Hillcrest Medical Center
Hospital · Tulsa, OK
- 1
- open role, live count
- 656
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Nights 1
Benefits
PTO, comprehensive health benefits, tuition assistance, plus wellness, education, and financial resources cited across job postings.
What stands out
New graduates
You can enter through an ANCC-accredited nurse residency with cohorts starting in March and August, open to any unit at Hillcrest Medical Center.
As of 2026Source 1: hillcrest.comSource 2: jobs.ardenthealth.com
Experienced nurses
On one 656-bed campus you can work across burn, rehab, women’s health, Oklahoma Heart Institute, Neuro ICU/stroke, and a med-surg float pool that also covers rehab.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: jobs.ardenthealth.comSource 3: facebook.comSource 4: hillcrest.comSource 5: hillcrest.com
Moving here
Tulsa sits about 11% below the national cost of living, with lower rents and short commutes, and Oklahoma is a compact-license state.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
New graduates
Residency includes guidance from experienced staff and peer support, and senior RN students are paid to learn alongside working nurses.
As of 2026Source: hillcrest.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
The NICU is one of three in Oklahoma set up to receive critical infants by helicopter through Tulsa Life Flight.
Travel nurses
Postings show concrete shift patterns such as part-time day med-surg float, full-time nights on post-op orthopedics, and rehab travel blocks of 3x12 days from 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: jobs.ardenthealth.comSource 3: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
Tuition assistance and leadership growth pathways show up in job postings and residency materials.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: jobs.ardenthealth.comSource 3: hillcrest.comSource 4: facebook.com
Moving here
You chart in Epic, and benefits language across postings includes PTO, health coverage, and education resources.
As of 2026Source 1: linkedin.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: jobs.ardenthealth.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Postings include day shift part-time float, night full-time post-op ortho, full-time day CVOR, and variable full-time new-grad; travel rehab noted 3x12 days 6:45–19:15
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: jobs.ardenthealth.comSource 3: facebook.com
- Floating
- Med-Surg Float Pool RN role exists covering all med-surg units and rehab
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- Hillcrest South Nurse Residency Program (ANCC-accredited PTAP); New Grad RN pathway also open to any unit at Hillcrest Medical Center · ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) · 2 cohorts per year · Applications: Cohorts start March and August; Spring 2026 new-grad posting open for any HMC unit
As of 2026Source 1: hillcrest.comSource 2: jobs.ardenthealth.com
- Preceptors and orientation
- Senior-level RN students paid to learn alongside experienced nurses; residency includes guidance from experienced staff and peer support
As of 2026Source: hillcrest.com
- Career development
- Professional growth and leadership pathways highlighted in residency; employer posts about investing in nurse leadership development
- Tuition support
- Tuition assistance offered; career growth opportunities and education resources cited in job postings
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: jobs.ardenthealth.com
The city
Living in Tulsa, OK
Tulsa blends Route 66 heritage with a revitalized downtown along the Arkansas River, offering a welcoming midsize-city pace for nurses seeking a fresh start.
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- Metro price level · Tulsa area
- 11% below the national average
- BEA index 89.2 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,052/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $59,838/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You are looking at a 656-bed hospital campus in Tulsa where burn, rehab, women’s health, heart, and neuro stroke care sit on the same grounds.
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More about Hillcrest Medical Center
If you are new, the ANCC-accredited residency (Hillcrest South PTAP) runs cohorts in March and August and the new-grad pathway can place you on any Hillcrest Medical Center unit, with experienced preceptors and paid senior-student shifts alongside working nurses. If you already have your feet under you, postings show a med-surg float pool that covers all med-surg units and rehab, nights on post-op orthopedics, day CVOR support roles, and a NICU that can take critical infants by helicopter through Tulsa Life Flight. Day to day you chart in Epic. Scheduling texture in the postings is concrete rather than vague: part-time day float, full-time nights on ortho, full-time day CVOR, variable full-time new-grad roles, and rehab blocks noted as 3x12 from 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM. Tuition assistance and leadership development language appear in the same materials. Oklahoma is a compact-license state, and Tulsa’s cost of living runs about 11% below the national level, which matters if you are weighing a move. The picture is not polished glossy. System Glassdoor sits at 3.7/5 from a few hundred ratings, with modest recommend and CEO-approval numbers, and at least one local visitor wrote about feeling a lack of respect during an outpatient visit. Other locals have praised the nurses, techs, and cleaning crew. You can weigh that against the campus specialty mix, the residency structure, and whether the shift patterns on the board fit how you actually want to work.
Postings and careers pages emphasize inclusive culture, professional growth, education resources, and investing in nurse leadership; patients and staff can nominate nurses through the on-site DAISY Award program.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Patient/family respect concerns
- A visitor described feeling a lack of respect during an outpatient procedure visit with a family member.
As of 2024Source: reddit.com
- Frontline staff kindness
- Another local thread praised nurses, techs, cleaning crew, and other staff interactions.
As of 2025Source: reddit.com
- Glassdoor overall rating
- System-level snapshot shows 3.7/5 from 257 ratings; 68% would recommend; 31% CEO approval.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
System-level Glassdoor sits at 3.7/5 from 257 ratings, with 68% willing to recommend and only 31% CEO approval, and at least one local visitor described feeling a lack of respect during an outpatient visit.
As of 2026 · 2024Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: reddit.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
- Website
- hillcrest.com ↗
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A closer look at the units
Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- OrthopedicsNights 11 open
Med-Surg Float Pool
Part-time day-shift Float Pool RN covers all med-surg units and rehab; accountable for age-appropriate care per HHS standards.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
Post-Op Orthopedics
Night-shift full-time Post-Op Orthopedics RN posting; age-specific care planning per HHS and Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
CVOR
Full-time day-shift CVOR Certified Surgical Technologist role under RN supervision in operating rooms.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
NICU
One of three Oklahoma hospitals able to receive critical NICU infants by helicopter via Tulsa Life Flight partnership (launched Dec 2022).
Source location unconfirmedSource: hillcrest.com
Neuro ICU / Stroke
Neurological ICU cares for emergency brain-surgery and stroke patients transferred to Oklahoma Stroke and Neurological Institute.
Source location unconfirmedSource: hillcrest.com
Rehab
Kaiser Rehabilitation Center is on campus; travel RN rehab posting notes 3x12 day shifts 6:45 AM–7:15 PM.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: facebook.com
Burn
Campus includes The Alexander Burn Center within the 656-bed hospital.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
Women's Health / Maternity
Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s Health Center on campus; system lists maternity care among services.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: hillcrest.com
Cardiovascular / Oklahoma Heart Institute
Oklahoma Heart Institute hospital is on the main Hillcrest Medical Center campus with regional clinics.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: hillcrest.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
Open roles
Current openings at Hillcrest Medical Center
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse / RN Post Op Ortho
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa, OK
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