Perimeter Healthcare
Health system in Forrest City, AR
- Hiring days and nights
- New grads welcome on 2 roles
From 3 postings and nurse reviews · Employer research Sep 13, 2026Sources
The short version
You'd be doing behavioral-health work where some colleagues stay for the kids, while reviews warn you about staffing, management, and little room to grow.
Employer research, Sep 13, 2026
You'd find the work some people stay for is the time with children and adolescents, not the rest of the job.
For experienced nursesSources
You'd be treating this as a behavioral-health starting point; reviewers say advancement and development stay thin after you arrive.
For new gradsSources
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 2 of 3 roles welcome new grads
- Psych nurses: all 3 roles
Nursing here
- Career development
Reviews cast Perimeter as a behavioral-health starting point but report little advancement or professional development.
Perimeter Healthcare · employer research
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- Scheduling
A Waynesville, MO RN posting lists 12-hour day shifts with weekend rotation; reviews cite long hours and some schedule flexibility.
Perimeter Healthcare · employer research
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The units
Adolescent residential / behavioral health
Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Missouri · Waynesville, MO
Perimeter Behavioral of Missouri is a residential treatment facility providing care to adolescents.
Sources
Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Missouri · Waynesville, MOSource: jobleads.comBehavioral health
Perimeter Healthcare Garland · Garland
Garland reviews describe understaffing and high patient-to-staff ratios that leave employees overwhelmed.
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Perimeter Healthcare Garland · GarlandSource: glassdoor.com
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Toxic culture and poor management
- Staff describe a toxic workplace with weak management, inadequate training, favoritism, and little accountability.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Meaningful work with youth
- Some employees value helping children and adolescents and see that work as the main reason to stay.
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- Safety and support gaps
- Reviews report insufficient safety and support, leaving staff feeling unprotected on the job.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Leadership instability
- Frequent leadership changes are said to create instability and damage morale and retention.
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- Understaffing and burnout
- Long hours, heavy workloads, high patient-to-staff ratios, and understaffing are tied to burnout and poor work-life balance.
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- High turnover
- Staff say high turnover undermines workplace stability and continuity.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Company-wide recommendation rate
- Across 141 reviews the company scores 3.1/5 and 47% would recommend it to a friend.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- RN rating below industry
- Registered nurses rate the employer 2.5/5 from 18 reviews, about 27% below the healthcare average, with 53% recommending it.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.sg
The hard parts
You'd be walking into nurse ratings of 2.5 out of 5, with reviews that keep circling back to understaffing and thin support.
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What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- 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?
- Which hospital or site, and which unit, would I work on?
Living in Forrest City, AR
Positioned along I-40 between Little Rock and Memphis, Forrest City trades big-city bustle for an unhurried Delta pace and 12-minute commutes. Settle along quiet residential streets like Sherwood Drive, unwind at the 7,000-acre Village Creek State Park on Crowley’s Ridge, or grab comfort food at the Ole Sawmill Café after your shift.
Browse roles in Forrest City- State price level · Arkansas
- 13% below the national average
- State index 86.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $805/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $35,689/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does Perimeter Healthcare hire new grads?
2 of 3 roles welcome new grads.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 3 roles with a stated shift, 1 is a day shift, 1 is a night shift and 1 is a rotating shift.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Perimeter Healthcare, and we tell you what happens next.
Roles from Perimeter Healthcare
Registered Nurse (RN) Full-Time Days (6am - 6pm)
$59,000/year
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 6a to 6p
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 12-hour rotating
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 6pm - 6am
- Per diem
Sources
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Perimeter-Healthcare-Reviews-E2495288.htm
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Perimeter-Healthcare-Garland-Reviews-EI_IE2495288.0,20_IL.21,28_IC1139995.htm
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Perimeter-Healthcare-EI_IE2495288.11,31.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.sg/Reviews/Perimeter-Healthcare-Registered-Nurse-Reviews-EI_IE2495288.0,20_KO21,37.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- jobleads.com/us/job/rn-behavioral-health-registered-nurse--waynesville--e7e76b0dcc19c006c18feb20bc67a84cb
Nursing here · as of 2026
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