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RN/LPN Medically Complex (All Shifts)

ChildServe logoChildServeDes Moines, IAFull timePosted 1mo ago
  • BLS

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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open registered nurse jobs in Iowa post a median of $38 an hour, the middle half $35.79–$42.25, across 153 jobs that state their pay. Registered nurses employed in Iowa earn a median of $37.80 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

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About the job

As an RN/LPN, you will provide professional nursing care while supporting residents with personal care and skill development. With low patient ratios, you’ll have the chance to build meaningful connections and participate in enjoyable activities that enhance the lives of those we serve.

Our complex medical home offers a warm, nurturing space for children and young adults needing around-the-clock medical care. Featuring a spacious, home-like environment, caring staff, and a focus on community involvement and recreational activities, we create an inviting place where individuals with special healthcare needs can thrive .

Available Schedule/Benefits

  • Full-Time Days - 3 shifts per week, 6am-6pm, every 3rd weekend
  • Full-Time Weekend package - 6am-6pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
  • PRN
  • Benefit eligible including medical, dental, vision plans, retirement with company match and generous PTO accrual including front-loaded PTO

How You’ll Make an Impact

  • Within the nursing scope of practice, physician’s orders, and the resident’s care plan, makes decisions and delivers a full range of nursing care based on the fundamentals of the nursing process and maintains accurate, completed, and timely records as defined by nursing standards of practice and ChildServe policies and procedures.
  • Provides nursing oversight of the medical care delivered by RA/CMA and training to resident , families, and staff as needed to help advance the skills and knowledge of all people associated with a resident’s care delivery.
  • Communicates effectively, respectfully, and professionally with residents, physicians, families, school personnel, ChildServe staff, and others to assure assigned resident’s care needs are assessed, communicated, and met. Communication style establishes and maintains positive relationships.
  • Assists the residents in becoming as independent as possible in personal cares , preparing meals, caring for the household, and other life skills areas.
  • Interacts with coworkers based on mutual respect and trust and establishes and maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, supervisors, and ChildServe .

What You’ll Need

  • Current valid license as a RN or LPN in Iowa.
  • Must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Red Cross or American Heart Association within 90 days and before working independently.
  • Ability to lift up to 35 lbs , be mobile within the clinic areas, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.
  • Must be willing to obtain chauffeurs license
  • Ability to communicate effectively in (or through) reading, writing and speaking the English language.

Not sure if you hit 100% of the position expectations? Let's talk! Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team by emailing careers@childserve.org .

Make a Difference Every Day at Child Serve

  • Child Serve partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.
  • Child Serve is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa’s only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child’s unique needs.
  • Child Serve ’s four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child’s needs in one location.
  • Established in 1928, Child Serve proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.

Child Serve is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email careers@childserve.org . Child Serve is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

From ChildServe's job posting, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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