From 1 posting, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 29, 2026Sources
The short version
HaysMed work that reaches into Larned through Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, a partner site, with other shifts across the Hays hospital and clinics.
Employer research, Jul 29, 2026
You can enter through a year-long ANCC RN Residency with tailored mentorship and clinical time in ICU, Progressive Care, Obstetrics, Ambulatory, and Surgical services.
For new gradsShifts run across HaysMed sites and the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital partner in Larned, so you can work closer to a small western Kansas town without leaving the system.
If you are moving hereSources
You can customize flexible shifts, including 12-hour day and night options referenced on PCU and Med-Surg, across the hospital and clinics.
For experienced nurses
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: Nurse residency: ANCC Registered Nurse (RN) Residency Program · American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Nursing here
- Nurse residency
ANCC Registered Nurse (RN) Residency Program · American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
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- Preceptors and orientation
Residency includes tailored mentorship and practical training; directors/supervisors involved in residency graduation
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As of 2025Source: haysmed.com- Career development
Competitive pay and benefits with opportunities for growth; culture emphasizing learn, teach and grow
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As of 2026Source: haysmed.com- Tuition support
Education, training and scholarship assistance and tuition reimbursement
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As of 2026Source: haysmed.com- Scheduling
Flexible shifts and opportunity to customize shifts across hospital and clinics; 12-hour day/night shifts referenced for RN-PCU and RN-MS
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- Nursing leadership
Joben Rieth · Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer
HaysMed
Benefits
Education, training, and scholarship assistance; tuition reimbursement; onsite childcare; reduced-cost fitness center and meals; associate referral program; competitive pay and benefits with growth opportunities.
Published pay and benefits
- Hourly pay
$14.00-$19.50/hr
Clinic Office Assistant at Hays Medical Center, Hays KS; employer-provided range
As of 2026
- Benefits
RN-PCU Day and Night 12-hr shifts stated as 3,375 per 36 hrs; RN-MS Day 12-hr as 3,213 per 36 hrs (HaysMed Hays KS)
As of 2026
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The units
ICU
RN Residency includes comprehensive clinical exposure in the Intensive Care Unit.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: haysmed.comProgressive Care Unit
RN Residency includes Progressive Care Unit; PCT BEE Award recipient worked on PCU.
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Obstetrics / Birth Center
Birth Center has onsite Level II neonatal unit; BCBSKS Blue Distinction Centers+ for Maternity Care; delivers more babies than any hospital in region.
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Surgical services
RN Residency includes Surgical services; Women's surgical care includes robotic and minimally invasive procedures.
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Ambulatory
RN Residency offered clinical exposure in Ambulatory services.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: haysmed.comMed-Surg
Facebook post references RN-MS day shifts 12 hours at HaysMed.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: facebook.comPawnee Valley Community Hospital (Larned partner)
Flexible shifts available across hospital and clinics including Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, a HaysMed Partner, in nearby Larned.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: haysmed.com
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Financial losses and care/admin concerns
- Thread notes HaysMed lost about $5M with current and former staff voicing worries over care quality and administration.
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As of 2024Source: reddit.com- Long-tenured nurse continuity
- Nurses Week spotlight describes multi-decade nurses caring for generations of the same western Kansas families, building lasting trust.
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As of 2026Source: hayspost.com
The hard parts
A 2024 community thread reported roughly $5M in losses, with current and former staff voicing worries about care quality and administration.
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As of 2024Source: reddit.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
- Which requirements must I meet before applying, and which can wait until after hire?
Living in Larned, KS
Larned offers a quiet, small-town Kansas lifestyle steeped in frontier history. Located along the Pawnee River and home to the Fort Larned National Historic Site, it provides a peaceful, close-knit rural community ideal for nurses seeking a slower pace away from the urban grind.
Browse roles in Larned- State price level · Kansas
- 10% below the national average
- State index 90.1 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $764/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $55,648/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does HaysMed hire new grads?
Its nurse residency: ANCC Registered Nurse (RN) Residency Program · American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to HaysMed, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at HaysMed
Sources
- facebook.com/HaysMedical/posts/attention-great-bend-we-are-hiring-an-rn-or-lpn-to-join-our-great-bend-specialty/1491738992955562
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- haysmed.com/careers
Employer website, The short version, Nursing here · as of 2025
- haysmed.com/haysmed-celebrates-2025-rn-residency-program-graduates
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2025
- haysmed.com/haysmed-honors-emma-dinkel-as-first-ever-bee-award-recipient
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2025
- haysmed.com/services/womens-health
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2025
- haysmed.com/haysmed-celebrates-national-hospital-week-and-2026-hospital-awards
Nursing here
- hayspost.com/posts/f5139520-9e81-4347-a461-d227e9e95c2f
What nurses say · as of 2026
- reddit.com/r/kansas/comments/1eis98a/haysmed_losses_5m_current_former_staff_express
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2024
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