Nurse Resident RN St Catherine Garden City LDRP
As a National Nurse Resident, you’ll step into a hands-on, supportive experience designed to help you grow and build confidence from day one.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Sep 11 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Hours vary · Varies - Weekly Schedule:Hours Vary - Shift:Varies72 hours per pay period
- Unit and setting
- LDRP · Hospital Nurse Resident RN St Catherine Garden City LDRP
- License
- RN license Active License as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State in which s/he will be practicing or the state of primary residency if the state is a Nurse Licensure Compact stateActive RN license in practicing state or primary residence compact state
- Term
- Starts Oct 26, 2026 · Permanent - Employment Type: Full TimeFull Time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program Zero (0) to twelve (12) months of professional nursing (RN) experience
- License
- Active RN license in practicing state or primary residence compact state Active License as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State in which s/he will be practicing or the state of primary residency if the state is a Nurse Licensure Compact state Check your license
- Certification
- BLS certification through American Heart Association BLS certification - American Heart Association
- Certification
- Additional certifications based on population served and services provided Additional certifications may be required based on population(s) served and services provided
- Education
- Associate's Degree in Nursing Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing
- Experience
- 0 to 12 months professional RN experience
- Also asks
- Graduated and licensed prior to October 26, 2026 start date To be considered for this role, you must have graduated and be licensed prior to the October 26, 2026 start date.
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
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 →
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most Kansas staff postingsKansas staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $50/hr, the middle half $31/hr to $43/hr, across 289 postings.
- Sign-on bonus
- $5,000
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Bonus
- $5,000 sign-on bonus We are offering a $5,000 Sign-On Bonus in addition to up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.new hires who meet the eligibility requirements
- Bonus
- up to $8,000 relocation assistancenew hires who meet the eligibility requirements
- Pay reviews
- Posted range is a reasonable estimate from lowest to highest pay based on circumstances at time of posting, and actual pay may be more or less as permitted by law
Benefits
- BenefitsPaid time off (minimum 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually for full-time benefit eligible employees)paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually)
- BenefitsRetirement plan benefits including 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offeringsretirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time.
- BenefitsFSA
- BenefitsAdoption assistance
- Health/Dental/Vision
- Matching retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Tuition assistance
The role and schedule
- Union
- Union position
- Unit
- RN Residency Program - Department: RN Residency Program
- Day to day
- Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team Every day, you’ll collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to deliver care that sees each patient as an individual.
- Day to day
- Administer treatments, track vitals, educate patients and families You’ll administer treatments, track vitals, educate patients and families, and play a key role in making sure people feel seen, heard, and cared for.
- Day to day
- Engage in evidence-based Nurse Residency Program To succeed in this role, you’ll actively engage in our comprehensive, evidence-based Nurse Residency Program designed to support your growth and professional development.
- Day to day
- Utilize evidence-based practice, nursing process, critical thinking, and problem-solving to provide holistic care across lifespan
- Day to day
- Assess ailments and injuries and implement treatment plan Basic understanding of and ability to assess ailments and injuries of patients and implement a treatment plan.
- Day to day
- Collaborate and communicate with interprofessional team Learns to collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
- Day to day
- Provide clinical skills for patient care including history taking, therapeutic planning, and monitoring
- Day to day
- Understand risks in healthcare environment and take steps to reduce them Basic understanding and knowledge of the risks faced by patients in a healthcare environment, and the ability to take steps to reduce these risks.
- Day to day
- Develop accountability for practice, delegated care, and coordination of care delivery Develops accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery.
- On call
- On-call rotation
- Start
- October 26, 2026
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
- Residency
- October 26, 2026
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, and rotation?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Labor & Delivery has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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Nurse Resident RN St Catherine Garden City LDRP
- Garden City, Kansas
- Mountain Region Support
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- Employment Type: Full Time
- Department: RN Residency Program
- Hours/Pay Period: 72
- Remote:No
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- Category: New Grad Nursing
- Shift:Varies
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As a National Nurse Resident, you’ll step into a hands-on, supportive experience designed to help you grow and build confidence from day one. You won’t be on your own. You can expect real mentorship, meaningful feedback, and a team invested in your long-term success.
Every day, you’ll collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to deliver care that sees each patient as an individual. You’ll administer treatments, track vitals, educate patients and families, and play a key role in making sure people feel seen, heard, and cared for.
To succeed in this role, you’ll actively engage in our comprehensive, evidence-based Nurse Residency Program designed to support your growth and professional development. With a strong drive to learn and a team-first mindset, you’ll continue sharpening your skills while building a meaningful, fulfilling nursing career.
- Builds skills to utilize current evidence-based practice knowledge, the nursing process, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals across the lifespan and care continuum.
- Basic understanding of and ability to assess ailments and injuries of patients and implement a treatment plan.
- Learns to collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
- Basic understanding of and ability to provide clinical skills necessary for patient care, e.g., history taking, therapeutic planning, and monitoring, etc., to achieve optimized outcomes in medication therapy and clinical treatment.
- Basic understanding and knowledge of the risks faced by patients in a healthcare environment, and the ability to take steps to reduce these risks.
- Develops accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery. Behaves in a manner that supports colleagues, and maintains respect, trust, and dignity.
We are offering a $5,000 Sign-On Bonus in addition to up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
To be considered for this role, you must have graduated and be licensed prior to the October 26, 2026 start date. If you graduate after that date, or will not take your NCLEX in time, please consider applying for our Spring 2027 cohort.
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Job Requirements
Required
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing
- Zero (0) to twelve (12) months of professional nursing (RN) experience
- Active License as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State in which s/he will be practicing or the state of primary residency if the state is a Nurse Licensure Compact state
- BLS certification - American Heart Association
- Additional certifications may be required based on population(s) served and services provided
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
Where You'll Work
With more than 700 care sites across the U. S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U. S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
St. Catherine Hospital, located in Garden City, Kansas, was founded by two pioneering physicians and the Dominican Sisters. They created and maintained the spirit that has enabled St. Catherine Hospital employees to develop a thriving health care facility unlike any other in southwest Kansas. Like many of the families and businesses in our community, our roots run deep – 85 years of excellence and counting. Residents of Garden City enjoy life in a relaxed, small-town (population approx. 30,000) with a zoo, several parks, golf courses, modern shopping and more.
Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.
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Uh, my name is Ricardo Arenas. I'm a registered nurse and I work here at the critical care unit. Ricardo, I've got something to show you, OK.
Hi, my name is Taylor and I was a patient of Ricardo. Come here, come say hi. Ricardo pops out because he was one of the first people that I remember once I woke up, so I was really disoriented.
I remember him though, and he was able to get me to laugh, and right off the bat I was like, oh, I feel like I was talking to a friend or someone that I knew. I could just feel like. His presence and his care.
It was a lasting impact I'd say. Ricardo, I just want you to know that your impact, um, Did you think I'd get emotional. was uh something I'll never forget. Thank you for being you.
Oh It feels awesome, to be honest, like seeing them, uh, from when they first roll in the ICU I almost see it like, like, like a mission. Like, I'm gonna do my best to um get back to at least as closest to 100%. And if we achieve that, it's like the best feeling in the world, like Taylor, like, he wasn't able to talk at the time before I knew it, um, he was no longer in the ICU.
So hearing him talk is like, you don't imagine how they sound, you just see them and then when you hear them talk, it's, it's amazing.
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What makes a successful Nurse Resident RN St Catherine Garden City LDRP at Mountain Region Support?
- Collaborative
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- Efficient
- Good Listener
- Organized
- Problem-Solver
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This is a snapshot of your potential career path highlights the series of job positions that help you progress towards your goals and objectives. Ultimately, your career path depends on your career values and personal goals.
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While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid time off, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and more!
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At CommonSpirit Health, we believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs.
Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time.
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What's around it?
Garden City, KSFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 10% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,052/mo
- Household income
- $72,865/yr, all local households, not nurse pay