Registered Nurse - Med Surg Intermediate

Overland Park, Kansas

As a Registered Nurse, you will provide high-quality, patient-centered care while working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Posted Oct 5 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: Day and night shift opportunities · Swing Day and Night shift opportunities Swing (United States of America)
Unit and setting: Med Surg Intermediate · Hospital Join the Med Surg Intermediate team at Saint Luke's South- where exceptional nurses make a difference every day!
License: RN license Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
Term: Permanent

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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

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Day to day: Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
Day to day: Coordinates the care for a group of patients with the Multidisciplinary Team Coordinates the care for a group of patients with the Multidisciplinary Team.
Day to day: Delegates tasks appropriately Delegates tasks appropriately.
Day to day: Identifies hospital resources Identifies hospital resources.
Day to day: Serves as a clinical resource for new employees Serves as a clinical resource for new employees.
Day to day: Demonstrates positive formal or informal leadership within unit or department Demonstrates positive formal or informal leadership within unit or department.

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Join the Med Surg Intermediate team at Saint Luke's South- where exceptional nurses make a difference every day! Grow your career in a supportive, collaborative environment that puts both patients and teammates first! RN required BLS required Day and Night shift opportunities The Opportunity As a 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
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Full Time
Swing (United States of America)

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In Overland Park, KS

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

Life in Overland Park, KS

NeighborhoodsNamed Overland Park villages include LionsGate, a gated luxury community near 143rd and Nall built around the private Nicklaus Golf Club, with estate homes, clubhouse, pool, and tennis courts; Deer Creek; Nottingham; and Wilshire Farms, which mix quiet cul-de-sacs and mature trees with newer amenity-rich housing. Locals describe a clear north-to-south gradient: older, more affordable stock on the north side and newer, costlier construction as you move south. Blue Valley North High School zoning is a stated draw in editor neighborhood picks. Nearby Olathe is the usual cheaper alternative with strong schools if Overland Park prices stretch the budget.

Named Overland Park villages include LionsGate, a gated luxury community near 143rd and Nall built around the private Nicklaus Golf Club, with estate homes, clubhouse, pool, and tennis courts; Deer Creek; Nottingham; and Wilshire Farms, which mix quiet cul-de-sacs and mature trees with newer amenity-rich housing. Locals describe a clear north-to-south gradient: older, more affordable stock on the north side and newer, costlier construction as you move south.

Blue Valley North High School zoning is a stated draw in editor neighborhood picks. Nearby Olathe is the usual cheaper alternative with strong schools if Overland Park prices stretch the budget.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: reddit.com

Getting aroundU.S. News lists an average commute of about 18.93 minutes, and residents contrast Overland Park traffic with almost none compared with a major city. I-435 and US-69 are the named highways; downtown Kansas City is described as a 20–25 minute drive. Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a major local healthcare employer in a city that is also a Johnson County hub for healthcare, tech, finance, and engineering. Daily life is car-centric; public transportation is described as difficult to rely on, so most residents keep a car.

U.S. News lists an average commute of about 18.93 minutes, and residents contrast Overland Park traffic with almost none compared with a major city. I-435 and US-69 are the named highways; downtown Kansas City is described as a 20–25 minute drive.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a major local healthcare employer in a city that is also a Johnson County hub for healthcare, tech, finance, and engineering. Daily life is car-centric; public transportation is described as difficult to rely on, so most residents keep a car.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: loscerritosnews.net Source 4: grant79.com Source 5: racinecountyeye.com

OutdoorsThe city maintains more than 80 parks and a trail network residents use year-round. The Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens covers 300 acres along 179th Street with 1,700 plant species, themed gardens, ponds, hiking trails, prairie, the Cohen Iris Garden (more than 300 varieties in late spring), free Tuesdays, and a winter Luminary Walk. The Indian Creek Bike and Hike Trail runs 17 generally flat, dog-friendly miles through forest and creek corridor and links seven city parks. Family spots include Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead (12 acres, 250-plus animals, April through October) and Roe Park (splash pad, tennis, playground); Topgolf Overland Park adds a 240-yard outfield.

The city maintains more than 80 parks and a trail network residents use year-round. The Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens covers 300 acres along 179th Street with 1,700 plant species, themed gardens, ponds, hiking trails, prairie, the Cohen Iris Garden (more than 300 varieties in late spring), free Tuesdays, and a winter Luminary Walk.

The Indian Creek Bike and Hike Trail runs 17 generally flat, dog-friendly miles through forest and creek corridor and links seven city parks. Family spots include Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead (12 acres, 250-plus animals, April through October) and Roe Park (splash pad, tennis, playground); Topgolf Overland Park adds a 240-yard outfield.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: huffgroupkc.com Source 2: visitoverlandpark.com Source 3: racinecountyeye.com

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Living in Overland Park

Overland Park is Johnson County’s largest city and a healthcare hub that lives like a well-funded suburb: short drives, Blue Valley and Shawnee Mission schools, and crime rates among the safest in the U.S. Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a major employer; I-435 and US-69 put downtown Kansas City about 20–25 minutes away, with an average commute under 19 minutes and little big-city traffic. Housing runs older and cheaper on the north side to newer, pricier south-side construction and gated LionsGate estates near 143rd and Nall, around a $405,000 median home value and $1,255 median rent. Weekends orbit the 300-acre Arboretum on 179th Street, the 17-mile Indian Creek Trail, Deanna Rose Farmstead, Prairiefire’s restaurants and museum, Strang Hall, Q39 barbecue, and a 90-vendor downtown farmers’ market. Tradeoffs: you need a car, summers are hot and muggy, winters run cold, snowy, and windy from November through February with tornado-season risk, and prices feel high next to Olathe or the rest of Kansas.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: loscerritosnews.net Source 4: huffgroupkc.com Source 5: grant79.com Source 6: racinecountyeye.com Source 7: visitoverlandpark.com Source 8: youtube.com

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