Nursing Intern, Medical Float Pool
SLELS Saint Luke's East Hospital
Lees Summit, Missouri
Saint Luke's East is looking for a Nursing Student to join the Medical Float Pool! SLELS Saint Luke's East Hospital is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Aug 4 · New grads welcomed
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Minimum 1 shift per 6 week schedule · Swing Schedule : PRN; Minimum 1 shift per 6 week schedule Swing (United States of America)
- Unit and setting
- Medical Float Pool · Hospital Position : Nurse Intern - Medical Float Pool
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Starts Aug 4, 2026 · Per Diem Schedule : PRN; Minimum 1 shift per 6 week schedulePRN
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- Certification
- Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Nursing Student - Various
- Experience
- less than 1 year Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year
- Also asks
- currently enrolled in an accredited RN program The Nursing Intern is for students currently enrolled in an accredited RN program who have completed a Fundamentals of Nursing course and have a graduation date in 2026/2027.
- Also asks
- completed a Fundamentals of Nursing course
- Also asks
- expected graduation date in 2027/2028 We are currently looking for nursing students whose expected graduation date is in 2027/2028.
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.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Not in this role
- Precepting and charge shifts
- Day to day
- perform clinical procedures and provide patient care for assigned patients under RN direction and supervision The Nursing Intern performs clinical procedures and provides patient care for assigned patients under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse.
- Day to day
- direct and indirect patient care activities Performs direct and indirect patient care activities.
- Day to day
- support to other health care team members Provides support to other health care team members.
- Day to day
- technical tasks per unit competency validation The Nursing Intern may perform technical tasks per unit competency validation.
- Day to day
- restricted from performing any licensed tasks However, Nursing Interns are restricted from performing any licensed tasks.
- Hours stated
- PRN; Minimum 1 shift per 6 week schedule
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 and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
Original listing
Posted on SLELS Saint Luke's East Hospital’s careers page.
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Saint Luke's East is looking for a Nursing Student to join the Medical Float Pool! Position : Nurse Intern - Medical Float Pool
Schedule
PRN; Minimum 1 shift per 6 week schedule The Nursing Intern is for students currently enrolled in an accredited RN program who have completed a Fundamentals of Nursing course and have a graduation date in 2026/2027. The Nursing Intern performs clinical procedures and provides patient care for assigned patients under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse. Performs direct and indirect patient care activities. Provides support to other health care team members.
The Nursing Intern may perform technical tasks per unit competency validation. However, Nursing Interns are restricted from performing any licensed tasks. The Nurse Intern position is for students currently enrolled in an accredited RN program who have completed the Fundamentals of Nursing .
We are currently looking for nursing students whose expected graduation date is in 2027/2028. Job Requirements Applicable
Experience
- Less than 1 year
- Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Nursing Student - Various
- Job Details
- PRN
- Swing (United States of America)
What's around it?
Lees Summit, MO
Living costs about 9% below the US average