From 1 posting, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Aug 19, 2026Sources
The short version
If you apply here, you are choosing a behavioral health and mental health setting in Rochester, Minnesota — reviewers name it Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center, not a large hospital campus. The one posting we have pays $25.11 an hour.
Employer research, Aug 19, 2026
You would be working in behavioral health and mental health — the setting reviewers tie to this Rochester employer.
For experienced nursesSources
You would be landing in Rochester, Minnesota, where they introduced newly hired staff on Instagram on July 25, 2026.
If you are moving hereSources
You would be joining a place about seven in ten reviewers would recommend, from a small set whose overall score sits in the low-to-mid 3s.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Nursing here
The units
Behavioral Health / Mental Health
Glassdoor identifies the employer as Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall recommendation
- About seven in ten reviewers would recommend the employer; overall score sits in the low-to-mid 3s from a small review set.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Compensation and benefits
- Pay-and-benefits is the strongest category score, still only modestly above the midpoint.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Work/life balance
- Work/life balance is among the weakest category scores, well below other dimensions.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Senior management
- Senior leadership is the lowest-rated category on the employer review page.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Culture, values, and inclusion
- Culture and diversity scores sit below compensation and career ratings, indicating uneven workplace climate.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
Our one posting lists $25.11 an hour, against a $41.44 median at Mayo Clinic Health System nearby.
From employer postings
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 does a usual day’s workload look like?
Living in Rochester, MN
Built around Mayo Clinic’s world-renowned medical campus, Rochester pairs elite clinical practice with a cost of living about 9% below the national average. Navigate downtown shifts through climate-controlled pedestrian subways, unwind along the Zumbro River trail, and settle into tree-lined neighborhoods like Kutzky Park—where global healthcare prestige meets effortless, small-city ease.
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- 9% below the national average
- BEA index 90.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,399/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $89,389/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Current openings at Zumbro Valley Health Center
- LPN
- Night shift
- CEU allowance
Sources
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Zumbro-Valley-Health-Center-Reviews-E693147.htm
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say · as of 2026
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The short version
- zvhc.org
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