Hospitals in Iowa
18 facilities hiring travelers across 15 cities, 180 openings.
- Facilities hiring
- 18
- Openings
- 180
- Median advertised weekly
- $2,266
- State income tax
- Yes
Cities
| City | Facilities | Open | Advertised weekly range | 2BR rent | Housing within 25 mi |
|---|
| Sioux City | 1 | 48 | $2,024 – $3,485 | $1,050 | — |
| Des Moines | 2 | 47 | $1,894 – $3,087 | $1,155 | 6 places |
| West Burlington | 1 | 35 | $2,296 – $2,748 | — | 2 places |
| Waterloo | 1 | 15 | $1,934 – $2,504 | $980 | 3 places |
| Cedar Rapids | 2 | 11 | $2,236 – $3,737 | $990 | 6 places |
| Mason City | 1 | 7 | $1,859 – $2,749 | — | 1 place |
| Council Bluffs | 1 | 5 | $2,075 – $3,014 | $1,110 | 15 places |
| Dubuque | 2 | 2 | $1,900 – $2,169 | $990 | — |
| Carroll | 1 | 2 | $2,066 – $2,249 | — | — |
| Grinnell | 1 | 2 | $2,133 | — | — |
| Mount Pleasant | 1 | 2 | $2,260 – $2,266 | — | — |
| Denison | 1 | 1 | $2,335 | — | — |
| Dewitt | 1 | 1 | $2,245 | — | 4 places |
| Muscatine | 1 | 1 | $2,242 | — | — |
| Sibley | 1 | 1 | $2,281 | — | — |
Ranges span every open posting at the hospitals in that city, so the top of a range is usually the specialty advertised highest and the floor the lowest. For your own specialty, open a city and read its facility list. Med-Surg pay in Iowa
Facilities hiring most
- St Lukes Regional Medical Center — Sioux City · 179 beds · 48 open, median advertised $2,393 a week
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center — West Burlington · 174 beds · 35 open, median advertised $2,353 a week
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center — Des Moines · 519 beds · 27 open, median advertised $2,144 a week
- Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi — Des Moines · 577 beds · 20 open, median advertised $2,771 a week
- Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center — Waterloo · 137 beds · 15 open, median advertised $2,229 a week
- Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center — Mason City · 199 beds · 7 open, median advertised $2,058 a week
- Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids — Cedar Rapids · 216 beds · 7 open, median advertised $2,547 a week
- Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs — Council Bluffs · 141 beds · 5 open, median advertised $2,145 a week
- St Lukes Hospital — Cedar Rapids · 280 beds · 4 open, median advertised $2,236 a week
- Grinnell Regional Medical Center — Grinnell · 34 beds · 2 open, median advertised $2,133 a week
- Henry County Health Center — Mount Pleasant · 25 beds · 2 open, median advertised $2,263 a week
- St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home — Carroll · 2 open, median advertised $2,158 a week
- Crawford County Memorial Hospital — Denison · 25 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,335 a week
- Finley Hospital — Dubuque · 66 beds · 1 open, median advertised $1,900 a week
- Genesis Medical Center-dewitt — Dewitt · 13 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,245 a week
- Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center — Dubuque · 142 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,169 a week
- Osceola Community Hospital — Sibley · 25 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,281 a week
- Trinity Muscatine — Muscatine · 15 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,242 a week
Common questions
- Is Iowa a compact state?
- Iowa is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.
- Does Iowa tax travel nurse pay?
- Iowa taxes wage income, so the taxable base of a package is taxed at the state level as well as federally. Stipends are not wages; what counts as a stipend depends on your tax home.
- How long are travel assignments in Iowa?
- 13 weeks is the median length of the open postings at hospitals in Iowa on the CircleRN board. Extensions are agreed with the agency and the facility once you are there and are not counted here.
- Which specialties have the most openings in Iowa?
- By openings at hospitals in Iowa right now: Med-Surg (49), PCU (26), ER (22). Counts are refreshed hourly from the board and change daily.
- Is there furnished housing on CircleRN in Iowa?
- Yes, in Des Moines. Listings are posted by hosts for travelers; take the stipend and rent one, or use it to compare against what your recruiter quotes.
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