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Nursing Intern

CompanySaint Luke's Health System
LocationLee's Summit
Work ModeOn Site
PostedApril 15, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The Nursing Intern will perform clinical procedures and provide direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. They will support the healthcare team in a fast-paced cardiovascular recovery unit, assisting with cardiac and acute respiratory patient needs.
Internship Type
part time
Company Size
6657
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
About Saint Luke’s Health System Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health System as a faith-based, nonprofit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in compassionate health care and health-related services. Saint Luke’s cares for patients in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the elite hospitals in the nation. For more than 140 years, Saint Luke’s has been dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve. Saint Luke’s offers: - The region’s longest continuously operating adult heart transplant program and one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular programs at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute - Treatment for complex brain and spinal cord diseases and one of the nation’s leading stroke reversal programs at the nationally ranked Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute - The region’s only treatment center dedicated exclusively to treating metastatic breast cancer—the Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute - Saint Luke’s Convenient and Urgent Care clinics for treatment of minor illnesses and injuries - Liver and kidney transplantation programs - A comprehensive maternal-fetal diagnostic and treatment center - Three Neonatal Intensive Care Units, including a Level IIIb NICU at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City - Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, the only comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital of its kind in the region - A nationally recognized children's behavioral health center, Saint Luke’s Hospital Crittenton Children’s Center
About the Role

Job Description​

The Opportunity:

Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, MO is seeking a Nursing Intern to join our Cardiovascular Recovery Unit. This opportunity is for students currently enrolled in an accredited RN program who have completed a Fundamentals of Nursing or Med Surg course.

You will provide care to inpatients and outpatients post Cath and EP Lab procedures as well as other cardiac diagnoses, conditions and treatment plans. This unit also specializes in care of stepdown patients, specifically those with acute respiratory needs. This is a fast-paced progressive care unit that specializes in cardiac and acute respiratory patient care.

Shift Details:  PRN

The Work:

  • Performs clinical procedures and provides patient care for assigned patients under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse
  • Performs direct and indirect patient care activities
  • Provides support to other health care team members
  • May perform technical tasks per unit competency validation

Nursing Interns are restricted from performing any licensed tasks

Why Saint Luke’s?

  • Our leadership supports nurse engagement and allows their voices to be heard.
  • We value our nurses’ knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and quality care.
  • The opportunity to make an impact on their unit, hospital, health system, and the healthcare industry.
  • Strong nurse governance and we encourage all of our RNs to participate
  • Various CEU, Continuing Education, Leadership and other career training available
  • Career Advancement Program dedicated to RNs.
  • Saint Luke’s offers competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees, click here to find out more.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Nursing Student - Various

Job Details

PRN

Swing (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.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Skills
Patient careClinical proceduresCardiac careAcute respiratory careBasic life supportInpatient careOutpatient careCardiac diagnosticsProgressive careHealth care team support
Categories
Healthcare
Benefits
Career advancement programContinuing educationLeadership trainingCompetitive salaries