Cath Lab Registered Nurse

St. Joseph Medical Center

Kansas City, Missouri

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Aug 19

Shift and hours: 10-⁠hour days
Unit and setting: Cath-Lab · Hospital
License: RN licenseActive state Registered Nursing (RN) License; required.
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

License: Active state Registered Nursing (RN) License; required.
Certification: Current BCLS (AHA), ACLS certificate upon hire and maintain current; required.
Experience: One (1) year clinical experience in a Cardiovascular Lab doing cardiac work or in a Critical Care area; required.
Experience: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Preferred

Education: Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN); preferred

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What it pays

Sign-on bonus: $20,000

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid vacation
Sick time
Paid holidays

More benefits (5)

Bereavement leave
401k
Tuition reimbursement
Life insurance
Disability insurance

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The role and schedule

On call: On-call rotation

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St. Joseph Medical Center

Hospital: ST Joseph Medical Center
Address: 1000 CARONDELET DR, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64114
CMS rating: 3 of 5 stars
Beds: 233

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Bonus Amount: $20,000 Bonus Information: Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

Department: Cath Lab
Shift’s Available: Days
Employment Type: Full Time
Hours: 10hr Options (On Call Required)
Location: St. Joseph Medical Center - Kansas City, MO

A Cath Lab Nurse is essential in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of cardiac catheterization procedures, contributing significantly to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases specifically with the cardiac catheterization lab.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to)

Provide direct patient care to adult and geriatric patient populations. Addresses the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment

Communicate with physician continuously and as needed about patient condition.

Assists with the maintenance of equipment and inventory. Assesses procedure room or equipment functioning and readiness

Obtain supplies for individual cases and ensures all appropriate needs of the Cardiovascular Laboratory team are met

Monitor physiologic and hemodynamic data, as related to diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures performed in the cardiovascular lab

Observe and record patient’s condition continuously while in the Cardiovascular lab

Qualifications

Education, experience, training

Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN); preferred

Active state Registered Nursing (RN) License; required.

Current BCLS (AHA), ACLS certificate upon hire and maintain current; required.

One (1) year clinical experience in a Cardiovascular Lab doing cardiac work or in a Critical Care area; required.

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare

Health, dental, and vision insurance options

Paid vacation, sick time and holidays

Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options

Employer 401K options

Tuition reimbursement options

Life, disability, and other insurance options

Many other amazing benefits

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What's around it?

ST Joseph Medical Center · Kansas City, MO

Kansas City, MOFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent: $1,238/mo
Household income: $69,166/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Kansas City, MO

NeighborhoodsNurses targeting KU Medical often look at Volker for early-20th-century bungalows and 39th Street dining; Union Hill’s townhomes and condos sit next to Crown Center and Hospital Hill. Young professionals concentrate in walkable Crossroads Arts District, River Market, Westport, and Midtown for lofts, galleries, and bars. Families lean tree-lined Brookside and Waldo (bungalows, Tudors, Craftsman) or Kansas-side Prairie Village (median about $480,000, Shawnee Mission schools) and Leawood (median about $750,000, Blue Valley and Shawnee Mission), with Overland Park, Lee’s Summit, and Parkville also on short lists. More affordable or up-and-coming pockets include parts of the Northland, North KC, and East Bottoms; Olathe draws families with parks, pools, trails, and new housing near K-10 and Ridgeview, while Mission and Roeland Park are cited as cheaper than Prairie Village.

Nurses targeting KU Medical often look at Volker for early-20th-century bungalows and 39th Street dining; Union Hill’s townhomes and condos sit next to Crown Center and Hospital Hill. Young professionals concentrate in walkable Crossroads Arts District, River Market, Westport, and Midtown for lofts, galleries, and bars.

Families lean tree-lined Brookside and Waldo (bungalows, Tudors, Craftsman) or Kansas-side Prairie Village (median about $480,000, Shawnee Mission schools) and Leawood (median about $750,000, Blue Valley and Shawnee Mission), with Overland Park, Lee’s Summit, and Parkville also on short lists. More affordable or up-and-coming pockets include parts of the Northland, North KC, and East Bottoms; Olathe draws families with parks, pools, trails, and new housing near K-10 and Ridgeview, while Mission and Roeland Park are cited as cheaper than Prairie Village.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: moveadvisor.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: urbancoolhomes.com

Getting aroundThe metro is largely car-dependent with limited public transit, though the KC Streetcar Main Street extension opened October 24, 2025, running from River Market south toward UMKC and serving Crossroads, Midtown, and Plaza-adjacent corridors. Leawood is typically 15–25 minutes from downtown; Prairie Village about 15–20 minutes downtown and 10–15 minutes from major highways. Downtown parking is a frequent local complaint, while KU Med, Hospital Hill, and suburban hospital campuses are more drive-and-park. Transportation costs are generally lower than in denser metros, with a reasonable driving environment if you accept that most hospital shifts will still mean a car.

The metro is largely car-dependent with limited public transit, though the KC Streetcar Main Street extension opened October 24, 2025, running from River Market south toward UMKC and serving Crossroads, Midtown, and Plaza-adjacent corridors. Leawood is typically 15–25 minutes from downtown; Prairie Village about 15–20 minutes downtown and 10–15 minutes from major highways.

Downtown parking is a frequent local complaint, while KU Med, Hospital Hill, and suburban hospital campuses are more drive-and-park. Transportation costs are generally lower than in denser metros, with a reasonable driving environment if you accept that most hospital shifts will still mean a car.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: moveadvisor.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: urbancoolhomes.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: facebook.com

OutdoorsGeorge Kessler’s park-and-boulevard system still structures outdoor life. Swope Park covers more than 1,800 acres with wooded trails, the Kansas City Zoo, and Starlight Theatre; Loose Park near the Plaza holds the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden, with Ewing and Kauffman Memorial Garden and Theis Park nearby. The paved Trolley Track Trail follows the old streetcar line through neighborhoods; Penn Valley Park’s Scout Statue overlooks the skyline; Berkley Riverfront Park and the Town of Kansas Bridge sit on the Missouri River. Northland riders use Line Creek Trail; Longview Lake Park south of the city has beaches, boating, and camping; Parkville adds English Landing Park and Parkville Nature Sanctuary on the river bluffs.

George Kessler’s park-and-boulevard system still structures outdoor life. Swope Park covers more than 1,800 acres with wooded trails, the Kansas City Zoo, and Starlight Theatre; Loose Park near the Plaza holds the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden, with Ewing and Kauffman Memorial Garden and Theis Park nearby.

The paved Trolley Track Trail follows the old streetcar line through neighborhoods; Penn Valley Park’s Scout Statue overlooks the skyline; Berkley Riverfront Park and the Town of Kansas Bridge sit on the Missouri River. Northland riders use Line Creek Trail; Longview Lake Park south of the city has beaches, boating, and camping; Parkville adds English Landing Park and Parkville Nature Sanctuary on the river bluffs.

Sources

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

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Living in Kansas City

Kansas City is a split-state metro where an $80k–$150k nursing salary still buys a real house, not a lateral condo trade: city-proper medians recently sat in the mid-$200ks, while barbecue, jazz, fountains, and Chiefs Sundays supply the civic personality. The practical map for nurses is Volker and 39th Street for KU Med, Union Hill for Hospital Hill and Crown Center, with after-shift food in Westport, Crossroads, and City Market. Walkable urban life exists—River Market lofts on the streetcar (Main Street extension opened October 2025 toward UMKC), Brookside bungalows, Plaza fountains—but the metro is still a car city, and downtown parking and violent-crime pockets are the warnings locals repeat. Families who can cross into Johnson County or Lee’s Summit buy Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission, or Lee’s Summit schools; Prairie Village (about $480k median) often beats paying Leawood’s $750k name tax. Tradeoffs are honest: 205 sunny days and Kessler parks (Swope, Loose, riverfront) versus tornado season, uneven KCMO schools, and a housing market that is no longer a secret. Choose the street, not the headline.

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As of 2026Source 1: moveadvisor.com Source 2: urbancoolhomes.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: livability.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: youtube.com

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