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Desert Terrace Healthcare Center

Hiring organization · Based in Phoenix, Arizona 85008

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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
103.3
3% above the national average
Median gross rent
$1,582/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

You would be considering Desert Terrace Healthcare Center in Phoenix, Arizona (85008). The facts on hand are thin on the building itself—no posted pay bands, ratios, EHR, or scheduling rules—so most of what you can plan around is the city and the market next door.

More about Desert Terrace Healthcare Center

Arizona is a compact-license state with a flat 2.5% state income tax, and Phoenix’s overall price level runs only a few points above the national average. Nurses who want a central commute often look at midtown/uptown, Arcadia, South Scottsdale, East Phoenix, or Ahwatukee; travelers watching rent sometimes base farther out in places like Apache Junction. Around you sit large systems already active in the same metro—Mayo Clinic Health System, HonorHealth, Banner Health, Phoenix Children’s, St Joseph, and Mountain Park Health Center—so comparing a Desert Terrace offer against nearby options is straightforward once numbers appear.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

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What nurses say in reviews

The good

  • Located in Phoenix, AZ (85008)
  • Arizona is a compact-license state
  • Flat 2.5% state income tax
  • Metro cost of living only about 3% above national
  • Multiple large nearby employers for comparison (Mayo, HonorHealth, Banner, others)
  • Documented neighborhood and suburb options used by nurses watching rent

The hard parts

  • No usable pay figures from postings or public statements yet
  • Union status unknown
  • No validated residency, tuition, or ladder facts for this employer
I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.
A nurse, on why they stayed

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Before you decide

Quick facts

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Desert Terrace Healthcare Center

Registered Nurse

$35–$40/hr

Phoenix, Arizona

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