SOUTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL
Specialty Hospital · Cape Girardeau, MO
- 1
- open role, live count
- 102
- beds
- 2.5
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and Rx; 401(k) match; discounted stock; PTO; pet insurance; tuition assistance and Chamberlain University savings; SoFi student-loan refinancing.
What stands out
Moving here
Full-time night-shift Behavioral Health RNs are offered a $20,000 sign-on bonus plus $5,000 toward relocation.
New graduates
New graduates are explicitly welcomed into an in-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation that includes 20 CEUs.
Experienced nurses
Night Shift RNs working full-time at 36 hours a week are listed at $65,000–$90,000.
As of 2026Source: jobleads.com
Experienced nurses
You can grow inside UHS across 300+ locations, with diverse programming and a HealthStream catalog of free CEU courses.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
More about working here
New graduates
Tuition assistance and Chamberlain University tuition savings sit alongside a SoFi student-loan refinancing program.
Experienced nurses
You would care for children, teens, adults, and seniors with depression, anxiety, and co-occurring substance use, inpatient and outpatient, in a 102-bed hospital.
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
Experienced nurses
The schedule is full-time 36 hours a week on 12-hour nights from 6:30pm to 7am, with overtime and covering various shifts available.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Full-time 36 hrs/week; 12-hour nights 6:30pm–7am; overtime and covering various shifts available
- Pay and benefits
- $20,000 sign-on bonus for full-time night-shift Behavioral Health RN
- Pay and benefits
- $5,000 relocation bonus for full-time night-shift Behavioral Health RN
- Pay and benefits
- USD 65,000–90,000 listed for Night Shift RN (full-time, 36 hrs/week)
As of 2026Source: jobleads.com
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- In-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation (20 CEUs)
- Career development
- Career development within UHS and 300+ locations; diverse programming; HealthStream catalog with free CEU courses
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
- Tuition support
- Tuition assistance plus tuition savings to continue nursing education with Chamberlain University
As of 2026Source: bebee.com
- Loan assistance
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
The city
Living in Cape Girardeau, MO
Cape Girardeau sits along the Mississippi River in southeastern Missouri, home to Southeast Missouri State University and a compact historic downtown. The riverfront city blends college-town energy with small-town Midwestern ease, making it a manageable landing spot for nurses seeking a quieter pace with regional healthcare opportunities.
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- Metro price level · Cape Girardeau area
- 14% below the national average
- BEA index 86.1 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $876/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $55,658/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 clock in at 6:30pm for a 12-hour night on a 102-bed behavioral health hospital in Cape Girardeau. The work is inpatient and outpatient mental, emotional, and behavioral care for children, teens, adults, and seniors — depression, anxiety, and co-occurring substance use.
- Specialty Hospital · Cape Girardeau
- Hiring days
- Sign-on bonus · 1 role
More about SOUTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL
The posted Night Shift RN role is full-time at 36 hours a week, listed at $65,000–$90,000. Full-time night-shift Behavioral Health RNs are offered a $20,000 sign-on bonus and $5,000 toward relocation. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and Rx, a 401(k) match, discounted stock, PTO, and pet insurance. New graduates are welcomed into an in-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation that carries 20 CEUs. Tuition assistance, Chamberlain University savings, and a SoFi refinancing program are on the list, along with career development inside UHS and its 300+ locations. You need a Missouri or compact RN license, or to be eligible for one. A BSN and prior psychiatric facility experience are preferred. Overtime and covering various shifts are part of how the schedule is described. A former employee who said they worked here from mid-2022 to late 2025 told people to read the Indeed reviews rather than restating complaints.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- former employee points to Indeed reviews
- A commenter who said they worked there mid-2022 to late 2025 told readers to check Indeed reviews rather than restating complaints.
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
What to weigh
A former employee who said they worked here from mid-2022 to late 2025 told readers to check Indeed reviews rather than restating complaints.
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 28, 2026
- Website
- southeastbehavioral.com ↗
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Behavioral Health
102-bed hospital with inpatient and outpatient mental, emotional and behavioral health for children, teens, adults and seniors.
Behavioral Health
Treats depression, anxiety, and co-occurring substance use issues across the age continuum.
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