Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital
Specialty Hospital · Chicago, IL
- 1
- open role, live count
- 2.6
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Evenings 1
Benefits
LPN benefits list SoFi student loan refinancing, not loan repayment. Career development is advertised across the parent system, but the LPN posting names no line of promotion from LPN.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You would work inpatient behavioral health with children, adolescents, and adults, including milieu support, crisis intervention, and ADLs.
Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
The one posting we have lists $32 an hour.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-09-08
Experienced nurses
A full-time PM block on the LPN posting runs 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Experienced nurses
You would need to stay flexible for reassignment to child, adolescent, and adult units.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More about working here
New graduates
LPN benefits list a SoFi student loan refinancing program, not loan repayment.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
New graduates
Career development is advertised across the parent system, while the LPN posting calls the role entry-level with no line of promotion from LPN.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- LPN full-time PM 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m.; hiring snippet also lists 12-hour shifts and night shift differentials.
- Floating
- Staff must be flexible for reassignment to units caring for children, adolescents, and adults.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Charge opportunities
- LPN posting lists Charge Nurse through DON as supervisors; it does not offer charge duty or promotion from the LPN role.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Night shift differentials and shift differential pay advertised; dollar amounts not stated
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Career development advertised across UHS and 300+ subsidiaries; LPN posting calls the role entry-level with no line of promotion from LPN.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Loan assistance
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program listed in the employer LPN benefits.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Chicago, IL
Chicago sits about 4% above the national cost-of-living average — a premium that buys sunrise runs on the 18-mile Lakefront Trail, post-shift Italian beef in Pilsen, and bedside-window views of Lake Michigan from Streeterville's hospital corridors, where Northwestern and Rush anchor a world-class medical district.
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- Metro price level · Chicago area
- 4% above the national average
- BEA index 103.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,440/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $77,902/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 be expected to float among units caring for children, adolescents, and adults. An LPN posting lists full-time PM hours from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
- Specialty Hospital · Chicago
- Hiring evenings
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Culture and management
- Reviews describe a toxic, poorly led workplace where staff feel unsupported, intimidated, undervalued, and burned out.
- Staffing and work-life balance
- Employees report unsafe staffing, exhausting schedules, and pressure to work extra shifts without adequate extra pay.
As of 2026-07-13Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: indeed.com
- Safety versus profits
- Staff say administration puts revenue ahead of patient care and worker safety and tie that to high turnover.
More review themes
- Overall ratings
- Glassdoor 1.8/5 with 19% recommending and 15% CEO approval; Indeed 2.2/5 with management 1.7 and culture 1.8.
As of 2026-07-13Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: indeed.com
- Pay, security, and belonging
- Indeed scores pay/benefits 2.6 and job security/advancement 1.8; common gaps are manager support, inclusion, and belonging.
As of 2026-07-13Source: indeed.com
- Teamwork and promotion
- One mental health specialist review cited a supportive team, meaningful daily work, and room for promotion.
As of 2026-07-10Source: indeed.com
What to weigh
Reviews describe unsafe staffing, extra-shift pressure, and leadership that puts profits over patient care and employee safety.
As of 2026 · 2026-07-13 · 2026-07-10Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 28, 2026
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
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Inpatient Behavioral Health (child, adolescent, adult)
LPN posting covers milieu, crisis intervention, and ADLs; staff may be reassigned across child, adolescent, and adult psych units.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
Inpatient Behavioral Health
Review summaries cite unsafe staffing, extra-shift pressure, and leadership putting profits over patient care and employee safety.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
Open roles
Current openings at Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital
Refreshed throughout the day.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Full Time (PMs)
$35/hr
Chicago, IL · Posted 2 weeks ago
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- PM (3pm - 11:30pm)
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