RN Residency - Saint Luke's South - Spring 2027 Graduates
SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc.
Overland Park, Kansas
Posted Oct 1 · New grads welcomed
- License
- RN license Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program RN Residency - Saint Luke's South - Spring 2027 Graduates
- License
- Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
- Education
- Associate Degree
- Experience
- Less than 1 year
- Also asks
- Applicable
- Also asks
- Job Details
- Also asks
- Swing (United States of America)
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What ongoing unit support is included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
Original listing
Posted on SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc.’s careers page.
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Take the first step toward a rewarding nursing career by exploring opportunities with Saint Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park. Designed for nursing students and recent graduates, this application opens the door to a variety of nursing roles across specialties including emergency care, medical-surgical, cardiovascular services, and intermediate care. With a supportive team environment, mentorship opportunities, professional development programs, and a commitment to exceptional patient care, Saint Luke’s South provides a strong foundation for launching your nursing career.
Discover where your passion for nursing can take you and find a role that aligns with your skills, interests, and career goals. Please apply to this application if you are seeking a nursing role as a new graduate. After you complete the application, a Talent Advisor will follow up with you on the rest of the recruitment process and timeline.
(If you are an internal candidate you must apply through workday.) Our nurse residency program is based on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s Transition to Practice model, and all new graduate BSNs and ADNs hired at Saint Luke’s participate in this program. Participating in the nurse residency program allows you to build clinical competency and professional practice behaviors throughout your first year as an RN. We are here to support our new graduate nurses, so as part of this 12-month program, you will be paired with experienced nurses and clinical educators.
Your preceptor will work closely with you during the orientation period to help you adjust to your unit. Mentors and facilitators will assist you in your professional development and help you become more involved with Saint Luke’s and its shared governance. In this position, you will be accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
You will be responsible for performing patient care, delegating patient care tasks, and supervising of other patient care staff. You will have the opportunity to be responsible for coordinating the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes. This clinical nurse demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies, rules, guidelines, and procedures.
Job Requirements Applicable
Experience
- Less than 1 year
- Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
- Associate Degree
- Job Details
- Full Time
- Swing (United States of America)
What's around it?
Overland Park, KSFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 10% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,515/mo
- Household income
- $104,834/yr, all local households, not nurse pay