Healthcare Jobs in Mesa, AZ
Healthcare anchors Mesa's job market, led by Banner Health, the city's largest private employer, with about 6,468 local staff across Banner Desert, Banner Baywood and Banner Heart Hospital. Here are the current openings in Mesa, followed by who is hiring, what the work pays and how to get trained close to home.
Current healthcare Openings in Mesa, AZ
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Healthcare Work in Mesa
Mesa's hospital work clusters along the US 60. Banner Desert Medical Center sits at Dobson and Southern on the west side, a 615-bed referral hospital with a Level III NICU and the pediatric tower now called Banner Children's at Desert. In east Mesa, Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital share a campus on Baywood Avenue near Power Road, and HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center anchors far east Mesa on Crismon Road. HonorHealth took over that hospital, the former Mountain Vista Medical Center, from Steward in 2024 and renamed it in 2025.
Beyond the hospitals, Encompass Health runs an inpatient rehabilitation hospital on Baseline Road, and Valleywise Health, the county's public system, operates a community health center on East Main Street and a behavioral health center on West Brown Road. East Mesa's large retiree and winter-visitor population keeps demand steady for nursing, rehab and home health, while Mesa Public Schools staffs school nurses and health assistants across the district.
Top Mesa Employers Hiring Healthcare Workers
These Mesa employers are hiring across nursing, patient care, rehab and behavioral health:
- Banner Health - the city's largest private employer runs Banner Desert, Banner Baywood, Banner Heart Hospital and Banner Home Health, hiring nurses, patient care assistants and techs.
- HonorHealth - operates the 178-bed HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center on Crismon Road, with a Level III trauma center, labor and delivery and geriatric behavioral health.
- Encompass Health - the inpatient rehabilitation hospital on Baseline Road hires registered nurses, nursing assistants and rehab therapy techs.
- Valleywise Health - the Maricopa County public system hires behavioral health nurses, peer support specialists and clinic staff at its Brown Road and Main Street sites.
- Mesa Public Schools - the district employs school nurses and health assistants, and health assistant roles may call for an EMT or medical assistant background.
Healthcare Salaries in Mesa
- Entry level: about $18 to $24 an hour for support roles such as nursing assistant, patient care assistant and medical assistant.
- Experienced: roughly $32 to $40 an hour for licensed practical nurses.
- Senior: about $40 to $60 an hour or more for registered nurses, with specialty and charge roles at the top.
These are estimates built from federal wage data for the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro and local postings. The Bureau of Labor Statistics put the May 2025 metro average at $20.29 an hour for healthcare support jobs and $54.80 for healthcare practitioners. Licensure, night shifts, specialty units and hospital versus clinic settings move pay the most.
How to Become a Healthcare Worker in Mesa
The path depends on the role, but Mesa has training for most of them inside city limits. Mesa Community College's Southern and Dobson campus offers a four-semester nursing degree through the Maricopa Nursing Program, and the East Valley Institute of Technology on West Main Street runs a 12-month practical nursing program. A.T. Still University's east Mesa campus trains physician assistants, occupational therapists and dentists. The Arizona State Board of Nursing licenses RNs and LPNs, certifies nursing assistants and licenses Licensed Nursing Assistants, and Arizona belongs to the Nurse Licensure Compact.
What the Job Involves
Healthcare work covers bedside care, clinic support and everything around it. Depending on the role, a typical shift means taking vital signs, helping patients move and eat, giving medications, charting in the electronic health record, preparing exam rooms, running lab draws or therapy sessions, and handing off to the next shift. Hospital roles run 12-hour days or nights, while clinics and schools keep daytime hours.
Skills Employers Look For
- Current CPR or BLS certification
- An Arizona license or certification for the role, or eligibility to get one
- Electronic health record charting
- Calm communication with patients and families
- Physical stamina for lifting and long shifts
- Reliability on nights, weekends and holidays
Career Path and Advancement
A common Mesa ladder starts as a nursing assistant or patient care assistant at Banner or Encompass, moves to licensed practical nurse through EVIT, then to registered nurse through Mesa Community College, with a BSN through the college's concurrent enrollment option. From there nurses move into specialty units at Banner Desert or Banner Heart, charge and management roles, or graduate programs. Non-nursing tracks lead from clinic support into behavioral health, therapy and administration.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the biggest healthcare employer in Mesa?
Banner Health, with about 6,468 employees in Mesa according to the City of Mesa's economic development office. It runs Banner Desert Medical Center, Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital, plus Banner Home Health teams working out of Mesa.
Do I need a license to work in healthcare in Mesa?
It depends on the job. Nurses need a license from the Arizona State Board of Nursing, and hospital nursing assistant roles usually ask for CNA or LNA credentials from the same board. Some support jobs, including some rehab nursing assistant roles, hire with CPR certification and train on the job.
How much do healthcare jobs pay in Mesa?
Entry support roles generally pay about $18 to $24 an hour, licensed practical nurses earn roughly $32 to $40, and registered nurses commonly earn $40 to $60 or more. The metro average for healthcare support jobs was $20.29 an hour in May 2025.
Where can I train for healthcare jobs in Mesa?
Mesa Community College at Southern and Dobson offers the nursing degree, EVIT on West Main Street offers practical nursing, and A.T. Still University in east Mesa offers graduate health programs such as physician assistant and occupational therapy.
Can I work in Mesa with a nursing license from another state?
If you hold a multistate license from another Nurse Licensure Compact state, you can practice in Arizona on it, since Arizona has been a compact state since 2002. Nurses from non-compact states apply to the Arizona State Board of Nursing for licensure by endorsement.
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