If you're a registered nurse looking for PRN or per diem work in Oklahoma City, you can use ShiftKey to easily find shifts that fit the days you're free.
ShiftKey is a technology platform and marketplace, not an employer or agency. Facilities post shifts to the marketplace, and nurses work as independent contractors, requesting only the shifts that make sense for their schedules. Facilities choose which nurses to engage based on internal requirements, like years of experience.
Start with the ZIP code search on our website. Enter a ZIP code in or near Oklahoma City, and filter by “RN” to see RN shifts that facilities have posted to the ShiftKey marketplace. Listings depend entirely on what facilities choose to post, so what you see this week may look different next week.
To see shift details, you’ll need a ShiftKey account. To see shift details, you’ll need a ShiftKey account. Once you have an account and have completed our credential verification process, you’ll be able to see shift details that help you decide whether the shift is worth requesting, such as:
- The full facility address with a Google Maps pin.
- The shift’s start date, start and end times and length.
- The specialty and skill the facility is looking for.
- The facility type, bed count and facility rating.
- A suggested bid rate and estimated total for the shift.
- A contact number for the facility.
If the shift fits, you request it and propose your rate. The suggested bid rate is a starting point, you can adjust it so that it reflects the rate you want. The facility reviews the requests it receives and decides which request to accept, so requesting a shift doesn't mean you'll be booked for it. But, facilities don’t see your proposed rate: They make decisions based on other factors that matter to them, such as experience.
At publication, RN shifts on ShiftKey in the Oklahoma City area were at skilled nursing facilities. Other settings may appear as facilities post new shifts.
Whatever the setting, the details screen helps you understand the shift requirements before you request it. Facility type and bed count give you a sense of the environment you'd be walking into. The facility rating adds one more point of reference. If something isn't clear, such as what the unit expects or where to check in, you can call the facility before you request.
Practicing as an RN in Oklahoma
To practice as a registered nurse in Oklahoma, you need one of two things:
- An active Oklahoma RN license, either single-state or multistate.
An active multistate RN license issued by another Nurse Licensure Compact state that is your primary state of residence.
Oklahoma takes part in the Nurse Licensure Compact, which lets nurses with a multistate license practice in other compact states. Living in a compact state isn't the same as holding a multistate license, though. You have to apply for one and meet the licensure requirements. If you're not sure which type of license you hold, check with the board of nursing that issued it.
If you have a compact license, but have moved to Oklahoma, you have 60 days to apply for an Oklahoma nursing licence by endorsement.
How to verify your Oklahoma RN license
The Oklahoma Board of Nursing offers a License Verification Portal. You can search by your name, by your license number with RN selected as the license type, or by your NCSBN ID. It's a quick way to confirm your license is active before you start requesting shifts.
Your license gives you legal authority to practice. Facilities may have their own requirements for a given shift, and ShiftKey has its own verification process, which you must complete before you can request shifts. Each of those is separate from your license.
Shifts listed for the Oklahoma City area aren't always in the city. Some are at facilities in surrounding communities, and some may be a long drive away. Before you request a shift, open the shift details and look at the full address and map pin rather than assuming "Oklahoma City" means a short trip across town.
Then look at the route for the times you'd actually be driving. A shift that starts early in the morning or ends late at night can call for a different route than you'd choose at midday, and the fastest option may use a turnpike.
Turnpikes around Oklahoma City, including the John Kilpatrick and the Kickapoo, have no toll booths. Cameras capture your license plate as you drive. If you have a PIKEPASS, the toll is charged to your account. If you don't, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's PlatePay system mails an invoice to the vehicle's registered owner, and the PlatePay rate is higher than the PIKEPASS rate. If you expect to take turnpike routes to shifts regularly, it's worth weighing a PIKEPASS against sticking to free roads.
Weather can change a drive in Oklahoma, too. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation keeps a road conditions map and hotline (844-465-4997) that it updates during severe weather and emergencies, and its free Drive Oklahoma app shows traffic and road conditions along with traffic cameras.
When you're ready to request shifts, start by creating your ShiftKey account. Registration is the first step, and you'll complete a credential verification process before you can request shifts. After that, you can use the app whenever your schedule opens up.