Registered Nurse / RN Med Surg
Prime Time Healthcare
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Staffing partner
$2,200–$2,250/wk
$2,200/week gross
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Posted Aug 17, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 19, 2026
What this means for you
This role comes through Prime Time Healthcare, a staffing partner — assignment-style terms, so ask exactly which facility you'd land in. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Nights
About this role
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Certifications
Requirements
- IA or Compact State RN Licensure
- Medical-surgical: 1 year
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
About the employer
You would be applying through a private mid-sized staffing agency (about 201–500 people), founded around 2012 and based in Elkhorn/Omaha — not a hospital floor. Prime Time Healthcare staffs travel, per diem, temp-to-perm, permanent, allied health, and local work. Contracts…
What reviewers appreciate
- 4- to 13-week contracts plus per diem, with most assignments guaranteeing 36 hours a week and a choice of location
- Weekly Friday direct deposit after the recruiter confirms start date, shift, unit, pay rate, and pay plan
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, and a housing stipend or agency housing, including pet-friendly options
What reviewers flag
- About 192 Glassdoor reviews average 3.4/5, and under half of reviewers would recommend the agency to a friend
- Compensation and career opportunities sit near 3.2, below culture and work-life on the same profile
- Typical RN bar is 2 years even though BetterNurse cites smaller-scale new-grad mentorship
Living in Cedar Falls, IA
Cedar Falls is a midsize Iowa college town with a tree-lined Main Street and the Cedar River running through its heart. The University of Northern Iowa anchors the community with arts, sports, and healthcare activity. The nearby Cedar Valley Trail network connects to neighboring Waterloo, making this area easy to explore and feel at home in.
- Metro price level · Cedar Falls area
- 13% below the national average
- BEA index 87.1 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,203/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $76,987/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
