Grand Canyon University
Hiring organization · Based in Phoenix, AZ
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You would teach Medical-Surgical nursing full-time in the Pre-Licensure BSN program on the Phoenix campus, not remote, at the equivalent of 15 credit hours per semester.
As of 2026Source: gcu.edu
Moving here
The role is ground-based at GCU’s Phoenix campus, inside a Christian-heritage university founded in 1949 with a College of Nursing that runs campus Pre-Licensure BSN and ABSN options.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: gcu.eduSource 3: gcu.eduSource 4: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
Some employees describe a supportive, mission-driven atmosphere around the work, even while noting cliques that can slow collaboration.
Moving here
Arizona is a compact-license state with a flat 2.5% state income tax, and Phoenix’s cost of living sits only about 3% above the national level.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Flexible schedules show up in some employee reports, though workload demands often pull against work-life balance.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Travel nurses
This posting is a permanent on-ground faculty line in Phoenix, not a travel or contract clinical assignment.
As of 2026Source: gcu.edu
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Some employees report flexible schedules, but demands often undermine work-life balance.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Advancement often described as limited and unclear; frustration over stagnant pay and lack of career development discussions.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Phoenix, AZ
Wake to Sonoran Desert light pouring over Camelback Mountain, then scrub into Banner or HonorHealth for a twelve-hour shift. Living costs sit about 3% above the national average — manageable on travel-nurse pay. Afterward, Roosevelt Row murals, Scottsdale's misted patios, and desert trails wait to reset you.
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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 step into a full-time Med-Surg faculty role in Grand Canyon University’s Pre-Licensure BSN program on the Phoenix campus. The position is on-ground, not remote, and carries the equivalent of 15 credit hours per semester inside the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions.
More about Grand Canyon University
GCU is a Phoenix-headquartered Christian-heritage university founded in 1949, with several thousand employees and campus BSN and ABSN pathways alongside an online RN to BSN. Some people who work here describe a supportive, mission-driven atmosphere and stretches of schedule flexibility; others point to cliques, unclear advancement, and workload that undercuts balance. If teaching Med-Surg to pre-licensure students in Phoenix fits what you want next, this is the concrete shape of the job.
Christian-heritage university mission; employees often describe a supportive, mission-driven atmosphere.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Supportive mission-driven culture with cliques
- Employees value a supportive, mission-driven atmosphere but report cliques and favoritism that hinder collaboration and growth.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Punitive management and turnover
- Many reviews describe a punitive management style that fosters fear, contributing to high turnover and burnout.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Limited career growth and stagnant pay
- Advancement opportunities are often seen as limited and unclear, with frustration over stagnant pay and few development discussions.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Work-life balance strain
- Flexible schedules are appreciated by some, yet workload demands frequently undermine balance and increase stress.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Overall ratings snapshot
- About 3.5/5 from roughly 1,504 ratings; 57% would recommend to a friend; compensation/benefits and career opportunities around 3.2.
What to weigh
Advancement is often described as limited and unclear, with frustration over stagnant pay and few career-development conversations.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The reality check
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Med-Surg (Pre-Licensure BSN faculty)
Full-time faculty sought to teach Medical Surgical in the Pre-Licensure BSN program; ground position at Phoenix campus, not remote; equivalent of 15 credit hours per semester.
Source location unconfirmedSource: gcu.edu
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Roles from Grand Canyon University
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Faculty - MedSurg - College of Nursing and Health Care Professions
Phoenix, AZ
- RN
- Compact license OK
- Tuition reimbursement
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