Ohio Department of Youth Services
Hiring organization · Based in Highland Hills, Ohio
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What the day-to-day looks like
Benefits
Union-covered role; workplace mental-health focus recognized by Platinum Bell Seal (2026).
The city
Living in Highland Hills, OH
Highland Hills is a small residential village tucked into Cuyahoga County on Cleveland's east side. Its quiet, suburban setting offers a slower pace while keeping downtown Cleveland's hospital networks and cultural amenities within easy reach—an accessible home base for RNs who prefer small-community living near a major metro.
Browse roles in Highland Hills- State price level · Ohio
- 92.8
- 7% below the national average
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities
Who they are
You would practice as a Nurse 1 RN in Youth Health at Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility in Highland Hills, Ohio. The work is concrete: rounds, medications, emergencies, and checks on restrained youth inside a 24/7 facility that rehabilitates felony-level young people.
More about Ohio Department of Youth Services
Shifts for the RN Leader / Nurse 1 Youth Health role run ten hours, with three days off each week. Pay signals sit roughly in the high-$60Ks to mid-$80Ks from Glassdoor RN submissions, with a separate estimate near $67,500–$82,500 for this Highland Hills role. The shop is union. Some nurses praise the peer team and how the workload gets shared; others describe mandatory overtime, understaffing, and real safety worry when youth assault staff. The agency’s stated aim is habilitating youth and supporting families and communities. In 2026 it earned a second consecutive Platinum Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health. Advancement is mentioned by some employees, though management is also said to slow growth. You decide if the schedule, the population, and the team outweigh the culture and safety friction the reviews still name.
Improve Ohio’s future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
Reviews mix strong praise for Nurse-1 peers at CHJCF who share work fairly with repeated reports of toxic culture, low morale, micromanagement, mandatory overtime, burnout, youth assaults on staff, and alleged retaliation after union grievances.
The good
- 10-hour shifts with three days off each week
- Hands-on Youth Health nursing: rounds, meds, emergencies, restrained-patient checks
- Union representation
- Peer nursing team at CHJCF described as sharing workload fairly
- Second consecutive Platinum Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health (2026)
- Some noted advancement opportunity
The hard parts
- Reviews describe toxic atmosphere, high turnover, micromanagement, and low morale
- Staff report feeling unsafe after youth assaults with little consequence
- Mandatory overtime, understaffing, and burnout risk
- Using union grievances allegedly linked to retaliatory investigations
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 10, 2026
- Website
- dys.ohio.gov ↗
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