RN (Nights) - ICU

OSU Medical Center

Tulsa, Oklahoma

OSU Medical Center is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Jun 19

Shift and hours: Nights
Unit and setting: ICU · Hospital
License: RN licenseOK RN License

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Sign-on bonus: $20,000

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OSU Medical Center

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OSU Medical Center is a hospital located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving the local community with a range of inpatient and outpatient services. The facility actively recruits Registered Nurses, offering sign-on bonuses of up to $20,000, which signals competitive recruitment efforts…

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Individuals within this job classification are accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting care activities in accordance with OSUMC standards in order to deliver efficient, effective and quality patient care. The Registered Nurse (RN) must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit. This individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.

The RN is to plan for the provision of patient care including the development, modification and implementation of the plan of care in accordance with OSUMC standards in order to deliver efficient, effective and quality patient care as described in the Patient Care policies and procedures. He/she is expected to adhere to and abide by the rules and regulations set forth by the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.

Education

2 year / Associate Degree, or higher

License /

Certification

Valid OK RN License
BLS
ACLS within 90 days

Experience

1 year Unit Specific

What's around it?

In Tulsa, OK

Tulsa, OKFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Median rent: $1,052/mo
Household income: $59,838/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Tulsa, OK

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals who want walkable nights out cluster in Downtown Arts District lofts, Brookside, Cherry Street Craftsman bungalows, and quieter Riverview condos a few minutes from downtown. Locals call Utica Square, Riverside, and Mayo Meadow the rich in-town pockets; Maple Ridge is tree-lined historic mansions and big lots. Relocating families overwhelmingly look at suburbs: Broken Arrow for balance and value, Jenks (Niche’s 2026 #1 suburb, A+ schools, population 27,102), Bixby (A schools, small-town feel, population 30,155), plus Owasso and Sand Springs. South Tulsa and Hoover buy more house—mid-century ranches at lower prices—while Kendall-Whittier offers affordable older homes, murals, and arts; a Tulsa agent stresses that living in the city versus around it are two different daily lives.

Young professionals who want walkable nights out cluster in Downtown Arts District lofts, Brookside, Cherry Street Craftsman bungalows, and quieter Riverview condos a few minutes from downtown. Locals call Utica Square, Riverside, and Mayo Meadow the rich in-town pockets; Maple Ridge is tree-lined historic mansions and big lots.

Relocating families overwhelmingly look at suburbs: Broken Arrow for balance and value, Jenks (Niche’s 2026 #1 suburb, A+ schools, population 27,102), Bixby (A schools, small-town feel, population 30,155), plus Owasso and Sand Springs. South Tulsa and Hoover buy more house—mid-century ranches at lower prices—while Kendall-Whittier offers affordable older homes, murals, and arts; a Tulsa agent stresses that living in the city versus around it are two different daily lives.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: niche.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundTulsa is a driving city (Walk Score 39, Bike Score 47, Transit Score 23). Public transit is Tulsa Transit buses hubbing downtown; Downtown, Brookside, and Cherry Street are the rare stretches where you can leave the car parked, and street parking tightens near the BOK Center on event nights. From Bixby, residents say the commute to Tulsa or Broken Arrow for decent employment tends to be a bit much. A local agent treats commute time to downtown as a core suburb-versus-city decision, because living in Tulsa and living around Tulsa are two different daily drives.

Tulsa is a driving city (Walk Score 39, Bike Score 47, Transit Score 23). Public transit is Tulsa Transit buses hubbing downtown; Downtown, Brookside, and Cherry Street are the rare stretches where you can leave the car parked, and street parking tightens near the BOK Center on event nights.

From Bixby, residents say the commute to Tulsa or Broken Arrow for decent employment tends to be a bit much. A local agent treats commute time to downtown as a core suburb-versus-city decision, because living in Tulsa and living around Tulsa are two different daily drives.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: rent.com Source 3: niche.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsGathering Place is the civic centerpiece—a $465 million park with more than 100 experiences, massive jungle gyms, sculptures, a boathouse, trails, restaurants, and koi ponds, open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and ranked among the nation’s best city parks. River Parks follow the Arkansas River for biking and walking, and the metro has 135 parks and trails covering roughly 8,700 acres. Bixby is split north and south by the Arkansas River, which runs low much of the year. Locals use Gathering Place year-round: spring flowers, lush shaded summers, fall color, and winter holiday festivals; Oklahoma’s 2026 National Geographic travel nod and Route 66’s centennial put the park on the map.

Gathering Place is the civic centerpiece—a $465 million park with more than 100 experiences, massive jungle gyms, sculptures, a boathouse, trails, restaurants, and koi ponds, open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and ranked among the nation’s best city parks. River Parks follow the Arkansas River for biking and walking, and the metro has 135 parks and trails covering roughly 8,700 acres.

Bixby is split north and south by the Arkansas River, which runs low much of the year. Locals use Gathering Place year-round: spring flowers, lush shaded summers, fall color, and winter holiday festivals; Oklahoma’s 2026 National Geographic travel nod and Route 66’s centennial put the park on the map.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: gatheringplace.org Source 2: thehappinessfxn.com Source 3: experiencetulsa.com Source 4: niche.com

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Living in Tulsa

Tulsa is an oil-boom Art Deco city on the Arkansas River that still feels laid-back rather than hustled. Downtown's Arts District, Cain's Ballroom, Guthrie Green, and the BOK Center sit a short walk from loft apartments. Midtown's Brookside and Cherry Street mix Craftsman bungalows with restaurants, while Maple Ridge and Utica Square hold historic money. Young professionals cluster in those walkable pockets; families typically choose Broken Arrow for value, Jenks for A+ schools, or Bixby for a small-town feel and a longer drive. Gathering Place—a $465 million park with playgrounds, sculptures, and koi ponds—plus River Parks trails and 8,700 acres of green space define weekends. Thirteen James Beard-recognized restaurants, Greenwood's Noche, Blue Dome steaks, and a growing brewery scene punch above the city's size. Housing is the practical win: median sale about $229,000, citywide one-bedrooms near $832, downtown one-beds around $1,425. You will need a car (Transit Score 23), summers scorch, Tornado Alley is real, some residents flag brown tap water and lower wages, and city schools lag the suburbs.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: niche.com Source 3: gatheringplace.org Source 4: experiencetulsa.com Source 5: rent.com Source 6: youtube.com Source 7: thehappinessfxn.com Source 8: visittulsa.com

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