NorthCrest Specialty Care
Nursing Home · Waterloo, IA
A 94-bed Waterloo nursing home with an evening RN opening and hard-to-read reviews
See 2 open roles- 2
- open roles, live count
- 94
- beds
- 3.3
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
The 94-bed size is framed as allowing closer resident relationships, with care delivered by RNs alongside LPNs, CNAs, and providers in a team-based, resident-centered model. Care Initiatives emphasizes compassionate caregiving across its Iowa communities. Employee sentiment is difficult to interpret: Indeed reviews listed under a possibly predecessor name score 2.7/5 with sub-scores of 1.0 for pay, management, culture, and job security, while a 2019 Great Place to Work page for a similarly named entity reported 98% satisfaction — though it's unclear whether either set of reviews refers to this facility.
- Setting
- Nursing Home
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)/403(b), PTO, referral bonus, digital wallet (get paid as you earn), tuition reimbursement, company-paid training and education.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
One recent RN posting here lists $43 an hour, flat across the min and max on that posting.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-07-26
New graduates
Care Initiatives lists tuition reimbursement plus company-paid training and education for RNs at this Waterloo campus.
As of 2024Source 1: us.jobsora.comSource 2: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
You can work full-time or part-time evenings 2PM–10PM, with 6AM–2PM RN shifts also posted, and a Fri–Sun weekend package at the sister Waterloo building.
As of 2024Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: us.jobsora.com
Experienced nurses
Benefits on Care Initiatives postings include medical, dental, vision, 401(k)/403(b), PTO, a referral bonus, and a digital wallet so you can get paid as you earn.
As of 2024Source 1: us.jobsora.comSource 2: talents.vaia.com
More about working here
Travel nurses
The work is direct care for adult and geriatric residents in a 94-bed skilled nursing and post-acute rehab community, not a hospital tower.
As of 2024Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: womenschoiceaward.comSource 3: jobsparx.com
Moving here
Iowa is a compact-license state with a flat state income tax around 3.8%, so your license and take-home math are simpler if you are moving in.
New graduates
You are on a long-term care floor with a resident council and Medicare/Medicaid participation, so day-to-day work is ongoing resident care rather than short hospital stays.
As of 2024Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: womenschoiceaward.com
Experienced nurses
In 2022 the building announced recognition for a deficiency-free Life Safety Survey.
As of 2022Source: facebook.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Full-Time and Part-Time evenings 2PM-10PM at NorthCrest; sister Waterloo facility offers weekend package Fri-Sun 2PM-10PM; also 6AM-2PM RN shifts posted
As of 2024Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: us.jobsora.com
- Pay and benefits
- Estimated annual pay range for RN 6AM-2PM at Care Initiatives Waterloo / NorthCrest Specialty Care
As of 2024Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Competitive wage + weekend package premium pay for Full-Time 2nd Shift Weekend Package RN (Fri-Sun 2PM-10PM) at sister Care Initiatives Waterloo facility Ravenwood; also shift differentials mentioned for Care Initiatives RNs
As of 2024Source: us.jobsora.com
Starting out and growing here
- Tuition support
- Tuition reimbursement; company paid training and education
As of 2024Source 1: us.jobsora.comSource 2: talents.vaia.com
The city
Living in Waterloo, IA
Waterloo sits in Iowa's Cedar Valley along the Cedar River, offering Midwestern small-city living with a proud agricultural and manufacturing heritage. Nurses relocating here will find a tight-knit community, affordable housing, and easy access to outdoor recreation along area trails and waterways.
Browse roles in Waterloo
- Metro price level · Waterloo area
- 13% below the national average
- BEA index 87.1 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $923/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $57,480/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
NorthCrest Specialty Care, part of Care Initiatives' 40-community Iowa network, is hiring evening-shift RNs in a collaborative skilled nursing setting — but employee signals are thin and contradictory, so the workplace picture remains unresolved.
- Nursing Home · Waterloo
- Hiring days
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- RN posting at $43/hour (min and max both $43 on that posting)
- Tuition reimbursement and company-paid training listed
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)/403(b), PTO, referral bonus
- Digital wallet / get paid as you earn
- Day and evening shift options; weekend package at sister Waterloo facility
- Deficiency-free Life Safety Survey recognition announced in 2022
The hard parts
- At least four wrongful-death lawsuits have named NorthCrest Specialty Care
- Facility had at least 21 state complaint investigations in the past year per 2024 reporting
- No nurse residency or formal career ladder described in available facts
- Pay beyond the single $43/hour posting is thinly documented; public annual estimates are not employer-confirmed
What to weigh
Care Initiatives faces at least ten wrongful-death lawsuits, including four naming NorthCrest Specialty Care in Waterloo, and the facility had at least 21 state complaint investigations in the past year.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 17, 2026
- Website
- careinitiatives.org ↗
Weighing a first job here?
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- Geriatric1 open
Skilled Nursing / Long-Term Care
NorthCrest Specialty Care is a 94-bed long-term care skilled nursing community in Waterloo, IA hiring RNs for direct resident care.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: womenschoiceaward.com
Post-Acute Rehabilitation
Travel nurse listing describes evaluating and treating adult and geriatric patients in skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation at NorthCrest Specialty Care.
Source location unconfirmedSource: jobsparx.com
Open roles
Current openings at NorthCrest Specialty Care
Refreshed throughout the day.
- RN
- 8-hour 8 hour
- Tuition reimbursement
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