Registered Nurse - Hospice

HOSP Saint Luke's Health System Home Care and Hospice

Kansas City, Missouri

NEW OPPORTUNITY ALERT!! Saint Luke's and Hospice is seeking a full time RN to join their team!

Posted Aug 26

Shift and hours: 7 nights on 7 nights off · Friday 5p - Friday 8a, including Saturday and Sunday 8a-5p · seven consecutive days on, Friday 5pm through Friday 8am including Saturday and Sunday 8am-5pm · Night
Unit and setting: Hospice
License: RN license RN Compact or MO and KS requiredRN Compact or MO and KS license
Term: Starts Aug 26, 2026 · Permanent FT OvernightFull time overnight

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New grads: Welcomed
License: RN Compact or MO and KS license RN Compact or MO and KS required Check your license
License: active Missouri and Kansas RN License Candidates must have an active Missouri and Kansas RN License.
Certification: Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Driver's License - Various, Registered Nurse - Various
Education: Associate Degree
Experience: less than 1 year applicable experience Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year
Also asks: Family Care Safety Registry Family Care Safety Registry required

Preferred

Experience: hospice experience Prior hospice experience preferred

What it pays

Benefits

Benefits26 weeks of time off per yearYou will then be off for the following seven days so you will enjoy 26 weeks of time off per year with the opportunity to pick up extra visits during your off weeks if you desire.

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The role and schedule

Patients: Saint Luke’s Home Care and Hospice has an exciting new opportunity for a full-time Registered Nurse to take overnight and weekend call and make hospice and home care visits in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Day to day: take overnight and weekend call and make hospice and home care visits
Day to day: make hospice visits and assist with admissions You will make hospice visits and assist with admissions.
Day to day: triaging calls and meeting caller needs Triaging calls and meeting the callers needs as appropriate.
Day to day: performing night and weekend hospice visits Performing hospice visits at night and on weekends.
Day to day: performing start of care and routine hospice visits on weekends Performing start of care and routine hospice visits on weekends.
Day to day: patient and family education on care plan and medication administration Educating the patient and family members on following the care plan and medication administration.
Hours stated: Friday 5p - Friday 8a; including Sat and Sun 8a-5p
Weekends: Weekends required
On call: overnight and weekend call
Travel: travel to make visits in the Kansas City metropolitan area

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NEW OPPORTUNITY ALERT!! Saint Luke's and Hospice is seeking a full time RN to join their team! 7 nights on 7 nights off Friday 5p - Friday 8a; including Sat and Sun 8a-5p RN Compact or MO and KS required Valid driver's license required Family Care Safety Registry required Prior hospice experience preferred FT Overnight

The Opportunity

Saint Luke’s Home Care and Hospice has an exciting new opportunity for a full-time Registered Nurse to take overnight and weekend call and make hospice and home care visits in the Kansas City metropolitan area. This position is part of our Seven-On/Seven-Off alternative staffing plan, which offers superb work-life balance and flexibility. Shift: An employee accepted into this role will be scheduled to work seven consecutive days.

Hours will be Friday 5pm though Friday 8a, this would include Saturday and Sunday 8a-5p. You will make hospice visits and assist with admissions. You will then be off for the following seven days so you will enjoy 26 weeks of time off per year with the opportunity to pick up extra visits during your off weeks if you desire.

The Work

Triaging calls and meeting the callers needs as appropriate. Performing hospice visits at night and on weekends. Performing start of care and routine hospice visits on weekends. Educating the patient and family members on following the care plan and medication administration. Candidates must have an active Missouri and Kansas RN License. Why Saint Luke’s? We believe in work/life balance. We are dedicated to innovation and always looking for ways to improve. We believe in creating a collaborative environment where all voices are heard. We are here for you and will support you in achieving your goals. #LI-CK2 Job Requirements Applicable

Experience

Less than 1 year Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Driver's License - Various, Registered Nurse - Various Associate Degree Job Details Full Time Night (United States of America)

What's around it?

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.

Sources

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.

Sources

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.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: greatwolf.com Source 3: youtube.com

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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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As of 2026Source 1: moveadvisor.com Source 2: urbancoolhomes.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: livability.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: youtube.com

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