Registered Nurse (RN) | 36 hours per week | Medical Surgical Unit
You'll care for geriatric, medical-surgical, adult and telemetry patients.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Jun 12 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights, 7:00pm to 7:30am Scheduled hours: 7:00pm-7:30am, every other weekend36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Medical Surgical Unit · Hospital Provides high quality care to the following patient populations: Geriatric, Medical/Surgical, Adult, and Telemetry.Geriatric, medical-surgical, adult and telemetry patients
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Iowa or currently in last semester of school.Iowa RN license, or in last semester of school
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) minimum or currently in last semester.
- License
- Iowa RN license, or in last semester of school Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Iowa or currently in last semester of school. Check your license
- Education
- ADN minimum, or in last semester
- Also asks
- Valid licensure/certification/registration Maintains valid licensure/certification/registration.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Sign-on bonus
- $15,000
- Bonus
- $15,000 sign-on bonus $15,000 Sign On Bonus for Qualified Candidatesfor Qualified Candidates
Benefits
- BenefitsCompetitive base payCompetitive base pay
- BenefitsMatching retirement programsMatching retirement programs
- BenefitsHealth, dental and vision plansHealth, Dental and Vision plans
- BenefitsHealth Savings and Flexible Spending AccountsHealth Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- BenefitsEmployee discounts including car rental and cell-phone plansEmployee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
- BenefitsEmployer-paid long-term disability, life, and AD&DEmployer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
More benefits (11)
- BenefitsPaid time off (PTO)Paid time off (PTO)
- BenefitsEducation Assistance ProgramEducation Assistance Program
- BenefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramEmployee Assistance Program
- BenefitsEmployee Referral Bonus ProgramEmployee Referral Bonus Program
- BenefitsDiscounted cafeteria mealsDiscounted cafeteria meals
- BenefitsPaid parental leavePaid Parental Leave
- BenefitsEmployee Service Recognition programEmployee Service Recognition program
- BenefitsVoluntary life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident, insurance, and hospital indemnity plansVoluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity
- Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
- Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
- Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity
The role and schedule
- Hours stated
- Scheduled hours: 7:00pm-7:30am, every other weekend
- Weekends
- Every other weekend Scheduled hours: 7:00pm-7:30am, every other weekend
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for 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?
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
Posted on Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center’s careers page.
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Minimum Hiring Wage
From $35.79 per hour
Job Details
$15,000 Sign On Bonus for Qualified Candidates Scheduled hours: 7:00pm-7:30am, every other weekend Delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation in coordination with other health team members. Effectively interacts with the patient, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining high standards of professional nursing. Provides high quality care to the following patient populations: Geriatric, Medical/Surgical, Adult, and Telemetry.
Qualifications
Required
Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) minimum or currently in last semester. Maintains valid licensure/certification/registration. Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Iowa or currently in last semester of school.
Benefits
We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes: Competitive base pay Matching retirement programs Health, Dental and Vision plans Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D Paid time off (PTO) Education Assistance Program Employee Assistance Program Employee Referral Bonus Program Discounted cafeteria meals Paid Parental Leave Employee Service Recognition program Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
What's around it?
West Burlington, IAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 12% below the US average
- Median rent
- $800/mo
- Household income
- $48,542/yr, all local households, not nurse pay