Registered Nurse- Medical Surgical
SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc.
Overland Park, Kansas
Join Saint Luke's South Rehabilitation Institute , where you'll help patients regain their independence while working in a positive, collaborative environment. SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc. is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Aug 17 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights, 6:45pm-7:15am · Night · Full Time Days · Day Shift: Full Time Nights, 6:45pm-7:15am Night (United States of America) Shift: Full Time Days Day (United States of America)
- Unit and setting
- Rehabilitation Institute · Rehab Join Saint Luke's South Rehabilitation Institute , where you'll help patients regain their independence while working in a positive, collaborative environment.
- License
- RN license Experienced Registered Nurse (RN), licensed in KS or Compact licenseRN licensed in KS or Compact license
- Term
- Starts Oct 12, 2026 · Permanent Shift: Full Time Nights, 6:45pm-7:15amFull Time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- RN licensed in KS or Compact license Experienced Registered Nurse (RN), licensed in KS or Compact license Check your license
- License
- Registered Nurse (KS) - NURSYS Registered Nurse (KS) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS) Check your license
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Experience
- Less than 1 year applicable experience Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year
- Also asks
- Time management, organizational, and prioritization skills Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize care for multiple patients
- Also asks
- Communication and collaboration skills Excellent communication and collaboration skills
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.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Care for rehab patients throughout their journey Care for patients throughout their rehab journey, allowing you to develop lasting relationships and see the impact of your care every day.
- Day to day
- Work with interdisciplinary team of therapists, physicians, nursing staff, and a therapy dog Work alongside an outstanding team of therapists, physicians, nursing professionals and a therapy dog dedication to helping patients achieve their goals.
- Day to day
- Deliver medical-surgical level care without telemetry monitoring Delivery medical-surgical level of care without the demands of telemetry monitoring.
- Hours stated
- Full Time Nights, 6:45pm-7:15am
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, 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
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
Posted on SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc.’s careers page.
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Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking for a rewarding role where you can build meaningful relationships with your patients and be part of an exceptional interdisciplinary team? Join Saint Luke's South Rehabilitation Institute , where you'll help patients regain their independence while working in a positive, collaborative environment. Shift: Full Time Nights, 6:45pm-7:15am Why You'll Love This Role Care for patients throughout their rehab journey, allowing you to develop lasting relationships and see the impact of your care every day.
Practice in a state-of-the-art facility equipped with the latest technology, supplies and resources to provide exceptional care. Work alongside an outstanding team of therapists, physicians, nursing professionals and a therapy dog dedication to helping patients achieve their goals. Enjoy a unique rehab setting often described as the "happy side of nursing," where you celebrate progress and milestones with your patients.
Delivery medical-surgical level of care without the demands of telemetry monitoring. What We're Looking for Experienced Registered Nurse (RN), licensed in KS or Compact license Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize care for multiple patients Excellent communication and collaboration skills Job Requirements Applicable
Experience
- Less than 1 year
- Registered Nurse (KS) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Job Details
- Full Time
- Night (United States of America)
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