Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
Lees Summit, Missouri
Join the Emergency Department at Saint Luke's East as a Registered Nurse, where teamwork, skill, and compassion make a lifesaving difference every day!
- Shift and hours
- Day and Night shifts · Swing Day and Night shift opportunities Swing (United States of America)
- Unit and setting
- Emergency Department · Hospital Join the Emergency Department at Saint Luke's East as a Registered Nurse, where teamwork, skill, and compassion make a lifesaving difference every day!
- License
- RN license Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Registered Nurse - Various Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
- Certification
- BLS BLS required
- Certification
- Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross
- Education
- Associate Degree
- Experience
- Less than 1 year Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year
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 residencies4–6 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 jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround 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.
The role and schedule
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses Serves as a clinical resource for new employees.
- Day to day
- Utilize the nursing process independently Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
- Day to day
- Coordinate patient care with the Multidisciplinary Team Coordinates the care for a group of patients with the Multidisciplinary Team.
- Day to day
- Delegate tasks appropriately Delegates tasks appropriately.
- Day to day
- Identify hospital resources Identifies hospital resources.
- Day to day
- Demonstrate leadership within unit or department Demonstrates positive formal or informal leadership within unit or department.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Ask Mira
Your fit
On your path
Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. Watch their application dates.
Original listing
Posted on Saint Luke's’ careers page.
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Every second counts and so do you! Join the Emergency Department at Saint Luke's East as a Registered Nurse, where teamwork, skill, and compassion make a lifesaving difference every day! RN required BLS required Day and Night shift opportunities The Opportunity As an Registered Nurse, you will provide high-quality, patient-centered care while working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
In this role, you’ll use your clinical expertise, critical thinking, and compassionate approach to deliver exceptional care and help improve outcomes for patients and their families. Qualified candidates will be considered for positions that best align with their experience, interests, and organizational needs. Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
Coordinates the care for a group of patients with the Multidisciplinary Team. Delegates tasks appropriately. Identifies hospital resources.
Serves as a clinical resource for new employees. Demonstrates positive formal or informal leadership within unit or department. Why Saint Luke’s?
We believe in work/life balance. We are dedicated to innovation and always looking for ways to improve. We believe in creating a collaborative environment where all voices are heard.
We are here for you and will support you in achieving your goals. 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?
Lees Summit, MO
Living costs about 9% below the US average