Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry
Specialty Hospital · Columbus, OH
- 3
- open roles, live count
- 1.9
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1 · Nights 1
Benefits
Posted sign-on of $10,000 for full-time day Adolescent Unit RN and $7,500 for full-time nights. No other benefits appear in the available facts.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
Full-time day Adolescent Unit RN postings list a $10,000 sign-on; nights list $7,500.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
Experienced nurses
You would work acute inpatient psych on the Adolescent Unit inside a Columbus hospital that also treats adults and seniors for mental health and addictions, including detox.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
Experienced nurses
The RN role includes giving direction or coordinating unit activities when asked.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
Moving here
The hospital is in Columbus, Ohio, and the RN posting asks for an Ohio license or state-eligible licensure plus one year of nursing experience.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Prior psych, behavioral, or substance-abuse experience is preferred; they are not posting this as a first nursing job.
As of 2026 · 2024-05-02Source 1: bebee.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.co.in
Experienced nurses
Adolescent Unit RN jobs are advertised as full-time days or full-time nights.
Experienced nurses
A former RN called the work hard but rewarding and pointed to varied mental-health experience as the reason to stay in it.
As of 2021-09-23Source: glassdoor.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Adolescent Unit RN jobs advertised as full-time days or nights; a 2026 MHT review said staff are flexed when census is low.
- Charge opportunities
- RN job description includes providing direction or coordinating unit activities as directed.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
- Pay and benefits
- Full-time Night RN, Adolescent Unit, $7,500 sign-on bonus
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
- Pay and benefits
- Business Office Coordinator posted range $18.00–$27.97/hr; reviewer said the range was later lowered
As of 2024-05-02Source: glassdoor.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- A 2024 review called training fast; a 2016 HR review said the writer never received orientation and onboarding took over 30 days.
As of 2024-05-02Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.co.in
The city
Living in Columbus, OH
Ohio's capital blends Midwestern friendliness with big-city energy. Home to Ohio State University and several major hospital systems, Columbus offers nurses strong career options, a lively Short North arts district, and greenways along the Scioto River for off-shift downtime.
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- Metro price level · Columbus area
- 4% below the national average
- BEA index 95.5 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,295/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $66,082/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 applying to an acute inpatient and outpatient psych hospital in Columbus that treats adults and seniors for mental health disorders and addictions, including detox. They are hiring full-time day and night RNs for the Adolescent Unit.
- Specialty Hospital · Columbus
- Hiring days & nights
- Sign-on bonus · 2 roles
More about Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry
Days list a $10,000 sign-on; nights list $7,500. You need an Ohio RN license or to be state-eligible, a year of nursing experience, and they prefer prior psych, behavioral, or substance-abuse work. The job description also has you giving direction or coordinating unit activities when asked. Your posted schedule would be full-time days or nights. A 2026 review said staff are flexed when census is low. A former RN in 2021 wrote about paper charting, short staffing, and tough assignments, and still called the work hard but rewarding for the mix of mental-health experience. A 2026 technician mentioned the cafeteria and friendly coworkers. About 38 Glassdoor reviews average 2.9, and 45 percent would recommend the place. Work-life, management, and career scores sit at 2.6 and culture at 2.5. Job ads and reviews tie the hospital to Acadia Healthcare; a 2016 reviewer said local practice did not match. Training notes are thin — a 2024 review called training fast.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall ratings mediocre
- About 38 Glassdoor reviews average 2.9; 45% would recommend. Comp 2.9, D&I 3.5; work-life, management, and career scores sit at 2.6 and culture at 2.5.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Understaffing and hard psych work
- A former RN called the work hard but rewarding and listed paper charting, short staffing, and tough assignments as cons, while praising varied mental-health experience and pay.
As of 2021-09-23Source: glassdoor.com
- Toxic culture and rapid hire/fire
- A 2024 former coordinator described the workplace as toxic, said leaders hire and fire quickly, and felt the employer does not care about staff.
As of 2024-05-02Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Turnover and local vs Acadia disconnect
- A 2016 HR reviewer said management was dysfunctional from the top, HR turnover was extreme, onboarding was poor, and local practice diverged from Acadia Healthcare.
As of 2016-08-23Source: glassdoor.co.in
- Low-census flexing
- A 2026 former mental-health technician said hours are flexed down when census drops.
As of 2026-07-26Source: glassdoor.com
- Coworkers and cafeteria
- The same 2026 technician praised the food, friendly coworkers, and meaningful work.
As of 2026-07-26Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
Hours get flexed when census is low, and a former RN described paper charting and short staffing as part of the work.
As of 2026 · 2021-09-23 · 2026-07-26Source 1: bebee.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
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- Roles last seen active
- Sep 6, 2026
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- PsychDays 1 · Nights 13 open
Adolescent psych
Employer is hiring full-time day or night RNs for the Adolescent Unit with a listed sign-on bonus.
Source location unconfirmedSource: bebee.com
Adult/senior psych and addictions
Described as an acute inpatient and outpatient center for adults and seniors with mental health disorders and addictions, including detox.
Source location unconfirmedSource: bebee.com
Inpatient psych (unspecified)
A 2021 former RN cited paper charting, lack of staff, and tough work on a mixed 3.0 review.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
Open roles
Current openings at Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry
Refreshed throughout the day.
- RN
- Day shift
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
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