New grads
A Vizient/AACN nurse residency
Research Medical Center pairs residents with nurse facilitators who mentor and support them.
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“At Research Medical Center our nurses set us apart from any other healthcare provider.”
Research Medical Center is a 590-bed hospital in Kansas City, Missouri and Research Medical Center has a Level I Trauma Center.
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- Pay only where Research Medical Center or a posting states it
- open roles
- 22
- beds
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Why nurses choose Research Medical Center
Specialty care
Level I trauma and comprehensive stroke care
Research Medical Center offers emergency care through a Level I Trauma Center and is a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center.
hcamidwest.comInside Research Medical Center
Units hiring now
- More units
- Trauma
- Stroke / Neuro
- Burn
- L&D / NICU
- Neuro PCU
- Senior Adult Psych
- Facility-wide
Current openings at Research Medical Center
Registered Nurse RN Acute Rehab
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- RN
- Per diem
- Tuition reimbursement
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- CV Prep and Recovery
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Ortho Unit
- Tuition reimbursement
- RN
- Neuro Progressive Care unit
- ADN accepted
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Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 7 of 22 roles welcome new grads, and there is a nurse residency
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Understaffing and high ratios
- Staff describe toxic environment from understaffing, high patient-to-nurse ratios, overwork, and burnout despite coworker camaraderie.
Sources
- Management and profit focus
- Reviews criticize upper management for prioritizing profits over care, with low support, low transparency, and low morale.
Sources
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com- Pay vs stress tradeoff
- Case manager said pay is good and benefits great but work-life balance is nonexistent and stress is high with heavy micromanagement.
Sources
As of 2026-02-24Source: indeed.com
More review themes
- Overall ratings
- Glassdoor 3.1/5 with 33% recommending to a friend; Indeed overall 3.5/5 across work-life, pay, advancement, management, and culture.
Sources
- Retention and turnover
- Union cited high turnover with about half of nurses leaving within three years at many HCA facilities; extended shifts without extra pay hurt retention.
Sources
As of 2018Source: kansascity.com- Learning and purpose
- Indeed reviewers like personal appreciation, ability to learn new things, and a clear sense of purpose; want fairer pay and stronger belonging.
Sources
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
The hard parts
Nurses on Glassdoor and Indeed describe understaffing, high ratios, and burnout that undercut work-life balance, with upper management often called out for putting profit ahead of support.
Sources
Nurses threaten to strike at Research and Menorah hospitals
Sources
Living in Kansas City, MO
With a cost of living about 7.5% below the national average, Kansas City stretches your nursing paycheck further.
Browse roles in Kansas City- Metro price level · Kansas City area
- 7% below the national average
- BEA index 92.5 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,238/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $69,166/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
What to ask the recruiter (4)
- 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?
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Common questions
Does Research Medical Center hire new grads?
7 of 22 roles welcome new grads. Its nurse residency: Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program · Vizient/AACN · Applications: Interviewing recent new grad RNs and December 2025 to September 2026 graduates; one application covers all HCA Midwest KC-area hospitals.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 1 of 22 roles, up to $10,000.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 5 roles with a stated shift, 2 are day shifts, 2 are night shifts and 1 is weekends only.
Which units are hiring?
Psych (4), ER (3), stepdown (2), burn unit (1) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Research Medical Center, and we tell you what happens next.
Sources (13)
- careers.hcahealthcare.com/jobs/16907155-new-graduate-nurse-rn-residency
Research, The hard parts · as of 2025
- credenzahealth.com/jobs/169363605-new-graduate-nurse-rn-all-hca-hospitals
Research · as of 2025
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Research-Medical-Center-Reviews-E121437.htm
Research, The hard parts · as of 2025
- glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Research-Medical-Center-EI_IE121437.11,34.htm
Research · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Research-Medical-Center-Reviews-E121437.htm
Research, The hard parts · as of 2025
- hcamidwest.com/locations/research-medical-center
Employer website, Research, In its words, Why nurses choose Research Medical Center
- hcamidwest.com/for-medical-professionals/research-medical-center/nurse-residency-program
Research, Why nurses choose Research Medical Center · as of 2025
- hcamidwest.com/locations/research-medical-center/about-us/awards-and-recognition
Where Research Medical Center stands
- indeed.com/cmp/Research-Medical-Center/reviews
Research, The hard parts · as of 2026-02-24
- indeed.com/viewjob
In its words
- kansascity.com/news/business/health-care/article217987955.html
Research, The hard parts · as of 2018
- medicare.gov/care-compare
Where Research Medical Center stands
- nationalnursesunited.org/press/kansas-city-nurses-to-hold-vigil-protesting-shut-downs-at-research-medical-center
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