN role posted; outpatient programs advertise flexible scheduling options
- 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.
Browse roles in Orlando- 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
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.
- 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.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 18, 2026
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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.
Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.com
Admissions / Intake
Admissions RN handles inquiry calls, triage, level-of-care recommendations, insurance pre-cert, and full admission documentation.
Source location unconfirmedSource: 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 location unconfirmedSource 1: facebook.comSource 2: facebook.com
Open roles
Current openings at Central Florida Behavioral Hospital
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Admissions Registered Nurse (RN) - Part Time Days
Orlando, FL
- RN
- Day shift
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