Prairie St. John's
Specialty Hospital · Fargo, ND
- 2
- open roles, live count
- 132
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, income protection, retirement/savings with 401k match, FSAs, PTO, discounted stock, pet insurance, licensing fee reimbursement; $6,000 student loan reimbursement; temp roles posted without benefits.
What stands out
Travel nurses
A six-month temporary RN assignment posts at $65/hour for 12-hour AM shifts, 36 hours plus mandatory pickup to 40, every other weekend and holiday, with no benefits.
From employer postingsAs of 2024 · 2026-07-28Source: indeed.com
New graduates
You can step into an in-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice orientation that carries 20 CEUs, and postings state new grads are welcome to apply.
Experienced nurses
Full-time RN roles on PM or NOC list a $12,000 sign-on bonus alongside base pay from $34/hour.
New graduates
RNs can receive $6,000 in student loan reimbursement plus access to a SoFi refinancing program and tuition pathways with Chamberlain University.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
You work inpatient behavioral health across children, adolescents, and adults in the region’s largest freestanding psychiatric hospital, Joint Commission accredited.
As of 2024Source 1: jobs.uhsinc.comSource 2: prairie-stjohns.com
Moving here
The main campus is a newer ~132-bed behavioral health hospital that opened in January 2023 after a major rebuild, averaging over 6,000 admissions a year.
As of 2024Source 1: jobs.uhsinc.comSource 2: prairie-stjohns.comSource 3: cmta.com
Experienced nurses
Full-time scheduling is a repeating two-week pattern at 40 hours, with posted PM shifts 3:00pm–11:30pm, overtime and shift coverage available, and Epic as the charting system.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Full-time 40 hrs/week repeating two-week schedule; PM 3:00pm-11:30pm; temp AM 7:00am-7:30pm 12-hr with every other weekend/holiday; OT and shift coverage available; part-time too
As of 2024Source: jobs.uhsinc.com
- Pay and benefits
- Temporary RN 6-month assignment AM 12-hour shifts; $65/hour; no benefits; 36 hrs/week plus mandatory pickup to 40; every other weekend/holiday
As of 2024Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- Full-time RN PM or NOC from $34/hour; Fargo ND 58103; 40 hours/week; overtime available
As of 2024Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- $12,000 sign-on bonus for full-time RN (PM or NOC / AM or PM shift postings)
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- In-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation (20 CEUs)
As of 2024Source: jobs.uhsinc.com
- Career development
- Career development opportunities across UHS and 300+ locations; diverse programming to expand experience
As of 2024Source: jobs.uhsinc.com
- Tuition support
- Tuition savings to continue nursing education with Chamberlain University; tuition reimbursement listed on careers/postings
- Loan assistance
- $6,000 student loan reimbursement; SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
As of 2024Source: jobs.uhsinc.com
The city
Living in Fargo, ND
Fargo sits on the Red River along North Dakota's eastern edge, offering a friendly college-town atmosphere backed by steady healthcare demand. The city balances Midwest practicality with cultural amenities from nearby universities, making it an approachable landing spot for nurses seeking reliability over hustle.
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- Metro price level · Fargo area
- 9% below the national average
- BEA index 90.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $946/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $66,998/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 walking into Prairie St. John’s in Fargo, a freestanding psychiatric hospital that has been here since 1997 and now runs a rebuilt main campus that opened in January 2023. Postings describe a ~132-bed behavioral health hospital with inpatient care for children, adolescents, and adults, plus substance-use programming, partial hospitalization, residential, IOP, and clinic services.
- Specialty Hospital · Fargo
- Hiring days
- Sign-on bonus · 1 role
More about Prairie St. John's
It is Joint Commission accredited and part of the larger UHS network. Day to day, full-time RN roles are built on a 40-hour repeating two-week schedule—PM shifts often run 3:00pm–11:30pm—with overtime and coverage shifts available. Temporary AM work shows up as 12-hour days at $65/hour for a six-month stretch, every other weekend and holiday, without benefits. Full-time base pay is posted from $34/hour on PM or NOC, with a $12,000 sign-on bonus on those postings, $6,000 student loan reimbursement, and an in-house psychiatric nurse residency orientation that awards 20 CEUs. New grads are explicitly welcome to apply. You chart in Epic. Benefits listed for employees include medical, dental, vision, retirement/savings with 401k match, PTO, licensing-fee reimbursement, and related protections. What you should weigh honestly is the review trail: nurses and LPNs describe strong coworkers and real psych experience, and also unsafe staffing ratios, thin training, and management strain that some say costs them their own mental health.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Pay vs mental health cost
- RN said pay was above average but came at cost of own mental health; cited poor training and terrible management.
As of 2024-04-18Source: indeed.com
- Management and staffing
- LPN review: great coworkers and psych experience but terrible management, awful pay, unsafe staffing ratios.
As of 2022-09-21Source: glassdoor.com
- Overall ratings
- Glassdoor overall about 2.7/5 with 40% recommend; RN-specific page showed 1.0 from one review; Indeed RN Fargo ~2.5/5.
More review themes
- Patient safety concerns
- Local Reddit thread alleged facility not safe for patients and described staff harassment and overuse of chemical restraints.
As of 2024Source: reddit.com
- Coworkers and psych experience
- Some reviews highlight rewarding psych work and good coworkers despite management complaints.
As of 2022-09-21Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
Nurse and LPN reviews describe unsafe staffing ratios, thin training, and management that leaves some people paying for the work with their own mental health.
As of 2024-04-18 · 2022-09-21Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 10, 2026
- Website
- prairie-stjohns.com ↗
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Behavioral Health / Psychiatric Inpatient
Largest freestanding behavioral health facility in region; inpatient psych for children, adolescents, adults; substance use; Joint Commission accredited.
Behavioral Health / Psychiatric Inpatient
LPN review cites unsafe staffing ratios and awful pay relative to abuse staff endure.
- Reported ratio
- unsafe staffing ratios (review claim)
Open roles
Current openings at Prairie St. John's
Refreshed throughout the day.
AM Registered Nurse (RN) & Student Loan Reimbursement
Prairie St. John'sFargo, ND · Posted today
$65/hour- AM (12 Hour Shifts)-Temporary Registered Nurse (RN)- 6 Month Assignment
$65/hr
Prairie St. John'sFargo, ND
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Travel contract
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