Dayton Children's Hospital

Specialty Hospital · Dayton, Ohio

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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Specialty Hospital
Shifts hiring now: Days 1

Benefits

A former transportation employee rated pay and benefits at the top of the scale and described benefits as generally excellent.

The city

Living in Dayton, OH

Dayton sits along the Great Miami River in western Ohio, offering nurses an affordable midsize-city base with a surprisingly rich aviation history. The Oregon District packs local pubs and shops into a walkable few blocks near downtown, while Five Rivers MetroParks wraps the region in accessible green space.

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Metro price level · Dayton area: 7% below the national average; BEA index 92.7 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $918/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $45,247/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

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Who they are

You would be walking into a pediatric hospital that has been in Dayton since 1967. The public site names the work plainly: a relentless pursuit of optimal health for every child within reach. The Surgery Clinical Nurse role is posted at Main Campus as full-time, 40 hours.

Specialty Hospital · Dayton
Hiring days

More about Dayton Children's Hospital

The door is open if you hold an ADN from an accredited program, an Ohio RN license, and CPR. That same posting asks you to commit to a BSN within five years of hire. Ratios and an EHR are not spelled out in what we have, and nurse pay figures are not posted. On Glassdoor, the employer sits around 4.0 from 443 reviews, with roughly three-quarters saying they would recommend it. Dayton-campus reviews average about 3.9 from 252 reviews. A former transportation employee called benefits generally excellent and put pay and benefits at the top of the scale, and also described conflicting bosses and training requests blocked by layered management. Demographic scores on Glassdoor run much lower for Black, Hispanic or Latinx, and LGBTQ+ reviewers than for White and heterosexual reviewers.

Relentless pursuit of optimal health for every child within reach.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

pediatricchildrenDaytonfull-timeBSN-trackMain-CampusSurgeryADN-eligible

What nurses say in reviews

Glassdoor shows about 4.0 from 443 reviews, with roughly three-quarters saying they would recommend the employer. Dayton, OH location reviews average about 3.9 from 252 reviews, with a bit over 70 percent recommending the workplace. A former transportation employee rated pay and benefits at the top of the scale and called benefits generally excellent, and also described conflicting bosses, daily-changing expectations, and training requests blocked by bureaucracy. Demographic scores are much lower for Black, Hispanic or Latinx, and LGBTQ+ reviewers than for White and heterosexual reviewers.

The good

Pediatric hospital with a stated mission of optimal health for every child within reach
ADN accepted for Clinical Nurse, with a BSN expected within 5 years
Full-time 40-hour Surgery Clinical Nurse role posted at Main Campus
About 4.0 on Glassdoor from 443 reviews, with roughly three-quarters recommending
Dayton-campus reviews about 3.9 from 252 reviews, with a bit over 70 percent recommending
A former employee described benefits as generally excellent

The hard parts

Glassdoor demographic scores much lower for Black, Hispanic or Latinx, and LGBTQ+ reviewers
One reviewer described conflicting bosses, daily-changing expectations, and training blocked by multi-department bureaucracy
No published nurse pay, staffing ratios, or bonus amounts
BSN required within 5 years of hire

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Aug 31, 2026
Website: childrensdayton.org ↗

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