Saint Luke's
Health system in Kansas City, MO
- Hiring days and nights
- New grads welcome on 8 roles
From 22 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Oct 10, 2026Sources
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 8 of 22 roles welcome new grads, and there is a nurse residency
Nursing here
- Nurse residency
RN Residency - Saint Luke's Plaza - Spring 2027 Graduates
Saint Luke's · employer research
Units hiring now
- ORDays 33 open
- StepdownNights 2 · Rotating 13 open
- ERNights 22 open
- Float poolDays 1 · Rotating 12 open
- RehabDays 22 open
- EndoscopyDays 11 open
- EP labDays 11 open
- Med surgRotating 11 open
- NeurologyDays 11 open
- NICUNights 11 open
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO
The NICU cares for infants born at 22 weeks or greater and critically ill infants at all gestational ages, with a March of Dimes family support program.
- Equipment and technology
- Level III NICU
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Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City · Kansas City, MOSource: saintlukeskc.org - OncologyDays 11 open
- PsychDays 11 open
Maternity
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO
More than 2,000 births annually; services include high-risk maternal-fetal medicine, cardiac pregnancy care, doulas, wireless fetal monitoring and lactation support.
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Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City · Kansas City, MOSource: saintlukeskc.orgLDRP
Saint Luke’s north
A current BSN RN specifically praised Saint Luke’s north’s size, community and LDRP model while criticizing changes following BJC acquisition.
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Workplace photos
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Teamwork and education alongside persistent understaffing
- A current Registered Nurse, BSN with more than three years at the Kansas City hospital praised teamwork, culture, education, ratios and their manager, but described persistent understaffing and removal of a PRN incentive. No numeric ratio was supplied.
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As of 2026-09-23Source: glassdoor.com- North LDRP community and acquisition concerns
- A current Registered Nurse, BSN with more than three years specifically identified Saint Luke’s north, appreciating its size, community and LDRP model while describing post-BJC changes as unfavorable to staff.
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As of 2026-08-15Source: glassdoor.com- Transfer coordination has supportive leadership but long on-site shifts
- A current RN transfer coordinator in Lees Summit with more than three years reported teamwork, supportive leadership, flexibility and low stress. Downsides included 12-hour on-site shifts and dissatisfaction with benefits; possible AI displacement was the reviewer’s concern, not a reported employer plan.
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More review themes
- Competitive compensation but safety and leadership concerns
- A current Registered Nurse, BSN in Lees Summit with more than three years praised pay and diagnostic-service benefits. They alleged favoritism in leadership hiring, reluctance to change practices and unsafe care practices.
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As of 2025-07-30Source: glassdoor.co.in- Colleague support despite perceived post-BJC benefit deterioration
- A Kansas City Registered Nurse, BSN with more than five years liked their managers and coworkers but reported loss of extended sick-leave balances without payout, worse and more expensive insurance, and concerns about equipment and medication quality after BJC integration.
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As of 2025-11-20Source: glassdoor.co.in- Learning opportunities but part-time benefit and retention concerns
- An RN BSN with more than eight years, with no location stated, valued learning opportunities and nurse recognition. They described increased part-time benefit costs, anticipated weaker coverage, overloaded clinic access, limited response to concerns and inadequate retention recognition. An inflation raise had not yet arrived.
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As of 2024-11-19Source: glassdoor.co.in- Other-staff experience: supportive rehab culture and smoother BJC integration
- An occupational therapist in Overland Park with less than one year reported strong team support and transparent, relatively smooth BJC integration. Their main complaint concerned the inpatient rehabilitation documentation system, which they did not name.
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- Other-staff experience: four-day schedule but limited advancement
- A former medical office specialist in Blue Springs with more than five years valued four ten-hour shifts weekly and supportive management, but described few advancement opportunities and inconsiderate suite-level administrators. This is not an RN schedule policy.
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- Other-staff experience: remote flexibility but holiday PTO concerns
- A current senior analyst in Kansas City with less than one year appreciated remote flexibility and challenging work but criticized benefits and pay, and reported needing earned PTO for holidays. These terms are not established for nurses.
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As of 2026-09-22Source: glassdoor.com- North applicant reports oral drug screening and delayed onboarding
- An applicant who accepted a Saint Luke’s North job, with role unspecified, reported an oral drug screen and a start-date delay while an accommodation was pending. The visible post did not establish a positive result, rejection or employer substance-testing policy.
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- Kansas City metro employee ratings
- The Kansas City Glassdoor page displays 3.5/5 from 447 reviews, with work-life balance and culture at 3.5, compensation and career opportunities at 3.3, and senior management at 3.1. Recommendation figures differ within the page: 63% in the header and 64% in the FAQ.
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- Hospital-specific ratings show weaker work-life balance
- The separate Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City Glassdoor profile displays 3.4/5 from 74 reviews and 69% recommending the employer. Career opportunities score 3.8, compensation and benefits 3.1, work-life balance 2.8 and senior management 2.7. Its FAQ reports an 8% annual decline in compensation-and-benefits ratings.
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- BSN RN ratings are more favorable than general employee ratings
- The BSN RN Glassdoor page displays 3.7/5 from 50 reviews, 92% recommending the employer and 84% positive business outlook. Work-life balance scores 4.2, culture and inclusion 4.0, management 3.9, compensation and benefits 3.8, and career opportunities 3.6. These are employer-wide, not campus-specific ratings.
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- Employer-wide ratings and communication concerns
- The general Glassdoor profile displays 3.5/5 from 767 reviews, 63% recommending the employer and 58% positive outlook. Its FAQ reports stable overall ratings but a 3% annual decline in compensation-and-benefits ratings. Undated excerpts praise coworkers while criticizing communication and small raises.
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- Indeed review-page ratings
- The Indeed page filtered for Kansas City registered nurses displays an overall 3.5/5 based on 366 reviews, with pay and benefits at 3.5, work-life balance 3.3, advancement 3.1, management 2.9 and culture 3.2. The visible text does not establish that the aggregate is limited to the selected nurse/location filter.
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The hard parts
If you're considering part-time work, one RN's Glassdoor review reports higher part-time benefit costs.
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As of 2024-11-19Source: glassdoor.co.in
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 hospital or site, and which unit, would I work on?
Living in Kansas City, MO
With a cost of living about 7.5% below the national average, Kansas City stretches your nursing paycheck further. Unwind from shifts at Saint Luke’s or University Health with legendary burnt ends, historic jazz in 18th & Vine, and fountain-lined walks through the Spanish-inspired Country Club Plaza.
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
Common questions
Does Saint Luke's hire new grads?
8 of 22 roles welcome new grads. Its nurse residency: RN Residency - Saint Luke's Plaza - Spring 2027 Graduates.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 21 roles with a stated shift, 13 are day shifts, 5 are night shifts and 3 are rotating shifts.
Which units are hiring?
OR (3), stepdown (3), ER (2), float pool (2) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Saint Luke's, and we tell you what happens next.
Roles from Saint Luke's
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Rotating shift
- RN
- Day and Night shift opportunities
- ADN accepted
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- RN
- Swing (United States of America)
- Float Pool
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 0645-1715, Full Time Days
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Full Time Nights (7p-7a)
- Emergency Department
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 0645-1715, Full Time Days,
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
- Adult Mental Health Unit
- RN
- 0645-1715, Full Time Days
- ADN accepted
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Trauma Ortho Progressive Care Unit
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Monday - Friday 730am - 4pm or 745am - 415pm
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 8-hour days
- ADN accepted
- LPN
- Day shift
- Floating required
- RN
- Day shift
- ADN accepted
- RN
- 8-hour days
- ADN accepted
Sources
- glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Saint-Luke-s-Reviews-E23663.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2025-07-30
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Saint-Luke-s-Hospital-of-Kansas-City-Reviews-E1079902.htm
Nursing here, What nurses say · as of 2026-08-15
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Saint-Luke-s-Kansas-City-Reviews-EI_IE23663.0,12_IL.13,24_IM437.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026-08-27
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Saint-Luke-s-Reviews-E23663.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026-08-27
- indeed.com/cmp/Saint-Luke's-1/reviews
What nurses say
- reddit.com/r/kansascity/comments/1lww8iu/help_just_accepted_a_job_at_saint_lukes
What nurses say
- saintlukeskc.org/locations/saint-lukes-hospital-kansas-city
Employer website
- saintlukeskc.org/locations/saint-lukes-hospital-kansas-city/maternity-center
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