Skip to content
Nursing Mastery

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital

Specialty hospital in Lancaster, PA

  • 126 beds
  • Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 on 1 role
  • Hiring rotating
See 1 open role

Loading full-size photo…

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital workplace

From 1 posting, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Aug 19, 2026Sources

The short version

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.

Employer research, Aug 19, 2026

Nursing here

Career development

Charge, Supervisor, and Nurse Manager-in-training programs plus a nursing executive track; mobility across 300+ UHS sites

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital · employer research

Sources
As of 2026
Tuition support

Up to $4,800 per year in tuition assistance for RNs

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital · employer research

Sources
As of 2026
Loan assistance

SoFi student loan refinancing program

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital · employer research

Sources
As of 2026
Scheduling

FT RN 7a–7:30p or 7p–7:30a, 36 hours/week, every third weekend; OT and extra-shift coverage available

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital · employer research

Sources
As of 2026
Charge opportunities

Charge, Supervisor, and Nurse Manager-in-training programs and a nursing executive tract

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital · employer research

Sources
As of 2026

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).

Published pay and benefits

Hourly pay

$32.00–$50.00/hr

Full-time RN new rates based on experience and shift

As of 2026

Annual pay

RN day-shift posting listed annual range $66,560–$104,000

As of 2026

Shift pay

Employer Facebook cites differential pay / enhanced pay rates; no dollar amount given

As of 2026

Sources
Source: facebook.com
Sign-on bonus

$10,000.00

Day-shift full-time RN sign-on bonus

As of 2026

Sign-on bonus

$20,000.00

Night-shift full-time RN sign-on bonus (7p–7:30a)

As of 2026

Benefits

RN retention, referral, and Employee-of-the-Month bonuses (amounts not stated)

As of 2026

The units

  • Adult psych (general)

    Employer lists a general adult inpatient psychiatric unit at this 126-bed hospital.

    Sources
    Source location unconfirmed

  • Adolescent psych

    Dedicated adolescent unit; facility provides inpatient care for ages 14 and older.

    Sources
    Source location unconfirmed

  • Psych-med / co-occurring

    Psychiatric-medical unit treats patients with co-occurring disorders.

    Sources
    Source location unconfirmed

  • Intensive adult psych

    Intensive adult unit is described as caring for those with severe conditions.

    Sources
    Source location unconfirmed

  • Women's trauma

    Facility offers a women's trauma unit among its specialized inpatient programs.

    Sources
    Source location unconfirmed

What nurses say

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

overall recommendation
About 18% of 35 reviewers would recommend the hospital; overall score is 2.7.
Sources
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
RN workplace ratings
Seven RN reviews average 2.1, with weak work-life (2.1) and career-opportunity (2.2) scores.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
leadership and outlook
CEO approval is about 16% and only about a quarter of reviewers see a positive business outlook.
Sources
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
More review themes
pay versus culture
Compensation-and-benefits (~2.9) outranks culture-and-values (~2.4) on pay-filtered reviews.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

The hard parts

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 Lancaster, PA

Lancaster, PA on the map· Open the live map

Anchor your nursing career in Lancaster, where historic red-brick rowhomes and Prince Street galleries meet rolling farmland. With living costs about 2% below the national average, life between shifts centers on fresh finds at Lancaster Central Market, pairing prominent regional clinical care with a grounded, walkable Pennsylvania rhythm.

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

Common questions

Is there a sign-on bonus?

Yes, on the one role, up to $20,000.

How do I apply?

Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, and we tell you what happens next.

Current openings at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital logo

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital

Lancaster, PA

Registered Nurse (RN) - 7a-7:30p and 7p-7:30a

$32–$50/hr

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour rotating
  • Compact license OK

Sources

Help improve this pageShare what it’s like, fix a detail, or add a useful photo.
What would you like to do?
Add ratings or a short headline

A person reviews every submission before anything changes.

Hiring here? List this unit.

Claim or manage this page