In range for Iowa staff rolesIowa staff postings that state pay run $1,140/week to $2,000/week, the middle half $1,310/week to $1,890/week, across 193 postings.
Supplemental Health Care is hiring Post Anesthesia Care Unit RNs for contract assignments at partnering hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. Whether you're looking to travel or stay local, we're committed to helping PACU Registered Nurses find the right fit with top hospitals across the country. With more than 40 years of experience in healthcare staffing, Supplemental Health Care offers reliable support, competitive pay, and great benefits every step of the way.
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 Iowa City
Iowa City is a walkable UNESCO City of Literature where campus, the Ped Mall, and a major academic medical center sit in one compact core of roughly 76,000–78,000 people. Nurses in Downtown, Chauncey Hill, or Riverfront Crossings can walk or bike to UI Health Care; Hills/South District sits near Mercy and the VA. Fare-free Iowa City Transit and CAMBUS plus river trails make car-light living real in the core; typical drives are about 16 minutes. Locals recommend Eastside, Creekside, Oak Grove, and Lucas Farms, or Coralville (Iowa River Landing, I-80) and North Liberty (7–20 minutes north) for yards and schools. Housing is tighter than the Iowa myth—median home value about $294,000 in the city, around $375,000 in North Liberty. Winters are cold (January highs near freezing); summers humid. Culture runs through Hancher, FilmScene, Prairie Lights, Big Grove, Hickory Hill Park, Terry Trueblood’s lake loop, and Kinnick Saturdays. Tradeoffs are campus noise, tight downtown parking, and needing a car outside the core.
