Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Saint Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park, KS is looking for a talented Registered Nurse to join the dynamic Intensive Care Unit. SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc. is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted May 19 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights Schedule: Full Time, 36 hours, Nights36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Intensive Care Unit · Hospital Saint Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park, KS is looking for a talented Registered Nurse to join the dynamic Intensive Care Unit.
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent Schedule: Full Time, 36 hours, NightsFull Time
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, Registered Nurse - Various
- 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 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.
What it pays
- Pay differential
- Extra incentives available for picking up additional shifts Extra incentives available for picking up additional shifts
- Extra pay
- Extra incentives for picking up additional shifts
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Accountable for utilizing the nursing process in hospital setting In hospital setting, accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
- Day to day
- Perform patient care, delegate patient care tasks, and supervise other patient care staff Responsible for performing patient care, delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff.
- Day to day
- Coordinate plan of care for assigned patients and consult with healthcare team members
- Day to day
- Demonstrate proficiency and abide by policies, rules, guidelines, and procedures This clinical nurse demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies, rules, guidelines and procedures.
- Details
- Nursing Assistants available to assist Supportive leadership team, with Nursing Assistants to assist
- Details
- Intensivists and NPs work alongside RNs during shifts, with Respiratory Therapy available at night Intensivists and NP’s work alongside RNs during shifts, Respiratory Therapy available at night
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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?
Your fit
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
Posted on SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc.’s careers page.
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Saint Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park, KS is looking for a talented Registered Nurse to join the dynamic Intensive Care Unit. Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – ICU
Schedule
Full Time, 36 hours, Nights We are seeking experienced nurses who provide patient centered care with compassion and empathy. We are seeking natural leaders who love to help everyone succeed and ensures every patient on the unit is receiving exceptional patient care. If you are a team oriented nurse who is flexible, adaptable and able to change directions quickly, then this is the right position for you.
Supportive leadership team, with Nursing Assistants to assist Intensivists and NP’s work alongside RNs during shifts, Respiratory Therapy available at night Extra incentives available for picking up additional shifts In hospital setting, accountable for utilizing the nursing process. Responsible for performing patient care, delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff. 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 Night (United States of America) The best place to get care. The best place to give care . Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day.
Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.
J oin the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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