Forest View Hospital
Specialty hospital in Grand Rapids, MI
- 108 beds
- Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 on 7 roles
- Hiring days and nights
- New grads welcome on 1 role
From 9 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 25, 2026Sources
The short version
You would be walking into a private 108-bed psychiatric hospital about seven miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids—children, adolescents, and adults on the same campus, State of Michigan licensed and Joint Commission accredited, with more than 45 years behind it.
Employer research, Jul 25, 2026
Student loan reimbursement up to $200 a month plus tuition reimbursement show up as listed benefits on the Admissions RN posting.
For new gradsSources
As of 2026Source: jobs.uhsinc.comAs Admissions RN you interview medical history, meds, and vitals for adults and adolescents during peak evening admissions, then float to the floor.
For experienced nursesSources
Evening Admissions RN schedules are posted as 4x10 or 3x12 starting late afternoon into the admissions peak.
For experienced nursesSources
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 1 of 9 roles welcomes new grads
- Psych nurses: 8 of 9 roles
Nursing here
- Tuition support
Tuition reimbursement offered as a listed benefit.
Forest View Hospital · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: jobs.uhsinc.com- Loan assistance
Student loan reimbursement up to $200 per month; student loan refinancing program.
Forest View Hospital · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: jobs.uhsinc.com- Scheduling
Admissions RN float evening: may work 4x10 or 3x12 starting late afternoon into evening peak admissions; LPN 2nd/3rd shift PT/FT posted.
Forest View Hospital · employer research
Sources
- Floating
Admissions RN position floats between admissions and the floor.
Forest View Hospital · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: jobs.uhsinc.com
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, Rx; 401(k) match and discounted stock; PTO 6.46 hrs biweekly; life 1x salary; STD/LTD; pet insurance; tuition reimbursement; student loan reimbursement up to $200/month and refinancing program.
The units
Psychiatric / Behavioral Health (inpatient)
Private 108-bed psychiatric facility serving children, adolescents, and adults; Admissions RN floats between admissions and floor.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: jobs.uhsinc.comAdmissions / ARC
Admissions Nurse interviews medical history, meds, vitals for adults and adolescents; works peak evening admissions; float to floor.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: jobs.uhsinc.comPHP (Partial Hospitalization)
Employer posts RN - PHP (PRN) / TEMP Psych RN roles; new grads welcome.
Sources
Source location unconfirmed
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Low overall employee ratings
- Glassdoor overall about 2.5/5 with roughly 17% willing to recommend; work/life balance rated especially low among categories.
Sources
- RN-specific ratings weaker
- Registered Nurse Glassdoor subset around 2.1/5 from a small sample of five reviews; compensation and work/life both middling-low.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Management and overwork variability
- Indeed overall about 2.4/5 from 83 reviews; management lowest category; staff describe experience as highly supervisor-dependent with expected overtime when short-staffed.
Sources
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
More review themes
- Patient/community mistreatment claims
- Local Reddit threads seek others who report being mistreated as patients at this hospital.
Sources
As of 2024Source: reddit.com- Poor public consumer reviews
- Yelp listing shows roughly 1.8 stars across 22 reviews for the psychiatric facility.
Sources
As of 2026Source: yelp.com
The hard parts
Public staff ratings sit low—Glassdoor overall about 2.5/5 with roughly 17% willing to recommend, the RN subset around 2.1/5 from five reviews, and Indeed about 2.4/5 from 83 reviews—with work/life and management called out and overtime expected when short-staffed.
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- When would a sign-on bonus have to be repaid?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
Living in Grand Rapids, MI
Anchor your nursing career along Grand Rapids' bustling Medical Mile, surrounded by the brick-lined charm of Heritage Hill and a celebrated craft brewery culture. Here, high-impact clinical work pairs with Lake Michigan escapes just 30 miles west—all sustained by a cost of living about 4.5% below the national average.
Browse roles in Grand Rapids- Metro price level · Grand Rapids area
- 4% below the national average
- BEA index 95.5 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,266/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $69,108/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does Forest View Hospital hire new grads?
1 of 9 roles welcomes new grads.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 7 of 9 roles, up to $10,000.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 6 roles with a stated shift, 3 are day shifts, 2 are night shifts and 1 is a rotating shift.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Forest View Hospital, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at Forest View Hospital
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12 Hour Shifts- 7:00pm-7:30am or 7:00am-7:30pm
- Tuition reimbursement
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 7:00pm-7:30am or 7:00am-7:30pm
- Tuition reimbursement
- Sign-on bonus
- LPN
- 12-hour nights
- Tuition reimbursement
Admissions RN - Float - Evening Shift
From $35/hr
- RN
- 12-hour 12 hour
- Tuition reimbursement
Sources
- facebook.com/groups/113300109192096/posts/2234247297097356
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- forestviewhospital.com
Employer website
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Forest-View-Hospital-Reviews-E1458574.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Forest-View-Hospital-EI_IE1458574.11,31.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Forest-View-Hospital-Registered-Nurse-Reviews-EI_IE1458574.0,20_KO21,37.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- indeed.com/cmp/Forest-View-Hospital/reviews
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- jobs.uhsinc.com/forest-view-hospital/jobs/343769
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- reddit.com/r/grandrapids/comments/1em0lns/looking_for_people_who_were_mistreated_by_forest
What nurses say · as of 2024
- yelp.com/biz/forest-view-hospital-grand-rapids-2
What nurses say · as of 2026
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