Healthcare jobs in Fort Madison, IA
Registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison, IA
11 open registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison, Iowa, at 6 employers, typically posting $36.32–$40.65 an hour. Staff, charge, float and travel nursing on hospital units, in clinics, home care and long-term care.
- 25th percentile$36.32/hr
- Median (50th)$37/hr
- 75th percentile$40.65/hr
- Distinct posted rates7
- Jobs stating an hourly rate7
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 7 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $36.32–$40.65 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Newest registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison
Checked 12 Nov 2026, 07:49 UTC
$35.79–$36.50/hr
$36.50/hr
$34–$38/hr
$36–$40/hr- $36–$38/hr
$43.30/hr
$2,345–$2,475/wk
$2,387/wk
$2,292/wk
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AHS StaffingTravel nursing agency
Places travel and local contract nurses and allied professionals.
Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Therapy & rehab, Mental health

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Places RNs, LPNs and allied professionals in travel, local, per diem and permanent jobs.
Places: Nurses, Allied health
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Nurses occupations in Fort Madison
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What registered nurse and LPN jobs pay in Fort Madison
Typical posted hourly pay
The middle half of 7 posted hourly rates from 3 employers, median $37/hr.
What registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison offer
Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.
Pay weekly: 2 jobs
- LPN Homecare Friday Day Shift! at Maxim Healthcare Services...LPN in Fort Madison, IA! Hours: Friday Day Shift! Pay: $34-$38/hr Weekly Pay | Flexible Scheduling...
- RN Homecare Friday Day Shift at Maxim Healthcare Services...RN in Fort Madison, IA! Pay: $36-$40/hour Hours: Friday Day Shift Weekly Pay | Flexible Scheduling...
Sign-on bonus: 2 jobs
- Registered Nurse (RN) | 36 hours per week | Medical Surgical Unit at Great River Health$10,000 sign-on bonus
- Home Health RN Case Manager Ft Madison/Burlington & surrounding areas at SunnyBrook HomeCareup to $10,000 sign-on bonus
How the employers hiring registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison compare
What each one's jobs here post and state: the pay is the range its jobs here most often post (else the middle of its posted hourly rates), and each term opens the job that states it.
| Employer | Open here | Posted pay | Sign-on bonus | Shift differential | School help | New grads | Nursing practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great River Health | 4 | on each job | $10,000 | none stated | none stated | none open | none stated |
| Maxim Healthcare Services | 2 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated | none open | none stated |
| SunnyBrook HomeCare | 2 | on each job | up to $10,000 | none stated | none stated | none open | none stated |
| Advantis Medical | 1 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated | none open | none stated |
| Cross Country Healthcare | 1 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated | none open | none stated |
| TRS Healthcare | 1 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated | none open | none stated |
"None stated" means none of its open jobs here states it, not that the employer never offers it. Nursing practice is what its postings here say: ANCC Magnet or Pathway to Excellence recognition, a union representing the job, the nurse-to-patient ratios its units state (lowest to highest) and self-scheduling. Pay is the range its jobs here most often post (the median low end to the median high end of their distinct ranges), else the middle of their distinct hourly rates, before differentials and bonuses; "on each job" opens its jobs here, each with the pay it posts.
Registered nurse and LPN jobs near Fort Madison
Towns within thirty-five miles with a page for this kind of job, nearest first.
Registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison, IA: common questions
What do registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison, IA pay?
Across 7 open registered nurse and LPN jobs here that post an hourly rate, from 3 employers, the middle half pays $36.32–$40.65 an hour, median $37.
Who has the most registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison, IA?
By open jobs on this board: Great River Health (4), Maxim Healthcare Services (2) and SunnyBrook HomeCare (2).
Which registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison, IA pay weekly?
2 of the open registered nurse and LPN jobs here say so in their own posting: LPN Homecare Friday Day Shift! at Maxim Healthcare Services (...LPN in Fort Madison, IA! Hours: Friday Day Shift! Pay: $34-$38/hr Weekly Pay | Flexible Scheduling...); RN Homecare Friday Day Shift at Maxim Healthcare Services (...RN in Fort Madison, IA! Pay: $36-$40/hour Hours: Friday Day Shift Weekly Pay | Flexible Scheduling...).
Which registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison, IA offer a sign-on bonus?
2 of the open registered nurse and LPN jobs here say so in their own posting: Registered Nurse (RN) | 36 hours per week | Medical Surgical Unit at Great River Health ($10,000 sign-on bonus); Home Health RN Case Manager Ft Madison/Burlington & surrounding areas at SunnyBrook HomeCare (up to $10,000 sign-on bonus).
Which employers hiring registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison, IA offer a sign-on bonus, a shift differential or tuition help?
By their own postings here, a sign-on bonus: Great River Health ($10,000) and SunnyBrook HomeCare (up to $10,000). The employers compared.
What do you need to get hired?
An active RN or LPN/LVN license for the state you work in (or a multistate compact license). Each posting lists its own requirements.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Fort Madison, IA, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 12 Nov 2026
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Registered nurse and LPN jobs in Fort Madison, IA. Data as of 12 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/states/iowa/fort-madison/nurses