Iowa Home Care

Pediatric Home Health Nurse

Iowa Home Care  •  Fort Dodge, IA (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Job Location: Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time

Salary Range: $30.00 - $40.00 Hourly

Job Shift: Day

Overview

At Iowa Home Care, we believe care begins with people who genuinely care. As a Private Duty Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN), you'll make a meaningful difference every day by providing one-on-one skilled nursing care to a medically complex child in the comfort and security of her home.

Imagine going to work where you're not rushing from room to room, juggling multiple patients, or buried in hospital chaos. Instead, you'll focus on one incredible little girl, helping her grow, learn, and safely remain with the family who loves her.

This is more than a nursing job—it's an opportunity to build meaningful relationships, provide exceptional care, and make a lasting impact on a child's future.

About Your Patient

Our patient is a resilient one-year-old who was born prematurely and has overcome incredible challenges. She recently transitioned home from the pediatric intensive care unit and is thriving with the support of her loving family and skilled nursing team.

She requires a compassionate, detail-oriented nurse who is comfortable caring for children with advanced medical needs, including ventilator support, tracheostomy care, respiratory treatments, and tube feedings.

Why Nurses Love Private Duty Nursing

  • One patient at a time
  • Build meaningful relationships with your patient and family
  • No hospital ratios
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Excellent work-life balance
  • Opportunity to make a lifelong impact on a child's future
  • Consistent patient assignment and continuity of care

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Respiratory & Ventilator Management

  • Ventilator monitoring and management
  • Tracheostomy care and suctioning
  • Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring
  • Oxygen therapy management
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • Chest physiotherapy
  • Early recognition and intervention for respiratory distress

Skilled Nursing Care

  • Perform comprehensive respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, and integumentary assessments
  • Medication administration and management
  • Feeding tube management and care
  • G-Tube
  • Aspiration precautions and monitoring
  • Pain assessment and management
  • Ongoing monitoring and documentation of patient condition
  • Prompt communication of changes in condition to the physician and care team

Daily Care & Developmental Support

  • Bathing, hygiene, and diaper changes
  • Oral care and skin integrity monitoring
  • Passive range of motion exercises
  • Developmentally appropriate play and interaction
  • Comfort measures and emotional support
  • Encouraging growth, learning, and developmental milestones

Family Education & Support

  • Reinforce caregiver education and training
  • Provide ongoing support and encouragement to family members
  • Communicate changes in patient condition
  • Promote a safe and supportive home environment
  • Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure optimal outcomes

Why Iowa Home Care?

At Iowa Home Care, our nurses are empowered to focus on what matters most—providing exceptional care and building meaningful relationships. You'll have the time, support, and resources needed to deliver the highest level of care while helping a child remain safely at home with her family.

If you're looking for a rewarding nursing position where you can truly make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

QualificationsQualifications

  • Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Iowa
  • Pediatric nursing experience preferred
  • Critical care, PICU, NICU, ventilator, or tracheostomy experience preferred
  • Strong assessment and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent communication and documentation abilities
  • Current CPR certification (PALS preferred)
  • Ability to work independently while providing compassionate, family-centered car
Iowa Home Care

About Iowa Home Care

We believe in the power of home. We believe people can be healthiest and happiest in their own homes. We also know that sometimes people need a helping hand to stay in their homes. With the assistance of a Nurse, Home Health Aide, or Therapist, people can thrive in their own homes as long as possible, avoiding hospitals or long term care facilities.

This is our passion, and it’s why in 2004 Iowa Home Care was founded.

What started as a small office in West Des Moines serving Central Iowa, has grown into four offices across Iowa, and we’re still expanding. Our purpose remains the same; to give clients choice in who assists them in their home, provide top-notch care, and do so with love and respect.

At Iowa Home Care we make all of our decisions based on our Mission, Vision, and Values. These were not created as part of a marketing exercise, only to be filed away and collect dust. We revisit our beliefs daily and plan and provide care based on them.

This is the only way to make sure we’re doing what’s best for our clients. Our Mission, Vision and Values, and the attention we pay to them, keep us client focused and ultimately ensure our own success.

Our Mission compels us to provide effective, professional care and to enhance the lives with which we’re entrusted.

Our Vision reminds us that we must provide services that improve our client’s quality of life and refresh their spirit.

Our Values guide us to be Professional, Loving, Dedicated, A-Players. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves accountable.

A client is never just a “number” to Iowa Home Care. Because we consciously incorporate our Mission, Vision, and Values into our actions, we don’t lose sight of the client as an individual entitled to expert and loving care.

Service Offerings:

Skilled Nursing

Physical Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Speech Therapy

Medical Social Work

Personal Cares/Home Health Aide

Respite

Pediatric Skilled Care

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
West Des Moines, IA
Year Founded
2004
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