Arizona staff median is $44/hrArizona staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $52/hr, across 565 postings. This posting states $24/hr to $43/hr, which is wider than that middle half, so where it sits depends on which end you are offered.
The role and schedule
Day to day
coordinate and monitor careWe seek compassionate leaders who will coordinate and monitor care, administer medications, and document in our EMR.
Day to day
administer medications
Day to day
document in EMR
Unit
long term care unitWe offer skilled, long term and memory care units.
Unit
memory care unit
Charting
EMR
Worth asking
Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Our nurses are vital to the quality care our patients receive. We seek compassionate leaders who will coordinate and monitor care, administer medications, and document in our EMR. We offer skilled, long term and memory care units. These are rare openings in our nursing department and will consider either full or part time.
Neighborhoods+Locals most often name in-town Yuma and the Fortuna Foothills; Facebook commenters say both work, and the drive from the base of the Foothills into the valley is at most 30 minutes even with traffic. A Reddit thread warns against going all the way into the Foothills because of winter snowbirds and their driving, and instead points to Avenue 8E south of 32nd Street. Apartments.com’s popular list includes Downtown Yuma, Vista del Sol, Araby Crossing, Sunset Heights, Yuma Heights, Mesa View, The Dunes, Sunset Terrace Townhomes, and Las Brisas, plus neighborhoods around Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Fortuna Foothills is a suburb of about 28,896 with mountain views; Yuma itself is roughly 100,000 to 106,000 people.
Locals most often name in-town Yuma and the Fortuna Foothills; Facebook commenters say both work, and the drive from the base of the Foothills into the valley is at most 30 minutes even with traffic. A Reddit thread warns against going all the way into the Foothills because of winter snowbirds and their driving, and instead points to Avenue 8E south of 32nd Street.
Apartments.com’s popular list includes Downtown Yuma, Vista del Sol, Araby Crossing, Sunset Heights, Yuma Heights, Mesa View, The Dunes, Sunset Terrace Townhomes, and Las Brisas, plus neighborhoods around Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Fortuna Foothills is a suburb of about 28,896 with mountain views; Yuma itself is roughly 100,000 to 106,000 people.
Getting around+U.S. News puts the average Yuma commute at about 16.54 minutes. Facebook locals say the run from the base of the Foothills into the valley tops out around 30 minutes even with traffic. These sources do not name hospital campuses, parking, or transit lines, so hospital-specific drive times are not documented here.
U.S. News puts the average Yuma commute at about 16.54 minutes. Facebook locals say the run from the base of the Foothills into the valley tops out around 30 minutes even with traffic.
These sources do not name hospital campuses, parking, or transit lines, so hospital-specific drive times are not documented here.
Outdoors+The Colorado River is the center of outdoor life: tubing, West Wetlands Park, East Wetlands Park, and Gateway Park. Nearby are Mittry Lake Wildlife Area, Telegraph Pass Trail, and the Glamis Dunes. Historic outdoor stops include Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, Colorado River State Historic Park, Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park, and Castle Dome Mine Museum & Ghost Town. Locals also mention Martha's Gardens and year-round hiking; summer heat pushes activity onto the river and into early hours.
The Colorado River is the center of outdoor life: tubing, West Wetlands Park, East Wetlands Park, and Gateway Park. Nearby are Mittry Lake Wildlife Area, Telegraph Pass Trail, and the Glamis Dunes.
Historic outdoor stops include Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, Colorado River State Historic Park, Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park, and Castle Dome Mine Museum & Ghost Town. Locals also mention Martha's Gardens and year-round hiking; summer heat pushes activity onto the river and into early hours.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Yuma
Yuma is a Colorado River desert city of about 100,000, the self-described Sunniest City on Earth (clear skies 91% of the year) and Winter Lettuce Capital that supplies most of America's winter vegetables. Commutes average about 16 minutes in town and max about 30 from the Fortuna Foothills. Housing undercuts national norms: median home value about $253,000, rents near $925–$963. Locals point newcomers toward in-town Yuma, Avenue 8E south of 32nd Street, Downtown, Vista del Sol, Araby Crossing, and the Foothills for mountain views—though snowbirds pack the Foothills each winter. Outdoor life is the river: West and East Wetlands, Gateway Park, tubing, Mittry Lake, Telegraph Pass Trail. Downtown holds the Territorial Prison, Quartermaster Depot, Yuma Art Center, and Historic Yuma Theatre; the Silver Spur Rodeo in February and a New Year's lettuce-head drop are local signatures. Tradeoffs: boiling dry summers, dust storms, drought, rotating doctors, C-range public schools, and a food scene locals praise mainly for Mexican spots. People stay for community, agriculture, and the river.
