Medcor is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join an employer-based occupational health clinic in Waterloo, IA. The role involves working independently caring for employees in a modern onsite clinic providing occupational health services, acute/episodic care, workplace injury treatment, and wellness support. Schedule is Friday & Saturday, 10:30 PM – 11:00 AM, Part-Time. Responsibilities include delivering patient care, assessing and treating workplace injuries, workers' compensation case management, coordinating Return-to-Work programs, performing pre-employment and post-offer screenings, completing Physical Assessment Tests, and maintaining OSHA documentation.
Neighborhoods+Park Haven is the most nurse-relevant pocket: peaceful residential streets next to MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, public and private schools nearby, and restaurants along Kimball Avenue and East San Marnan Drive, with average values around $181K and listings roughly $143K–$330K. Audubon is the premium tier (average value about $448K, listings $325K–$941K), mixing 1960s–2010s and new construction near Robinson Bird Sanctuary and Prairie Grove Park with highway access to shopping and downtown. Washburn, about 7 miles south, is quieter and more spacious. Downtown and Cedar River-adjacent streets put you on the riverwalk and 6th Ave walkway; Iowans on Reddit often steer newcomers toward neighboring Cedar Falls if they want a more polished feel and will accept a short drive.
Park Haven is the most nurse-relevant pocket: peaceful residential streets next to MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, public and private schools nearby, and restaurants along Kimball Avenue and East San Marnan Drive, with average values around $181K and listings roughly $143K–$330K. Audubon is the premium tier (average value about $448K, listings $325K–$941K), mixing 1960s–2010s and new construction near Robinson Bird Sanctuary and Prairie Grove Park with highway access to shopping and downtown. Washburn, about 7 miles south, is quieter and more spacious.
Downtown and Cedar River-adjacent streets put you on the riverwalk and 6th Ave walkway; Iowans on Reddit often steer newcomers toward neighboring Cedar Falls if they want a more polished feel and will accept a short drive.
Getting around+Average commute time is about 14 minutes, so most hospital shifts are a short local drive rather than a slog. Park Haven already sits beside MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center; Highway 20 is the named route that loops commuters around the city. Monthly transportation was cited at $264.86, 35.7% below the national average. Sources do not name a useful transit grid or parking regime, so driving is the default; the city is repeatedly described as small enough to skip big-city traffic.
Average commute time is about 14 minutes, so most hospital shifts are a short local drive rather than a slog. Park Haven already sits beside MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center; Highway 20 is the named route that loops commuters around the city.
Monthly transportation was cited at $264.86, 35.7% below the national average. Sources do not name a useful transit grid or parking regime, so driving is the default; the city is repeatedly described as small enough to skip big-city traffic.
Outdoors+The Cedar River splits town and now has a rebuilt riverfront: Riverloop Amphitheater, a riverwalk trail, Mark's Park splash pad and fountain, and a Dekhockey rink. George Wyth State Park plus 100-plus miles of paved trails (one source says 110+) support biking and walking in summer and winter. Audubon adds Prairie Grove Park and Robinson Bird Sanctuary; Cedar Valley Arboretum has a children's garden with a hobbit house. Lost Island Themepark, Palmer's Family Fun, and Get Air round out family outdoor and indoor play. Festival and river life peak in summer; trails stay in the mix year-round.
The Cedar River splits town and now has a rebuilt riverfront: Riverloop Amphitheater, a riverwalk trail, Mark's Park splash pad and fountain, and a Dekhockey rink. George Wyth State Park plus 100-plus miles of paved trails (one source says 110+) support biking and walking in summer and winter.
Audubon adds Prairie Grove Park and Robinson Bird Sanctuary; Cedar Valley Arboretum has a children's garden with a hobbit house. Lost Island Themepark, Palmer's Family Fun, and Get Air round out family outdoor and indoor play.
Festival and river life peak in summer; trails stay in the mix year-round.
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 Waterloo
Waterloo is northeast Iowa's old Factory City, still anchored by John Deere and Tyson, split by the Cedar River and rebuilt around a plaza, riverwalk, Riverloop Amphitheater, splash pad, and Dekhockey rink. For a nurse the pitch is practical: median homes near $159K, rents often $700–$1,145, living costs 10–14% below the U.S., and a 14-minute average commute. Park Haven sits beside MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center with restaurants on Kimball Avenue and East San Marnan Drive. Downtown offers Doughy Dough, The Brown Bottle, SingleSpeed Brewing, weekend Riverloop music, the free John Deere Tractor Museum, and Saturday's Urban Farmers Market. Over 100 miles of trails, George Wyth State Park, and Lost Island fill days off; Isle Casino covers nightlife. Cedar Falls and UNI are next door. Winters average the mid-20s with about 35 inches of snow; summers run humid near 88°F. Locals like the closeness and prices but flag higher crime, drugs, a rough edge, and a racial climate some people of color call hostile versus Cedar Falls or Iowa City. Pick Park Haven or Audubon carefully, or live in Cedar Falls and drive.
