OU Health
Academic medical center in Oklahoma City, OK
- Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 on 13+ roles
- Hiring nights and days
- New grads welcome on 20+ roles
From 102 postings and nurse reviews · Employer research Oct 9, 2026Sources
The short version
The single OU Health contract in our board posts at $62.30 an hour over 13 weeks, so you can price a stay here against your other offers before you call a recruiter.
For travel nursesSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-10-09The largest sign-on attached to our OU Health posting is $10,000, which is worth naming out loud when you talk through the offer.
For experienced nursesSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-10-09Nurses writing reviews point to the nurse residency program and direct managers who back learning, which is the part that matters most in your first year on a unit.
For new gradsSources
As of 2026-07-12Source: glassdoor.com
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 20 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads
- LPNs and LVNs: 3 of the 48 roles on this page accept an LPN or LVN
Nursing here
Workplace photos
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Shift Availability & Pace
- Staff note ample shift pick-up and overtime opportunities with bonuses, though units stay continuously busy.
Sources
As of 2026-09-28Source: glassdoor.com- Staffing and Burnout
- Former staff report chronic short staffing, extensive regulatory paperwork cutting into patient care, and widespread burnout.
Sources
As of 2026-04-06Source: glassdoor.com- Nurse Residency & Learning Culture
- Nurses highlight supportive direct management and a strong nurse residency program that fosters learning.
Sources
As of 2026-07-12Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Benefits & Education Support
- Employees value tuition support, the degree accelerator option, and comprehensive health insurance coverage.
Sources
The hard parts
Former staff describe chronic short staffing and heavy regulatory paperwork cutting into time at the bedside, alongside burnout; the units that offer easy overtime are the same ones that stay busy.
Sources
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
Living in Oklahoma City, OK
Anchored by the massive OU Health campus, Oklahoma City pairs major medical center careers with a cost of living roughly 10% below the national average. Commute seamlessly from historic craftsman homes in the Paseo Arts District, decompressing post-shift along Scissortail Park’s lawns or catching Bricktown canal water taxis on your days off.
Browse roles in Oklahoma City- Metro price level · Oklahoma City area
- 10% below the national average
- BEA index 90.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,130/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $68,656/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does OU Health hire new grads?
20 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 13 of the 48 roles on this page, up to $10,000.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 29 roles with a stated shift on this page, 16 are night shifts, 12 are day shifts and 1 is a rotating shift.
Which units are hiring?
Oncology (9), ER (5), PACU (4), CVICU (3) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to OU Health, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at OU Health
Experienced RN- Registered Nurse- Cardiovascular ICU- Nights
Posted last week
- RN
- Nights
- Compact license OK
Experienced Nurse - Registered Nurse - Oncology Infusion Clinic
Posted last week
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist II
Posted last week
- RN
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- OCH Stepdown
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Children's Endocrinology/Diabetes Clinic
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Shift Full-Time 8:00am-5:30pm
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 8:00am-5:30pm
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Shift Full-Time 8:00am-5:30pm
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Weekend Nights
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Nights
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
- RN
- PRN Days
- Per diem
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Nights
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Compact license OK
- RN
- SCC Nurse Navigation
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- SCC Gynecology
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 6am- 5pm and 9am-9:30pm - Call required
- Cardiac Cath Lab
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Compact license OK
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- glassdoor.com/Reviews/OU-Health-Registered-Nurse-Reviews-EI_IE121005.0,9_KO10,26.htm
The short version, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026-07-12
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/OU-Health-Reviews-E121005.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026-09-28
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