Registered Nurse- Night shift

UHS - Courtney Eble

Elk City, Oklahoma

Eligibility: PsychiatricSign-on bonus

Posted Jul 18 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours: Nights
Unit and setting: Psych · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

What it pays

Sign-on bonus: $6,500

Benefits

Health savings account
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Professional development assistance
Referral program
Flexible spending account

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Employee assistance program
Disability insurance
401(k) matching
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Parental leave
Life insurance
401(k)
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RN- Full time- Night shift 7p-7a- $6500 SIGN ON BONUS. Horizon Health is seeking a full time RN to join our team at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, OK. A registered psychiatric nurse (RN) executes comprehensive nursing care activities. This position is responsible for assessing, monitoring, recording and reporting symptoms or changes in patient conditions. RNs are required to maintain accurate patient reports and medical histories, perform mental and physical assessments, administer medication and treatment to patients, provide assistance to patients with daily activities and observe reactions.

What's around it?

In Elk City, OK

Elk City, OKFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 12% below the US average

Median rent: $943/mo
Household income: $51,272/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Elk City, OK

NeighborhoodsElk City is primarily laid out with quiet residential subdivisions featuring ranch-style and New Traditional single-family homes on spacious lots, alongside older historic properties near the city center. While the community is too small to feature starkly delineated urban neighborhoods, newer residential streets are clustered around suburban rings and county roads like Hoover Circle, Sunset Street, and Grissom Drive. Relocating healthcare professionals often choose single-family subdivisions within the municipal core for quick hospital access, while some workers opt to commute along the Interstate 40 corridor from neighboring Beckham and Custer County communities such as Sayre, Canute, or Weatherford.

Elk City is primarily laid out with quiet residential subdivisions featuring ranch-style and New Traditional single-family homes on spacious lots, alongside older historic properties near the city center. While the community is too small to feature starkly delineated urban neighborhoods, newer residential streets are clustered around suburban rings and county roads like Hoover Circle, Sunset Street, and Grissom Drive.

Relocating healthcare professionals often choose single-family subdivisions within the municipal core for quick hospital access, while some workers opt to commute along the Interstate 40 corridor from neighboring Beckham and Custer County communities such as Sayre, Canute, or Weatherford.

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As of Oct 8, 2026Source 1: homes.com Source 2: areavibes.com Source 3: reddit.com

Getting aroundCommuting in Elk City is straightforward and predictable, with typical drive times across town averaging around eleven minutes. The city is traversed by Interstate 40 and Historic Route 66, allowing fast east-west connectivity to local medical facilities and regional clinics. Public transit options are essentially nonexistent, making personal vehicle ownership indispensable for hospital shift workers, though on-site hospital parking and surface lots are readily available and free of gridlock.

Commuting in Elk City is straightforward and predictable, with typical drive times across town averaging around eleven minutes. The city is traversed by Interstate 40 and Historic Route 66, allowing fast east-west connectivity to local medical facilities and regional clinics.

Public transit options are essentially nonexistent, making personal vehicle ownership indispensable for hospital shift workers, though on-site hospital parking and surface lots are readily available and free of gridlock.

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As of Oct 8, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: kurby.ai Source 3: areavibes.com

OutdoorsOutdoor life in Elk City centers on municipal open spaces, neighborhood ballfields, and broad open horizons across the western Oklahoma plains. The municipality is designated as an official bird sanctuary, giving suburban lots and tree-lined roads a peaceful, nature-oriented backdrop. While dense trail networks and large lakes require planned road trips further into western Oklahoma or the Wichita Mountains region, local recreation accommodates casual walking, youth sports, and open-air community gatherings.

Outdoor life in Elk City centers on municipal open spaces, neighborhood ballfields, and broad open horizons across the western Oklahoma plains. The municipality is designated as an official bird sanctuary, giving suburban lots and tree-lined roads a peaceful, nature-oriented backdrop.

While dense trail networks and large lakes require planned road trips further into western Oklahoma or the Wichita Mountains region, local recreation accommodates casual walking, youth sports, and open-air community gatherings.

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As of Oct 8, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: areavibes.com Source 3: yelp.com

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Living in Elk City

Elk City offers relocating nurses a grounded, slow-paced lifestyle rooted in Western Oklahoma hospitality and Historic Route 66 heritage. Positioned along Interstate 40 in Beckham County, the city eliminates the gridlock of metropolitan nursing careers, with typical door-to-hospital commutes taking around eleven minutes. The local housing scene is characterized by ranch-style homes and mid-century properties on generous lots, though dedicated rental options remain modest compared to the owner-occupied market. Life outside the facility revolves around close-knit community rhythms: dining at spots like Simon's Catch and Pedro's, browsing shops along Route 66, and exploring local landmarks like the Carnegie Library and the National Route 66 Museum Complex. Tradeoffs are real: Elk City is located over one hundred miles west of Oklahoma City, meaning major retail, advanced entertainment, and tertiary medical services require a dedicated highway trip. Furthermore, spring brings high plains winds and severe storm risks. For healthcare professionals seeking minimal traffic, tight community connections, and an unhurried, independent pace, Elk City delivers a practical and welcoming rural hub.

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Elk City, OKFrom Census ACS 2024.