Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital
Specialty Hospital · Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603
- 1
- open role, live count
- 126
- beds
- 3.2
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Rotating 1
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; 401(k) match and discounted stock; PTO; up to $4,800/year tuition assistance; SoFi student-loan refinancing; HealthStream CEUs; retention, referral, and Employee-of-the-Month bonuses (amounts not stated).
The city
Living in Lancaster, PA
Lancaster blends Pennsylvania Dutch heritage with a revitalized downtown arts and dining scene. Surrounded by rolling farmland, it offers a slower-paced lifestyle with easy access to Philadelphia and Baltimore for weekend getaways.
Browse roles in Lancaster- Metro price level · Lancaster area
- 2% below the national average
- BEA index 98.3 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,240/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $63,690/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 clock in at a 126-bed freestanding psychiatric hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, that opened in July 2018 as a joint venture of Universal Health Services and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. It treats people 14 and older.
- Specialty Hospital · Lancaster
- Hiring rotating
- Sign-on bonus · 1 role
More about Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital
Your floor could be the general adult unit, the adolescent unit, the psychiatric-medical unit for co-occurring disorders, the intensive adult unit, or the women's trauma unit. Full-time RN shifts run 7a–7:30p or 7p–7:30a, 36 hours a week, every third weekend, with overtime and extra-shift coverage available. Posted rates are $32.00–$50.00 an hour based on experience and shift. Day-shift full-time RNs are listed with a $10,000 sign-on; nights (7p–7:30a) are listed at $20,000. Retention, referral, and Employee-of-the-Month bonuses exist, but the amounts are not posted. Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage come with a 401(k) match, discounted stock, and PTO. You can draw up to $4,800 a year in tuition assistance, use a SoFi student-loan refinancing program, and take free CEU courses through HealthStream. Charge, Supervisor, and Nurse Manager-in-training programs sit next to a nursing executive track, with mobility across 300+ UHS sites. Ask about the floor before you sign. About 18% of 35 reviewers would recommend the hospital, and the seven RN reviews average 2.1, with work-life and career-opportunity scores in that same band. Compensation-and-benefits scores higher than culture-and-values. The posted pay and the specialized units are on the posting; the review scores are on the record too.
A 126-bed freestanding inpatient psychiatric hospital treating ages 14 and older, operated as a joint venture of Universal Health Services and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
About 18% of 35 reviewers would recommend the hospital (overall score 2.7). Seven RN reviews average 2.1, with work-life at 2.1 and career opportunity at 2.2. CEO approval is about 16%, and about a quarter of reviewers see a positive business outlook. Compensation-and-benefits (~2.9) outranks culture-and-values (~2.4).
The good
- Posted RN rates of $32–$50 an hour based on experience and shift
- $10,000 day-shift and $20,000 night-shift full-time RN sign-on bonuses
- Up to $4,800 a year in tuition assistance plus a SoFi loan refinancing program
- Specialized inpatient units including adolescent, women's trauma, intensive adult, and psych-med
- 36-hour weeks on 12-hour shifts with every third weekend
- Medical, dental, vision, Rx, 401(k) match, discounted stock, and PTO
The hard parts
- About 18% of 35 reviewers would recommend the hospital (overall score 2.7)
- Seven RN reviews average 2.1, with work-life at 2.1 and career opportunity at 2.2
- CEO approval around 16%; about a quarter of reviewers see a positive business outlook
- Culture-and-values (~2.4) lag compensation-and-benefits (~2.9)
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 19, 2026
- Website
- lancasterbehavioral.org ↗
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Registered Nurse (RN) - 7a-7:30p and 7p-7:30a
$32–$50/hr
- RN
- 12-hour rotating
- Tuition reimbursement
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