The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting a Registered Nurse to provide care at a vibrant community health center (FQHC) in Dubuque, IA !
Posted Sep 22
Shift and hours
Flexible 4-day work week within clinic hours flexible 4-day work week within clinic hours seeing approximately 18-22 patients per day.4 shifts a week
Unit and setting
Psych · Clinic The largest source of comprehensive primary care for underserved communities and populations.underserved communities and populations
License
RN license Current Iowa RN licensureIowa RN licensure
In range for Iowa staff rolesIowa staff postings that state pay run $28/hr to $52/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $47/hr, across 337 postings.
Bonus
quarterly team production incentiveCompetitive Salary : $30-38 per hour negotiable depending on experience + quarterly team production incentive.
Pay reviews
negotiable depending on experience
Benefits
Benefitsup to $50,000 student loan repayment for 2 years of service through state and federal programsEligible for $50,000 in student loan repayment in exchange for 2 years of service through state & federal programs
Benefitslicensing and professional subscriptions reimbursementLicensing and Professional Subscriptions: Reimbursement provided.
Benefitsmedical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short-term disability, long-term disability, and FSAMedical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, long-term disability, and flexible spending available.
Benefitscontinuing education and tuition reimbursement programsContinuing education & Tuition reimbursement programs available
Benefitsgenerous PTO accrual with additional sick time and 7.5 paid holidays plus 1 floating holidaygenerous PTO accrual with additional sick time available + 7.5 paid holidays (+1 floating holiday)
Benefits401k with 5% matchRetirement Plans : 401k with 5% match
integrated care model including medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy servicesWith an integrated care model that includes medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services, patients can access comprehensive, coordinated services often under one roof.
The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting a Registered Nurse to provide care at a vibrant community health center (FQHC) in Dubuque, IA !
What is a community health center (FQHC)?
The largest source of comprehensive primary care for underserved communities and populations.
With an integrated care model that includes medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services, patients can access comprehensive, coordinated services often under one roof.
Neighborhoods+Downtown and the Cathedral/Central Avenue historic core are the walkable, river-view choice: stone buildings, older character houses, and mostly renter-occupied apartments that cost more than the rest of Dubuque (Downtown median real estate about $183,132). Locals call the North End plus Rhomberg, Lincoln, and Roosevelt a wonderful cheap pocket if you want to stay away from nightlife, and they flag the University of Dubuque and Clarke College areas as great. Asbury, Peosta, and Epworth are the suburban family tier—newer subdivisions, yards, parks, and a calmer pace with a short drive to city job centers. The Millwork District is the in-town dining and hangout pocket more than a classic residential suburb.
Downtown and the Cathedral/Central Avenue historic core are the walkable, river-view choice: stone buildings, older character houses, and mostly renter-occupied apartments that cost more than the rest of Dubuque (Downtown median real estate about $183,132). Locals call the North End plus Rhomberg, Lincoln, and Roosevelt a wonderful cheap pocket if you want to stay away from nightlife, and they flag the University of Dubuque and Clarke College areas as great.
Asbury, Peosta, and Epworth are the suburban family tier—newer subdivisions, yards, parks, and a calmer pace with a short drive to city job centers. The Millwork District is the in-town dining and hangout pocket more than a classic residential suburb.
Getting around+Typical in-town drives run about 12.86–13 minutes; driving is the default, traffic is light except at school rush, and car ownership is the norm. Public transit is limited but functional bus service, while downtown and the riverfront are the walkable, bikeable exceptions (Riverwalk and trail corridors). Healthcare is a core local employer—MercyOne and UnityPoint are the named hospital systems—so nursing shifts are generally a short city drive rather than a metro slog. Hospital-campus parking and named bus lines to specific facilities are not described in these sources.
Typical in-town drives run about 12.86–13 minutes; driving is the default, traffic is light except at school rush, and car ownership is the norm. Public transit is limited but functional bus service, while downtown and the riverfront are the walkable, bikeable exceptions (Riverwalk and trail corridors).
Healthcare is a core local employer—MercyOne and UnityPoint are the named hospital systems—so nursing shifts are generally a short city drive rather than a metro slog. Hospital-campus parking and named bus lines to specific facilities are not described in these sources.
Outdoors+Daily outdoor life orients to the Mississippi: the Riverwalk, National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, American Lady cruises from May through October, and the Fenelon Place Elevator up the bluff. Trail time centers on Mines of Spain plus Pikes Peak State Park (more than 11 miles of paths, limestone cliffs, a waterfall, river overlooks) and Effigy Mounds National Monument farther north on the Great River Road National Scenic Byway, with Guttenberg as a river-town stop. Grand Harbor Resort & Waterpark is the indoor, all-ages winter fallback on the riverbank; Dyersville's Field of Dreams is the nearby day trip. Snowy winters and humid summers shape the calendar—cruises and long trail days in the warm months, short daylight and indoor water when the snow piles up.
Daily outdoor life orients to the Mississippi: the Riverwalk, National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, American Lady cruises from May through October, and the Fenelon Place Elevator up the bluff. Trail time centers on Mines of Spain plus Pikes Peak State Park (more than 11 miles of paths, limestone cliffs, a waterfall, river overlooks) and Effigy Mounds National Monument farther north on the Great River Road National Scenic Byway, with Guttenberg as a river-town stop.
Grand Harbor Resort & Waterpark is the indoor, all-ages winter fallback on the riverbank; Dyersville's Field of Dreams is the nearby day trip. Snowy winters and humid summers shape the calendar—cruises and long trail days in the warm months, short daylight and indoor water when the snow piles up.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Dubuque
Dubuque sits on Iowa's Mississippi edge as a city of about 59,000 where MercyOne and UnityPoint jobs, manufacturing, and three colleges keep typical commutes around 13 minutes. What is distinct is the river bluff: Fenelon Place Elevator, the Riverwalk, National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Mines of Spain trails, and the Millwork District a few minutes from Victorian streets. Housing undercuts national prices—median homes about $196,000–$207,000, citywide rent near $754—though downtown apartments average about $1,223 and older houses may need work. Asbury, Peosta, and Epworth offer newer family subdivisions; North End, Rhomberg, Lincoln, and Roosevelt are the cheap, quieter in-town bet. Winters sit in the mid-20s with about 35 inches of snow; summers are humid and in the 70s–80s. Nightlife is pubs and Q Casino, dining is Brazen, L. May, Vinny's, and craft beer more than late-night variety, and some newcomers find the town cliquey with mixed school reviews. Plan on a car.
