Registered Nurse (RN)
Norman, Oklahoma
- License
- RN licenseCurrent Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program
- License
- Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license. Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training or retraining is required during orientation prior to providing patient care.
- Certification
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment.
- Certification
- Only LDR and OBED RNs are required to have ACLS
- Certification
- Nurses on Women’s & Children’s are required to have Pediatric Advanced Life support (PALS) upon hire and maintained (same wording as the BLS and ALS should be)
- Certification
- For the entire Maternal Child tower, Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) is required within 6 months of hire and to be maintained throughout employment.
- Also asks
- New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program.
- Also asks
- Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Also asks
- Work Shift
- Also asks
- Position Type
- Also asks
- Regular Full Time
Preferred
- Education
- Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
- Experience
- Previous experience in healthcare field preferred.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Oklahoma staff rolesOklahoma staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $56/hr, the middle half $29/hr to $46/hr, across 221 postings.
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplace
Norman Regional Health System is a multi-campus public trust healthcare system serving south central Oklahoma, operated by the Norman Regional Hospital Authority as a political subdivision of the City of Norman and the State of Oklahoma. Its flagship facility, Norman…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
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Compensation/Benefits
Departmental Overview
$27.83-$45.46/hr depending on previous work experience. $3.00/hr night
- shift differential
$3.00/hr weekend
- shift differential
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, retirement plans, free parking, and opportunities for advancement.
Job Summary
RN essential functions include, but are not limited to
Assessment/reassessment - Systematically assesses / reassesses the health care needs of individuals; appropriate for specific age groups and patient conditions. Involves patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate Nursing Diagnosis and Outcomes - Analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate. Implementation and Coordination of Care - Provides nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgement guided by current evidence-based practice, regulations and policy Evaluation - Evaluates patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions.
Evaluates discharge needs related to plan of care utilizing resources as needed. Professional Practice
Qualifications
Education
Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
Experience
Previous experience in healthcare field preferred.
Licensure/Certification
Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license. Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training or retraining is required during orientation prior to providing patient care. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment.
Only LDR and OBED RNs are required to have ACLS For the entire Maternal Child tower, Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) is required within 6 months of hire and to be maintained throughout employment. Nurses on Women’s & Children’s are required to have Pediatric Advanced Life support (PALS) upon hire and maintained (same wording as the BLS and ALS should be)
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program.
Work Shift
Day
Position Type
Regular Full Time
What's around it?
Norman, OKFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 12% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,090/mo
- Household income
- $67,704/yr, all local households, not nurse pay