Registered Nurse RN Nights
Hills & Dales Child Development Center
Dubuque, Iowa
Posted Aug 7
- Shift
- Nights
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Weekends
- Every weekend
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Also stated
- $42/hr
- Overtime
- $41.91/hr
The median for nursing in Iowa is $36/hr, across 120 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Hills and Dales provides mission-driven work supporting children and adults with disabilities. We are in search of a night nurse as our current nurse would like to move to days. The Night Nurse provides nursing oversight to 59 residents with intellectual disabilities. The nurse leads a team of Direct Support Professionals in meeting any needs of the residents overnight. Hills and Dales is home to both children and adults, and we enjoy a very competent team of committed and long-term nursing staff.
This postions offers
- RN start wage: $41.91-$43.16 per hour base pay + weekend hours at 1.5x base (Premium Pay $62.86-64.74/weekend hour).
- Full Coverage Health Insurance for only $1 dollar per month
- Time-and-a-half Premium Pay on Weekends (without overtime required)
12 or 8-hour shifts.
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- Student Loan Reimbursement
Schedule 10 hours overnight (every other Wed, and every Thurs, and 12 hours overnight every Friday and Saturday. Trades permitted with other nursing or PRN staff for maximum flexibility in addition to PTO and other benefits.
Nurses are responsible for providing day-to-day preventative, maintenance, restorative and emergency nursing care for the children and young adults with disabilities served by Hills and Dales. This role ensures that provider orders and treatment plans are implemented. This role also requires a collaborative working relationship with all necessary departments in the performance of its operations as well as supervising the employees assigned to third shift. This role supports a variety of health needs but assures that the overnight well-being of residents is maintained. Nurses with attention to detail, commitment to quality and compassion are an essential part of our mission!
Nursing positions at HillsDales are unique; they generally do not require a significant amount of lifting/positioning, as these duties are supported by direct support professionals. HillsDales supports clients with complex medical circumstances. Nurses are tasked with really learning a resident's baseline to allow early signs of health change to be perceived quickly. Nurses support a high volume of medication administration and health assessment oversight.
Also, for FT Nurses, we are honored to support our team with offering Health Insurance for as low as $1/per month, even for family plans. This is a way we support the healthcare of the dedicated nurses who work so intentionally for our mission and support the health of others.
All HillsDales departments work together to wrap around and accompany clients in building a meaningful life driven by THEIR dreams and desires. Collaboration and passion for working in support of the mission is essential.
Our team members are
- Advocates
- Accountable
- Collaborators
- Genuine
- Resourceful
Requirements
Free of a conviction or prior employment history of child or resident abuse or dependent adult abuse. Certification as a licensed practical nurse; registered nurse preferred. Driver's License
Pay: $41.97 - $64.73 per hour
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- Free of a conviction or prior employment history of child or resident abuse or dependent adult abuse.
- Certification as a licensed practical nurse; registered nurse preferred.
- Driver's License
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
Place
- City
- Dubuque, Iowa
- Median rent
- $948/mo
- Local household income
- $65,845/yr
- Metro price level
- 13% below the national average
- Address
- 1011 Davis St, Dubuque, IA 52001, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Dubuque area index 87.3, where 100 is the national average.
Perched along the Mississippi River amid scenic limestone bluffs, Dubuque blends small-town warmth with historic riverfront charm. Nurses drawn to quieter Midwestern living will find a tight-knit community, modest traffic, and easy access to outdoor recreation along the river and surrounding hills.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You would practice residential ICF/IDD nursing at Hills & Dales Child Development Center in Dubuque, supporting children and adults with intellectual disabilities and complex medical needs. The work is preventative, maintenance, restorative, and emergency care in a non-profit setting built…
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