Oakland University
Clinic · Rochester, MI
- 1
- open role, live count
- 4.2
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Clinic
The city
Living in Rochester, MI
Rochester is a quaint Oakland County city roughly 25 miles north of Detroit. Its historic downtown along Main Street offers locally owned shops and eateries, while the Paint Creek Trail—a popular rail-to-trail path—winds through town, giving nurses a scenic way to decompress after shifts.
Browse roles in Rochester- State price level · Michigan
- 96.2
- 4% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,350/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You are looking at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where a campus RN role at Graham Health Center centers on immunization services, STI screening, patient education, and public health outreach to students and employees.
- Clinic · Rochester
More about Oakland University
The work moves across campus locations rather than a single bedside unit, under the GHC Director. If you want academic depth around that practice, the School of Nursing sits in the Human Health Building on Meadow Brook Road and publishes graduate pathways through MSN, DNP, and an online PhD with annual on-campus research residencies. Graduate independent study may include a preceptorship in a health care agency under faculty supervision. OU also hosts the Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence, naming winners and runners-up each spring. What is concrete is the campus health work, the graduate ladder, and a nursing school others have described as well respected.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
The good
- Campus RN work mixes immunizations, STI screening, education, and outreach
- Graduate pathways include MSN, DNP, and online PhD with yearly campus residency
- Hosts the long-running Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence
- Graduate study may include preceptored clinical experience under faculty
- Nursing school described by at least one prospective nurse as well respected
The hard parts
- No published OU nurse pay figures in available postings or web statements
- Rochester / Rochester Hills commutes are locally described as horrible
- Michigan is not a nursing compact-license state
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 2, 2026
- Website
- oakland.edu ↗
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