Centerpoint Medical Center
Hospital · Independence, MO
- 1
- open role, live count
- 285
- beds
- 4.1
- Google rating
Life here
What a shift at Centerpoint Medical Center looks like
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
401(k) with 100% match on 3–9% of pay by tenure; employee stock purchase 10% off HCA stock; PTO and family leave; free AirMed on some plans; tuition assistance; certification support; dependent scholarships; student loan assistance; sign-on and $5,000 relocation for eligible roles (bonuses cannot combine with each other or HCA loans/scholarships).
The city
Living in Independence, MO
Independence sits just east of Kansas City, offering small-town comfort with quick access to metro amenities. History buffs know it as Harry Truman's hometown, with a tidy downtown square and trailheads along the Little Blue River. It's a practical landing spot for nurses who want affordability and a quieter pace without leaving the Kansas City orbit.
Browse roles in Independence- State price level · Missouri
- 90.8
- 9% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,109/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would walk into a 285-bed hospital on East 39th Street in Independence, part of HCA Midwest Health, with an 8th-floor build adding 36 beds and pushing capacity toward 321. If you are a new graduate, one application covers the Centerpoint openings in the HCA Nurse Residency—a year-long path with nurse educators, experienced nurses, and fellow residents.
- Hospital · Independence
- Hiring days
More about Centerpoint Medical Center
Units open to new grads include Med-Surg Oncology, Ortho Surgical, Medical Telemetry, Cardiac Care, Progressive Care, ICU, and ED; women’s services, peds, NICU, and PICU are full for 2026. Pay details are uneven on the public side. The employer has said RN and supervisor rates were recently raised for select roles, and eligible full-time Ortho, Med-Surg, Telemetry, and Cardiac Progressive Care nurses can see sign-on (some night-only offers exist too)—those bonuses do not stack with other bonuses or HCA loans and scholarships. Live more than 50 miles away and a $5,000 relocation bonus is listed for the residency path. Tuition help, certification support, dependent scholarships, a Galen College partnership, and student loan assistance are also on the books. Day to day, residency scheduling is full-time mixed with rotating weekends. Clinical Nurse Coordinator roles on Telemetry, ICU, and ED serve as shift resources. The hospital is known locally for its heart program and runs ER Rapid Care, a Women’s Center, and inpatient rehab. Reviews are mixed: overall Glassdoor sits near 3.0 with roughly four in ten recommending, while a small ICU RN sample reads stronger—and nursing comments on Indeed often flag pay as a weak spot.
Mission emphasizes patient-centered care.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
Glassdoor overall about 3.0 with roughly 40–41% recommending and CEO approval near the mid-50s; a 3-review ICU RN subset shows 4.5 and 100% recommend. Indeed nursing reviews rate pay/benefits around 2.8 and name low pay as a top improvement area. One recent RN review praised kind management and coworkers but criticized disrespectful doctors, heavy workload, and charting quality versus Epic. Yelp’s medical-center page sits near 2.2 from 118 reviews.
The good
- Year-long HCA Nurse Residency with educators, experienced nurses, and fellow residents
- $5,000 relocation bonus if you live more than 50 miles away
- Multiple new-grad unit options including ICU, ED, PCU, telemetry, ortho, med-surg oncology, and cardiac
- Tuition assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, Galen partnership, and student loan help
- Internal career pathways and prioritized transfers across the HCA KC division
- Recent RN/supervisor pay increases for select roles; 401(k) match, ESPP, PTO/family leave
The hard parts
- Indeed nursing reviews rate pay/benefits about 2.8; low pay is a frequent complaint
- Glassdoor overall near 3.0 with only about 40–41% recommending
- No new-grad openings in L&D, Mom-Baby, Peds, NICU, or PICU for 2026
- Sign-on and relocation cannot combine with other bonuses or HCA loans/scholarships
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 9, 2026
- Workplace photos
- 4
- Website
- careers.hcahealthcare.com ↗
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The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.
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