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PSLF-eligible hospitals hiring nurses in Missouri

53 Missouri hospitals of 22 employers hiring on this site are non-profit or government by Medicare's record: the kind of employer Public Service Loan Forgiveness counts, which the federal PSLF Help Tool confirms by the employer's tax status.

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For-profit hospitals, not counted

Missouri's non-profit and government hospitals hiring

Best rated first. Each hospital opens its employer's page, with its Medicare ratings and open jobs.

Non-profit and government hospitals hiring in Missouri
HospitalOwnershipMedicare starsNurses always communicated wellEmployer
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityKansas Citynon-profit5 of 581%Saint Luke's Health System
Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas Citynon-profit5 of 580%Saint Luke's Health System
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSt. Louisnon-profit5 of 578%BJC HealthCare
Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothenon-profit4 of 587%Saint Luke's Health System
Wright Memorial HospitalTrentonnon-profit4 of 586%Saint Luke's Health System
Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSte. Genevievegovernment4 of 584%Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Progress West HospitalO'Fallonnon-profit4 of 582%BJC HealthCare
Parkland Health CenterFarmingtonnon-profit4 of 580%BJC HealthCare
Ssm St Clare Health CenterFentonnon-profit4 of 580%SSM HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburggovernment4 of 580%Western Missouri Medical Center
Cox Medical Center BransonBransonnon-profit4 of 579%CoxHealth
Saint Luke's East HospitalLee's Summitnon-profit4 of 579%Saint Luke's Health System
Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthagenon-profit4 of 578%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanonnon-profit4 of 578%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Mercy Hospital St LouisSt. Louisnon-profit4 of 578%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
St Lukes HospitalChesterfieldnon-profit4 of 578%St. Luke's Hospital (St. Louis)
Barnes Jewish HospitalSt. Louisnon-profit4 of 577%BJC HealthCare
Christian Hospital NortheastSt. Louisnon-profit4 of 576%BJC HealthCare
Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashingtonnon-profit4 of 576%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas Citygovernment4 of 576%North Kansas City Hospital
University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas Citynon-profit4 of 570%University Health (Kansas City)
Harrison County Community HospitalBethanygovernment3 of 587%Harrison County Community Hospital District
Cox Monett HospitalMonettnon-profit3 of 585%CoxHealth
Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beachnon-profit3 of 580%Lake Regional Health System
Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeaunon-profit3 of 579%Saint Francis Healthcare System
Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivargovernment3 of 578%Citizens Memorial
Ssm St Joseph Health CenterSt. Charlesnon-profit3 of 578%SSM HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSt. Petersnon-profit3 of 577%BJC HealthCare
Ssm St Joseph Hospital WestLake St. Louisnon-profit3 of 577%SSM HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSt. Louisnon-profit3 of 576%SSM HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
University of Missouri Health CareColumbiagovernment3 of 575%MU Health Care
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfieldnon-profit3 of 574%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Cox Medical CentersSpringfieldnon-profit3 of 573%CoxHealth
Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas Citynon-profit3 of 570%University Health (Kansas City)
Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibalnon-profit2 of 581%Hannibal Regional Hospital
Ozarks HealthcareWest Plainsnon-profit2 of 581%Ozarks Healthcare
Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivannon-profit2 of 580%BJC HealthCare
Liberty HospitalLibertynon-profit2 of 578%The University of Kansas Health System
Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplinnon-profit2 of 577%Freeman Health System
Mercy Hospital StoddardDexternon-profit2 of 577%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Mercy Hospital PerryPerryvillenon-profit2 of 576%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeaunon-profit2 of 576%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRollagovernment2 of 576%Phelps Health
Mercy Hospital SouthSt. Louisnon-profit2 of 571%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalSt. Louisnon-profit1 of 574%SSM HealthAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplinnon-profit1 of 573%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassvillenon-profitNot rated91%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Cox Barton County HospitalLamargovernmentNot rated90%CoxHealth
Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton CitygovernmentNot rated84%Ellett Memorial Hospital
Mercy St Francis HospitalMountain Viewnon-profitNot rated84%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Mercy Hospital AuroraAuroranon-profitNot rated82%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Mercy Hospital LincolnTroygovernmentNot rated76%MercyAlso runs for-profit hospitals: check which entity employs you
Ray County Memorial HospitalRichmondgovernmentNot ratedNot reportedRay County Memorial Hospital

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PSLF for nurses in Missouri: common questions

Which hospitals in Missouri qualify for PSLF?

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, Medicare lists 53 in Missouri as non-profit or government (11 government), the employers PSLF can count, and 6 as for-profit. The best rated: St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City in Kansas City (non-profit, 5 of 5 stars), Saint Lukes North Hospital in Kansas City (non-profit, 5 of 5 stars), Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis (non-profit, 5 of 5 stars) and Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe (non-profit, 4 of 5 stars).

Do nurses qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)?

Through the employer, not the job title. PSLF forgives what remains of federal Direct Loans once a borrower “Satisfies the equivalent of 120 monthly payments after October 1, 2007” (34 CFR 685.219) while employed full time by a qualifying employer. Full time is “A minimum average of 30 hours per week during the period being certified” (34 CFR 685.219). A qualifying employer includes a government organization and a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and PSLF counts no employer that is "a business organized for profit". So a nurse at a government or 501(c)(3) non-profit hospital can qualify; one at a for-profit hospital does not.

Which employers run them?

Saint Luke's Health System (5), BJC HealthCare (7), Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (1), SSM Health (5), Western Missouri Medical Center (1), CoxHealth (4), Mercy (14) and St. Luke's Hospital (St. Louis) (1) and 14 more. Each opens its open jobs.

Do physical therapists, rad techs and other hospital staff qualify for PSLF?

Yes, by the same rule: PSLF counts the employer, never the occupation, so a physical, occupational or speech therapist, a respiratory therapist, a rad tech or anyone else employed full time by a government or 501(c)(3) non-profit hospital can count those years. Full time is “A minimum average of 30 hours per week during the period being certified” (34 CFR 685.219). Therapists in home health or an outpatient clinic should check the employer itself, since PSLF counts no business organized for profit.

Does a travel or agency nurse at a non-profit hospital qualify?

PSLF counts the organization that employs you, which in the regulation is the one that issues your W-2: “Employee or employed means an individual: (i) To whom an organization issues an IRS Form W-2” (34 CFR 685.219). A nurse employed by a for-profit staffing agency works for the agency, even on a non-profit hospital's unit; the regulation makes a narrow exception for contracted positions that state law does not let the qualifying employer fill directly.

How do I check whether my hospital counts?

Medicare's ownership record, shown here, is a first check. PSLF itself goes by the employer's tax status: the federal PSLF Help Tool on studentaid.gov looks an employer up by its EIN, the number on your W-2, and the employer certifies your employment. A health system can run both: 69 of the employers hiring here have non-profit or government hospitals and for-profit ones, by Medicare's record, so check the hospital you would work for.

Is PSLF the only loan help for hospital nurses?

No. HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program repays part of a registered nurse's loans for work at a facility in a shortage area (hospitals hiring in Nurse Corps shortage areas), and many employers state tuition or student loan help in their postings (tuition and student loan help).

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Sources and method

A hospital is listed when Medicare's Hospital General Information lists its ownership as voluntary non-profit or government; for-profit and physician-owned hospitals are counted apart. The hospitals are those of the employers hiring on CareJobs.Now, matched by Medicare's record. Medicare's ownership is not a PSLF ruling: the employer's tax status, checked by the federal PSLF Help Tool, decides.

  1. 34 CFR 685.219, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (eCFR, read 9 Nov 2026)
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare), 9 Nov 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). PSLF-eligible hospitals hiring nurses in Missouri. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/pslf-eligible-hospital-jobs/missouri

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