Registered Nurse
Veterans Health Administration
Kansas City, Missouri
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- RNMed surgInpatient
Posted Jul 17
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
The Kansas City VA Healthcare Network is seeking Registered Nurses for the Inpatient Service, (Medical/Surgical). The RN delivers competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and provides oversight for licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinical setting. The nurse also contributes to the development and coordination of nursing education, orientation, and competency activities, and supports quality improvement and outcomes-focused initiatives.
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship
- RN License (1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory)
- Background check
- Drug screening (urinalysis)
- Selective Service Registration required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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- Associate Degree in Nursing
- Nursing Diploma
Benefits
- Competitive salary with regular salary increases
- Performance awards
- 50 days paid time off per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays)
- Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
- Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
- Federal health insurance
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- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
Place
- City
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Median rent
- $1,238/mo
- Local household income
- $69,166/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Kansas City area index 92.5, where 100 is the national average.
Straddling the Missouri–Kansas border, Kansas City serves up world-class barbecue, jazz heritage, and wide-reaching suburbs at an easygoing pace. Fountain-lined boulevards and revitalized downtown districts give nurses a midsize metro with surprising culture—minus the coastal price tag or daily gridlock. A practical, friendly relocation choice for healthcare professionals seeking Midwestern stability.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Nationally the VA describes itself as the largest U.S. nurse employer, with more than 120,000 RNs, APNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants. The VA has said it is on pace to reduce staff by nearly 30,000 by the end of FY2025…
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted $74,594-$134,618 range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?