Great Plains Regional Medical Center
Community Hospital · Elk City, OK
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
Benefits
Posted benefits include 401(k), 401(k) match, health insurance, PTO, employee discount, and vision; full-time roles described with an excellent benefits package; careers site lists daycare as a category.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
A $15,000 sign-on bonus has been posted for Surgery RN roles here.
As of 2024Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
Full-time RN–ICU postings list a sign-on bonus, with part-time and PRN ICU roles also open.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
Moving here
You would join the largest western Oklahoma provider—50 physicians across 25 specialties, with a 90-plus-year footprint into the eastern Texas Panhandle.
Experienced nurses
In 2025 the hospital earned a Chartis Center for Rural Health Performance Leadership Award for patient outcomes, one of ten Oklahoma hospitals recognized.
As of 2025Source: kecofm.com
More about working here
Moving here
Elk City’s average commute is about 11 minutes, with in-town neighborhoods or country living just outside and a close-knit pace locals describe as family-like.
Experienced nurses
Women’s Choice has placed the hospital in the top 5% nationally for emergency care and top 10% for ER wait time and efficiency.
As of 2026Source: womenschoiceaward.com
New graduates
Posted benefits on RN roles include 401(k) with match, health and vision insurance, PTO, and employee discounts, and the careers site lists daycare as a job category.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: careers.gprmc-ok.com
Travel nurses
ICU work here sits inside a full service line that includes ED, surgery, OB, oncology, orthopedics, inpatient rehab, behavioral health, and home care.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Full-time, part-time, and PRN RN-ICU positions posted; weekend-only ICU roles appear at other area employers only.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- $15,000 sign-on bonus for Surgery RN (shift role referenced in posting)
As of 2024Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sign-on bonus available for full-time RN - ICU positions (amount not stated)
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
The city
- State price level · Oklahoma
- 12% below the national average
- State index 87.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $943/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $51,272/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be walking into Great Plains Regional Medical Center at 1801 W 3rd St in Elk City—a Joint Commission–accredited nonprofit that has served western Oklahoma and the eastern Texas Panhandle for more than ninety years.
- Community Hospital · Elk City
More about Great Plains Regional Medical Center
It is the largest provider in western Oklahoma, with about 50 physicians across 25 specialties, and a service map that includes ICU, emergency, surgery, OB, oncology, orthopedics, inpatient rehab, behavioral health, and home care. A new Sayre Clinic has extended urgent and ancillary care closer to patients in the region. On the floor, full-time, part-time, and PRN RN–ICU roles have been posted, and Surgery RN postings have carried a $15,000 sign-on bonus; full-time ICU RN ads also mention a sign-on without stating the amount. Benefits listed on roles include 401(k) with match, health and vision insurance, PTO, and employee discounts, and the careers site names daycare among its categories. Public quality markers include a 2025 Chartis Performance Leadership Award for patient outcomes and Women’s Choice recognition in the top 5% for emergency care. Elk City itself runs on a short average commute—about eleven minutes—and a close-knit rhythm of neighborhood living, Friday night lights, and affordable housing. Nurse-facing review volume is thin and mixed, so you will want to ask direct questions about staffing and orientation when you talk with the team.
Careers materials describe competitive pay, growth, exceptional benefits, and an employee-focused culture; public awards emphasize rural patient outcomes and emergency care performance.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall Glassdoor rating mixed-low
- About a dozen reviews average roughly 3.1 stars with just over half recommending the employer.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- RN-specific Glassdoor feedback very negative
- Single Registered Nurse BSN review scored 1.0 and did not recommend the company (March 2025).
As of 2025-03-06Source: glassdoor.com
- Patient nurse-communication scores middling
- HCAHPS-style nurse communication about 3/5; roughly two-thirds would recommend; quietness rated higher.
As of 2026Source 1: allnurses.comSource 2: womenschoiceaward.com
What to weigh
Glassdoor sits around 3.1 stars from roughly a dozen reviews, and the single Registered Nurse BSN review scored 1.0 and did not recommend the employer.
As of 2026 · 2025-03-06Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
- Website
- gprmc-ok.com ↗
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