Registered Nurse RN
Oelwein, Iowa
Posted Jul 20
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
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
Part-time/PRN position in Skilled Nursing at Oelwein Healthcare Center. Staff nurse responsible for managing operations of assigned unit, supervising clinical staff activities, providing guidance and education to clinical staff, ensuring infection prevention practices are maintained, and ensuring adequate staffing for resident needs.
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- State of Iowa (or compact state) Registered Nurse (R.N.) license
- Unencumbered State of Iowa (or compact state) Registered Nurse (R.N.) license
- Experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility setting is preferable
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Shift differentials
- Tuition reimbursement
- Internal growth opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 401K with employer match
- Employee concierge program
Place
- City
- Oelwein, Iowa
- Median rent
- $847/mo
- Local household income
- $46,653/yr
- State price level
- 12% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Iowa index 87.8, where 100 is the national average.
Oelwein is a small northeast Iowa town with deep railroad heritage and a quiet, rural pace of life. Surrounded by rolling farmland, it offers a close-knit community ideal for nurses seeking small-town living within driving distance of larger Iowa metros.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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You show up to a Legacy Healthcare skilled nursing building in the Chicago area—Peterson Park sits on a quiet, tree-lined Northwest Side stretch near buses, shops, and universities—and the day is post-hospital rehab, wound care, short-term respite, or dementia work…
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
