Southridge Behavioral Hospital

Specialty Hospital · Byron Center, MI

3
open roles, live count: 3.0
Google rating

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Specialty Hospital
Shifts hiring now: Days 2 · Nights 1

Benefits

RN postings advertise sign-on and relocation assistance without stating amounts. Full-time LPN roles list a $4,000 sign-on and up to $200 a month in student loan repayment.

What stands out

New graduates
You start with a named in-house psychiatric nurse residency orientation that includes 20 CEUs.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Travel nurses
A night-shift psych RN temporary assignment is listed at $60 an hour with premium pay.
As of 2026Source 1: ziprecruiter.com Source 2: byroncenter.us.expertini.com
Moving here
Relocation assistance is advertised for registered nurses, though no dollar amount is posted.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
You can use a career ladder with cross-training, skill-building, and leadership paths across the parent company and 300-plus locations.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com

More about working here

New graduates
Tuition reimbursement, Chamberlain University savings, and a HealthStream catalog of free CEU courses are listed.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
Full-time LPN postings list a $4,000 sign-on and up to $200 a month toward student loans.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com

Working conditions

Scheduling: 12-hour shifts. FT LPN: three shifts. PT LPN: two shifts plus every-other-weekend. Days 7am-7:30pm; nights 7pm-7:30am.; As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Pay and benefits: $60/hr for Psych Nurse (RN) temporary assignment, premium pay, night shift, listed under Universal Health Services in Grand Rapids / Southridge Byron Center; As of 2026Source 1: ziprecruiter.com Source 2: byroncenter.us.expertini.com
Pay and benefits: $4,000 sign-on bonus for full-time day-shift and full-time night-shift LPNs; part-time LPN posting does not list a sign-on; As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Pay and benefits: Sign-on assistance advertised for Registered Nurses; amount not stated; As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Pay and benefits: Relocation assistance advertised for Registered Nurses; amount not stated; As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Pay and benefits: Student loan repayment of up to $200 per month for full-time LPNs (day and night); As of 2026Source: facebook.com

Starting out and growing here

Nurse residency: In-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation (20 CEUs); As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Career development: Career ladder with cross-training, skill-building, and leadership growth; development opportunities across UHS and 300+ locations; As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Tuition support: Tuition reimbursement assistance program and tuition savings through a partnership with Chamberlain University; HealthStream catalogue with free CEU courses; As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Loan assistance: Student loan repayment of up to $200 per month for full-time LPNs; As of 2026Source: facebook.com

Who they are

You work 12-hour days or nights, with full-time LPN postings built on three shifts and part-time on two plus every other weekend. You can join through an in-house psychiatric nurse residency orientation that includes 20 CEUs.

Specialty Hospital · Byron Center, MI
Hiring days & nights
Sign-on bonus · 2 roles

Working here

Culture and working life

in-house psychiatric nurse residencycross-training and leadership growth12-hour day and night shifts

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Parent-company frontline rating: Breakroom scores Universal Health Services 6.8/10 from 255 frontline employees; rating is for UHS overall, not Southridge specifically.; As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com

What to weigh

Sign-on and relocation help for registered nurses are advertised, but no dollar amounts are posted.

As of 2026Source: facebook.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Aug 28, 2026

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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

PsychDays 2 · Nights 1new grads3 open
Adult/Geriatric Behavioral Health
New facility serving up to 96 adult and geriatric patients across four units; LPNs assist with crisis, seclusion, and restraint under an RN.
Source location unconfirmedSource: facebook.com

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