Lee's Summit Medical Center

The current campus opened in 2007; the hospital dates to 1978. Day-to-day work sits in orthopedics, cardiology, oncology, imaging, surgical care, and a 24/7 emergency department that is a certified primary stroke center and Level II Time Critical Diagnosis site for stroke and STEMI. If you are finishing school, the front door is the HCA Nurse Residency: one application covers Lee's Summit and the other HCA Midwest hospitals, open to recent new grads and December 2025 through September 2026 graduates. Postings here have included PCU, Medical Telemetry, Float Pool, ICU, and Orthopedics. Come from more than 50 miles away and a $5,000 relocation bonus is listed for residency candidates. Tuition assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, student loan help, and a Galen College partnership are on the benefits side, along with a 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, PTO, and free AirMed. Shifts for new grads vary by availability, with mixed or rotating weekends noted on the regional posting. The building itself is mid-change — a $60M expansion adding two nursing units, 26 inpatient beds, and growing the ED from 13 to 22 beds. Pay rates were recently raised for select RN roles, and qualifying Medical/Telemetry RNs see sign-on and relocation language. Staffing data shows CMS Grade C, 0.80 RN per bed, and 4.3 nursing HPPD on a daily census around 58. Glassdoor's small sample (six reviews) sits at 3.5 overall with only 34% recommending, and senior management and career-opportunity scores land at 2.4 — worth pressing on when you walk the unit.