CMC Phoenix
Specialty Hospital · Phoenix, AZ
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1 · Nights 1
What stands out
New graduates
You spend two months in the New Graduate Nurse Program, in a cohort, with classroom and unit training running at the same time.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
New graduates
Your patients are adults and older adults on a behavioral health unit, and the work is safety and therapeutic healing.
New graduates
After the classroom block, you get supported hands-on unit training so you can practice independently.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
This is an inpatient mental health hospital in Phoenix, with adult and geriatric psych as the stated unit.
More about working here
Moving here
You would be joining the newest hospital in the College Health Enterprises group, in Phoenix, Arizona.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
The posting describes a respectful environment with flexibility, collaboration, and autonomy.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
New graduates
Posted pay in the two roles we have is $30 an hour, with no range shown.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-23
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- New-grad RN openings are night (NOC) only; training/shadow shifts follow operational needs and are not guaranteed.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- Cohort didactic training plus supported hands-on unit-based training so new grads can practice independently.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix delivers year-round sunshine, sweeping desert mountain views, and a booming healthcare sector with major hospital systems constantly hiring RNs. The metro offers everything from bustling urban cores to quiet suburban sprawl, plus easy weekend escapes to Sedona or Flagstaff when the Valley heat calls for a cooler break.
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- Metro price level · Phoenix area
- 3% above the national average
- BEA index 103.3 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,582/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $81,332/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 work at CMC Phoenix, a mental health hospital in Phoenix, Arizona — the newest addition to College Health Enterprises. On the unit you care for adult and geriatric behavioral health patients and spend your shift on safety and therapeutic healing.
- Specialty Hospital · Phoenix
- Hiring days & nights
More about CMC Phoenix
If you are a new graduate RN or LPN, you enter the New Graduate Nurse Program: two months of classroom and unit training running at the same time, in a cohort, then supported hands-on practice until you can work independently. The posting talks about a respectful environment, flexibility, collaboration, and autonomy. New-grad RN openings are nights only, and any training or shadow shifts follow whatever the unit needs that week — they are not guaranteed. Posted pay in the roles we have is $30 an hour. Ratios are not listed.
The posting emphasizes a respectful environment, flexibility, collaboration, and autonomy.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Two-month New Graduate Nurse Program with concurrent classroom and unit training
- Cohort model with supported hands-on training toward independent practice
- Adult and geriatric behavioral health / inpatient psych work
- Posting emphasizes a respectful environment, flexibility, collaboration, and autonomy
- Newest addition to College Health Enterprises
The hard parts
- New-grad RN openings are night (NOC) only
- Training and shadow shifts follow operational needs and are not guaranteed
- Staffing ratios are not published
- Posted pay is a flat $30 an hour from only two postings
What to weigh
New-grad RN openings are night shift only, and training or shadow shifts follow operational needs — they are not guaranteed.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The reality check
Before you decide
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- PsychDays 1 · Nights 1new grads2 open
Behavioral Health / Adult & Geriatric Psych
New-grad RN role cares for adult and geriatric behavioral health patients and promotes safety and therapeutic healing on the unit.
Mental Health / Inpatient Psych
A Facebook post identifies CMC Phoenix as a mental health hospital in Phoenix.
Open roles
Current openings at CMC Phoenix
Refreshed throughout the day.
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- Night shift
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