Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN Day Shift

Davenport, Iowa

You'll care for chronic, critically ill patients in post-ICU recovery. Select Specialty Hospital - Quad Cities is a specialty hospital.

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Oct 20 · Applications close Oct 20, 2027

Shift and hours: Day shift Schedule: PRN/Per Diem Day Shift
Unit and setting: Tele · Hospital providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recoveryChronic, critically ill post-ICU patients
License: RN licenseValid state RN license
Term: Per Diem Schedule: PRN/Per Diem Day ShiftPRN per diem

Do you qualify?

License: Valid state RN license Valid State RN License
Certification: BLS required at hire BLS is required at hire.
Certification: ACLS required at hire ACLS is required at hire.

Preferred

Also asks: Clinical experience

What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Iowa PRN payIowa PRN postings that state pay run $24/hr to $51/hr, the middle half $32/hr to $41/hr, across 68 postings.
Night differential: New Rate for PRN: $52.00 per hour plus shift differentials for nights and weekends New Rate for PRN: $52.00 per hour plus shift differentials for nights and weekends
Sign-on bonus: $5,000
Bonus: $5K sign-on bonus Sign-On Bonus: $5K
Extra pay: Shift differentials for nights and weekends

Benefits

Extensive RN orientation program
Opportunity for advancement to potential full-time opportunities

The role and schedule

Day to day: Admissions and transfers in Receive admissions and/or transfers to the unit
Day to day: Reading labs and telemetry Interpret assessment/diagnostic data including labs and telemetry
Day to day: Rapid response and code events Competence in Rapid Response and code events
Day to day: Patient and family teaching Instruct and counsel patients/families
Hours stated: PRN/Per Diem Day Shift
Weekends: Weekends required
Employment: Minimum of 4 shifts in every 6 weeks Minimum per diem requirement of 4 shifts in a 6-week period.

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Overview
Position: Registered Nurse (RN)
Location: Davenport, IA

Schedule

PRN/Per Diem Day Shift
Sign-On Bonus: $5K
New Rate for PRN: $52.00 per hour plus

shift differentials for nights and weekends

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Registered Nurses (RNs) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way. At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

Start Strong : Extensive and thorough Registered Nurse (RN) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting. Flexible Scheduling : Minimum per diem requirement of 4 shifts in a 6-week period. Opportunity for Advancement : Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities.

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care. Responsibilities Responsibilities Receive admissions and/or transfers to the unit Initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment Timely and accurate documentation using appropriate systems Interpret assessment/diagnostic data including labs and telemetry Ensure medical orders are transcribed and processed accurately Competence in Rapid Response and code events Instruct and counsel patients/families Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Valid State RN License BLS is required at hire. ACLS is required at hire.

Preferred Qualifications

Clinical experience
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

What's around it?

In Davenport, IA

Davenport, IAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Median rent: $978/mo
Household income: $66,200/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Davenport, IA

NeighborhoodsCommunity threads steer families and relocating professionals toward North Davenport, McClellan Heights, Bettendorf, Eldridge, Riverdale, Pleasant Valley Township, Coal Valley, and Dewitt if a short extra commute is acceptable. Downtown and the Court District, plus the Village of East Davenport’s 19th-century streets and river-bluff shops, are the walkable pockets for people who want breweries, cafés, and nightlife; Hamburg Historic District is cited for distinctive architecture made for strolling. Davenport generally offers a wider, lower entry-price spread of older homes than Moline, while Bettendorf and some newer or river-adjacent areas sit at a more premium tier. Downtown’s restaurants, live music, and riverfront are explicitly described as popular with young professionals.

Community threads steer families and relocating professionals toward North Davenport, McClellan Heights, Bettendorf, Eldridge, Riverdale, Pleasant Valley Township, Coal Valley, and Dewitt if a short extra commute is acceptable. Downtown and the Court District, plus the Village of East Davenport’s 19th-century streets and river-bluff shops, are the walkable pockets for people who want breweries, cafés, and nightlife; Hamburg Historic District is cited for distinctive architecture made for strolling.

Davenport generally offers a wider, lower entry-price spread of older homes than Moline, while Bettendorf and some newer or river-adjacent areas sit at a more premium tier. Downtown’s restaurants, live music, and riverfront are explicitly described as popular with young professionals.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: downtowndavenport.com Source 5: quora.com Source 6: unitedvanlines.com

Getting aroundTypical Davenport commutes are about 17 minutes, described as roughly nine minutes shorter than the national average, and locals contrast that with the lack of big-city traffic. I-74 is the main river crossing into Bettendorf and the Illinois Quad Cities and can congest at peak times, especially for west-side employers such as John Deere in Moline. Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline, and Rock Island operate as one job-and-errand metro, so most daily drives stay inside a compact loop rather than a long suburban haul. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus lines, or parking rules.

Typical Davenport commutes are about 17 minutes, described as roughly nine minutes shorter than the national average, and locals contrast that with the lack of big-city traffic. I-74 is the main river crossing into Bettendorf and the Illinois Quad Cities and can congest at peak times, especially for west-side employers such as John Deere in Moline.

Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline, and Rock Island operate as one job-and-errand metro, so most daily drives stay inside a compact loop rather than a long suburban haul. These sources do not name hospital campuses, bus lines, or parking rules.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: davenportiowa.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: youtube.com

OutdoorsOutdoor life orients to the Mississippi, the only stretch in the country where the river runs east to west: the Mississippi River Trail, LeClaire Park’s band shell and summer concerts, Centennial Park, the Davenport Skybridge, and walks across the I-74 bridge. Vander Veer Botanical Park has a conservatory and formal gardens; Credit Island Park & Natural Historic Preserve and Duck Creek Park (with a golf course) add in-town green space. Cyclists use Sylvan Island’s rugged trails and the American Discovery Trail crossing; weekends fill with fishing, boating, picnics, and Backwater Gamblers water-ski shows.

Outdoor life orients to the Mississippi, the only stretch in the country where the river runs east to west: the Mississippi River Trail, LeClaire Park’s band shell and summer concerts, Centennial Park, the Davenport Skybridge, and walks across the I-74 bridge. Vander Veer Botanical Park has a conservatory and formal gardens; Credit Island Park & Natural Historic Preserve and Duck Creek Park (with a golf course) add in-town green space.

Cyclists use Sylvan Island’s rugged trails and the American Discovery Trail crossing; weekends fill with fishing, boating, picnics, and Backwater Gamblers water-ski shows.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: downtowndavenport.com Source 2: quadcitieschamber.com Source 3: unitedvanlines.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: visitquadcities.com

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Living in Davenport

Davenport is the Iowa side of the Quad Cities, a nearly 500,000-person metro where the Mississippi runs east to west and four cities share jobs, restaurants, and trails. For a nurse, the draw is practical: about a 17-minute average commute, median home values around $185,000, median rent near $810, and a downtown that actually functions—Figge Art Museum, Adler Theatre, Quad City Symphony, and River Bandits games at Modern Woodmen Park. Young professionals cluster toward downtown and the Court District; families name North Davenport, McClellan Heights, Bettendorf, Eldridge, and Pleasant Valley Township. You can bike the Mississippi River Trail, stroll Vander Veer Botanical Park, or hit Freight House Farmers’ Market year-round. Honest tradeoffs: Iowa property taxes still rank high nationally and Davenport’s are steeper than Bettendorf’s; downtown floods because there is no flood wall, and feeder creeks threaten more houses than the river itself; winters are cold and summers can be humid. Infrastructure is a mixed bag. What you get in return is bigger-city arts and sports without big-city traffic, plus easy access across I-74 to Illinois employers like John Deere.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: davenportiowa.com Source 3: unitedvanlines.com Source 4: downtowndavenport.com Source 5: quadcitieschamber.com Source 6: youtube.com Source 7: facebook.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: quora.com Source 10: visitquadcities.com

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Davenport, IAFrom Census ACS 2024.