Registered Nurse- Progressive Care
SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc.
Overland Park, Kansas
Saint Luke’s South in Overland Park is seeking Registered Nurse to join our progressive care unit team. SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc. is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Jul 13 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights · 6:45pm-7:15am · Night Shift Details: Full Time Nights, 6:45pm-7:15am (36 hours a week) Night (United States of America)36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- progressive care unit · Hospital Saint Luke’s South in Overland Park is seeking Registered Nurse to join our progressive care unit team.
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Starts Jul 13, 2026 · Permanent Shift Details: Full Time Nights, 6:45pm-7:15am (36 hours a week)Full time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- Certification
- Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
- Education
- Associate Degree
- Experience
- less than 1 year experience Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year
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
- utilizes the nursing process Utilizes the nursing process
- Day to day
- performs patient care, delegates tasks, and supervises patient care staff Performs patient care, delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff
- Day to day
- coordinates care plan and consults with health care team Coordinates the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes
- Day to day
- abides by policies, rules, guidelines, and procedures Demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies, rules, guidelines and procedures
- Hours stated
- Full Time Nights, 6:45pm-7:15am (36 hours a week)
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Original listing
Posted on SLS Saint Luke's South Hospital, Inc.’s careers page.
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The Opportunity
Saint Luke’s South in Overland Park is seeking Registered Nurse to join our progressive care unit team. We are looking for positive nurses who enjoy working with a team, passionate about helping others expand their skill sets and is patient centered. We believe in creating teams that are kind, professional and treats each other as they would a patient to help ensure our vision to be, “The Best Place to Get Care.
The Best Place to Give Care.” Saint Luke’s South is proudly a Primary Stroke Center as well as STEMI receiving center. It delivers high-quality health care to Johnson County, Kansas, and the surrounding communities. It has been certified by The Joint Commission in orthopedic joint replacement for hip and knee.
Its maternity program earned the Kansas High 5 for Mom & Baby for care that supports breastfeeding best practices to support mom and baby. Shift Details: Full Time Nights, 6:45pm-7:15am (36 hours a week)
The Work
Utilizes the nursing process Performs patient care, delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff Coordinates the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes Demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies, rules, guidelines and procedures We are looking for collaborative, resourceful, and positive nurses who love empowering and teaching others. Job Requirements Applicable
Experience
Less than 1 year Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various Associate Degree Job Details Full Time Night (United States of America) The best place to get care. The best place to give care . Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day.
Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.
J oin the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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