Clinical Resource Nurse - CV Prep and Recovery

Saint Luke's Health System

Kansas City, Missouri

Eligibility: Administrative & Consulting NursesClinical Nurse Educators

Posted Aug 12

Shift and hours: 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: CV Prep and Recovery · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Certification: Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
Education: Associate Degree
Experience: 3-5 years
Also asks: Applicable
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Also asks: Swing (United States of America)

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Felicia Menefee, RN, BC, ANP · Chief Nursing Officer, Saint Luke's Physician Group

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Saint Luke's Hospital is looking for a talented Registered Nurse to join the the CV Prep and Recovery Unit as a Clinical Resource Nurse.

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiovascular Prep and Recovery

Schedule

Full Time, 36 hours, Swing

The CRN would participate in a multidisciplinary approach to unit improvement projects, set up clinical orientation schedules and check-ins with the new hires, have conversations regarding performance concerns/outline next steps, and participate/facilitate daily, weekly, monthly team communications.

Support the business and quality aspects of an inpatient nursing unit (maintaining adequate staffing with ongoing education, ensuring quality metrics are met and action planned on, budgeting, and PI projects), supporting staff, and ensuring patient safety and outcomes. Promote a healthy work environment by cultivating a culture that employees want to be a part of. This includes regular interactions and engagement with staff, helping work through barriers, ensuring staff have what they need to be successful, holding staff accountable, and being available.

Problem solve daily to facilitate throughput and adjust to the increasing caseload of the labs.

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Applicable

Experience

3-5 years

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various

Associate Degree

Job Details Full Time

Swing (United States of America)

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In 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.

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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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