Oklahoma Board of Nursing Appointment Opportunities
Submit Your Consent to Serve ASAP!

ONA is seeking candidates to be considered for appointment by the Governor to The Oklahoma Board of Nursing for a 5 year term. The opening is for the appointment of one RN. To be considered as a candidate RN must be licensed in the state of Oklahoma, have no less than five years of experience (depending on which position), be a US citizen and Oklahoma resident for the previous three years, engaged in the practice of nursing and live in one of the designated geographical districts along with other specific requirements listed below. In addition, the nurse must be able to meet the board member time requirements listed on Board Criteria linked below.

All nurses wishing to be considered for an appointment to the OBON need to fill out and submit the form provided below no later than May 31, 2024.

Submit Your Consent to Serve Form

The following appointments are currently available:

• Registered Nurse (one appointment)
• • Open to RNs working in nursing service. They must hold an organizational role of administrative/management and held accountable to strategic, operational and/or performance outcomes. In addition, they must live the statute-designated geographical districts of 2, 6 or 8. (Please see the Board Criteria document page 2).

Nurse appointments are five years long, while appointed public members serve conterminously with the Governor.

Detailed information regarding the qualifications, geographical districts and board member time commitments for OBON appointments are outlined in the PDF provided below:

Board Criteria PDF