Cherokee Nation
Community Hospital · Tahlequah, OK
- 1
- open role, live count
- 3.9
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
Benefits
Full benefits referenced with Health Services roles; employees highlight a distinct wellness-pay leave bank (two hours monthly for wellness, use-it-or-lose-it, separate from vacation/sick) and generally strong time-off flexibility. Signing bonus, retention bonus, and relocation have been mentioned in hiring spotlights.
What stands out
New graduates
Med-Surg inpatient RN roles list an ADN as the minimum and state no experience is required, so you can step in without a BSN or prior floor time.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
Moving here
Health Services hiring spotlights mention relocation support alongside a signing bonus and full benefits if you are moving toward Tahlequah.
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
Nurses describe small nurse-to-patient ratios and say you stay on the clock when census drops, so hours stay steadier than at places that send people home.
As of 2019-09-16Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
Experienced nurses
A separate wellness-pay leave bank gives you two hours a month for wellness activities without touching vacation or sick time, on top of benefits people call excellent.
As of 2024-12-29Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.com
More about working here
New graduates
Salary for Health Services roles has been stated starting at $95k with full benefits in a public hiring spotlight.
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
Travel nurses
Regional ICU contract postings around Tahlequah show agency patterns such as PRN nights 2x12 on 13-week terms, with Oklahoma single-state or compact licensure accepted.
As of 2025 · 2019-09-16Source 1: ziprecruiter.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
Being at headquarters in Tahlequah is described as an advantage for growth compared with outlying Cherokee Nation sites, even when the ladder feels limited elsewhere.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- When low census, nurses not sent home so hours are dependable; some PRN night 2x12 patterns noted for regional ICU contract work
As of 2019-09-16Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
- Pay and benefits
- Salary starting at $95k with full benefits; role referenced with LPN/health services hiring spotlight
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Signing bonus mentioned alongside relocation for Cherokee Nation Health Services hiring
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Relocation offered with full benefits and signing bonus in Health Services job spotlight
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sign-on and retention bonuses referenced for Cherokee Nation healthcare hiring
As of 2025Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Travel/contract ICU RN pay in Cherokee Nation Region via agency: $1,200–$1,344/week; PRN nights 2x12; 13-week contract
As of 2025Source: ziprecruiter.com
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Growth/professional development exists but advancement often limited; glass ceiling and HQ (Tahlequah) location advantage reported
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
Who they are
You would be joining Cherokee Nation Health Services in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where headquarters and hospital sites such as WWH sit inside a multi-site Oklahoma system.
- Community Hospital · Tahlequah, OK
More about Cherokee Nation
On Med-Surg, inpatient RN postings have asked for an ADN and no prior experience, with day-to-day work that includes assessment, care planning, oversight of LPNs and UAPs, and patient education. Charting is referenced on Cerner in regional postings. What nurses tend to notice first is the benefits package—including a wellness-pay leave bank of two hours a month that does not take from vacation or sick time—and schedules that keep you on the clock when census is low. Ratios are described as small, though nights can run high-volume and fast. Public hiring spotlights have mentioned pay starting at $95k with full benefits, plus signing bonus and relocation language for Health Services roles. Growth and professional development exist, and being in Tahlequah is seen as stronger for advancement than outlying sites, yet some nurses still report a glass ceiling and a political, who-you-know culture. If you want steady hours, solid leave banks, and a family-like tone in a tribal health system, this is the setting those details describe.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Benefits quality
- Employees repeatedly praise excellent benefits, including a distinct wellness-pay leave bank separate from vacation/sick.
As of 2024-12-29Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.com
- Wellness pay leave
- Two hours of monthly wellness leave for wellness activities; use-it-or-lose-it and does not reduce other PTO banks; other leave accrues 4 hours (interval cut off in source).
As of 2024-12-29Source: glassdoor.com
- Favoritism and politics
- Reviews describe a political culture with favoritism, uneven accountability, and hiring/promotion tied to who you know rather than merit.
As of 2019-09-16Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Work-life balance
- Flexibility and time-off policies are generally well regarded; some still feel undervalued or overburdened.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
- Staffing ratios and census
- Small nurse-to-patient ratios noted; staff kept on the clock during low census so hours stay reliable.
As of 2019-09-16Source: glassdoor.com
- Pace and volume
- High patient volume and very fast-paced nights reported by a long-tenured hospital nurse.
As of 2019-09-16Source: glassdoor.com
- Overall recommend rate
- Cherokee Nation overall about 3.6 stars with roughly 65% recommending (71 reviews); a Home Health LPN slice shows 5.0 from one review.
- Family-like culture
- Culture summarized as family-like alongside strong benefits praise.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
Reviews describe a political culture with favoritism, uneven accountability, and hiring or promotion that can hinge on who you know rather than merit.
As of 2019-09-16Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 14, 2026
- Website
- cherokee.org ↗
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- Med-Surgnew grads1 open
Employer posting for Inpatient Registered Nurse on Medical Surgical Unit; ADN minimum; no experience required.
WWH hospital (unspecified unit)
Nurse review cites small nurse-to-patient ratio; high patient volume and fast-paced most nights.
- Reported ratio
- small nurse to patient ratio
Open roles
Current openings at Cherokee Nation
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Inpatient Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Unit
Cherokee NationTahlequah, OK
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