SunriseVista Behavioral Hospital
Specialty Hospital · Canton, OH
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
What stands out
Experienced nurses
As RN Intake Assessor you run trauma-informed psych assessments, crisis and risk checks, and admission plus level-of-care decisions.
Experienced nurses
Intake Assessor scheduling is posted as day-shift 3x12s, 7a–7p.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
Posted RN Intake Assessor pay in Canton runs $28–$35/hr, and our one listing sits at $35/hr.
From employer postingsAs of 2026 · 2026-07-29Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
The work sits in a high-acuity inpatient mental health hospital, with intake tied to EDs, law enforcement, and families.
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
More about working here
Moving here
Canton’s cost of living is about 11% below the national level, with housing often described as reasonable and getting around town as simple.
Moving here
Ohio is a compact-license state, which keeps multi-state licensure simpler if you are moving in.
Experienced nurses
Parent NewVista has been expanding geriatric behavioral specialty sites across Ohio hospitals and SUD facilities.
New graduates
The Canton campus is actively hiring full-time LPNs and RNs along with clinicians and recreational therapists, including through promoted job fairs.
As of 2026Source 1: facebook.comSource 2: facebook.comSource 3: facebook.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- RN Intake Assessor: Day shift 3x12s (7a-7p); employer also posts full-time LPN/RN openings
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Intake Assessor, Canton OH; posted range $28-$35/hr
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Intake Assessor, Canton OH; posted range $28-$35/hr
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
The city
Living in Canton, OH
Canton sits in northeast Ohio, a mid-sized city best known as home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It offers a quieter Midwestern pace with easy access to Cleveland and Akron for bigger-city amenities, making it a practical base for nurses seeking a calmer lifestyle near larger metro hubs.
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- Metro price level · Canton area
- 11% below the national average
- BEA index 89.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $850/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $43,188/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 come to Sunrise Vista Behavioral Hospital in Canton for inpatient behavioral health work that starts at the door. On the RN Intake Assessor path you do trauma-informed psychiatric assessment, crisis and risk checks, and the admission and level-of-care decisions that shape a patient’s stay.
- Specialty Hospital · Canton
- Hiring days
More about SunriseVista Behavioral Hospital
The hospital is described as high-acuity inpatient mental health, and intake regularly means coordinating with EDs, law enforcement, and families—not only charting on the unit. Scheduling on the Intake Assessor posting is day-shift 3x12s, 7a to 7p. Pay is posted in a $28–$35/hr range for that role; the one listing we carry sits at $35/hr. Sunrise Vista sits under NewVista Behavioral Health (part of CommuniCare), which runs multiple Ohio behavioral sites and has grown a geriatric specialty footprint. Canton itself is roughly 11% below the national cost of living, with housing often called reasonable and local travel fairly simple. What is not laid out in the facts we have is a nurse residency, tuition support, loan help, ratios, or a formal ladder—so those are fair questions in an interview. The campus has been openly hiring LPNs, RNs, clinicians, and recreational therapists, including through job fairs.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- RN Intake Assessor role centered on trauma-informed assessment and level-of-care decisions
- Day-shift 3x12s (7a–7p) posted for Intake Assessor
- Posted pay $28–$35/hr; our listing at $35/hr
- High-acuity inpatient behavioral health setting
- Canton cost of living about 11% below national
- Parent NewVista expanding geriatric behavioral sites across Ohio
The hard parts
- Nurse-to-patient ratio not published
- Pay detail is narrow—one of our postings at a flat $35/hr and no sign-on figure
- Intake work includes ED, law enforcement, and family coordination in a high-acuity setting
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- PsychDays 11 open
Intake / Psychiatric Assessment
RN Intake Assessor does trauma-informed psych assessment, crisis/risk assessment, admission and level-of-care decisions.
Source location unconfirmedSource: facebook.com
Inpatient Behavioral Health
Described as a high-acuity inpatient mental health facility supporting patients in acute psychiatric care.
Source location unconfirmedSource: linkedin.com
Behavioral Health (geriatric focus via parent)
Parent NewVista expands geriatric behavioral specialty footprint across Ohio hospitals and SUD facilities.
Source location unconfirmedSource: bhbusiness.com
Open roles
Current openings at SunriseVista Behavioral Hospital
Refreshed throughout the day.
- RN
- 12-hour days
- ADN accepted
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