RN/LPN Staff Nurse Full Time **Area Residential Care** 1 Positions ID: 78078 Posted On 08/14/2025 **Job Overview** **_Your future starts here!_** **About the job:** Area Residential Care is excited to offer a newly created full-time opportunity for a dedicated nurse that wants to make a difference in the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities! You will support our individuals by overseeing their medical care, developing a knowledge of applicable regulations and agency policies, and building positive relationships with nursing staff, families/guardians and fellow employees. . Qualified candidates must be able to maintain positive relationships and effective communication to coordinate medical care for our programs. The case load is very manageable with only quarterly assessments for supported individuals. **Job Type:** Full Time **Schedule:** First Shift, Monday-Friday with on call rotation, ( some flexibility with hours depending on our individuals needs.) **Benefits:** + 401(k) + 401(k) matching + Health insurance + Vision insurance + Dental insurance + Life insurance paid by employer + Paid time off + Free Employee assistance program + Referral program **Qualifications/Requirements:** + RN/LPN currently licensed to practice in Iowa + Requires excellent verbal, written and computer skills and strong organizational skills + Must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team + Must develop positive, cooperative relationships with agency staff, medical staff, and individuals’ parents/guardians. + Ability to lift 20 lbs and occasional lift up to 50 pounds + Requires a valid driver’s license and a driving record that meets agency authorized driver criteria + Must be proficient in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, etc..) Qualified candidates must present a valid driver’s license and possess a driving record that meets agency authorized driver criteria. **The selected candidate is required to successfully pass a background check and complete a pre-employment physical and drug screen as a condition of employment.** **Why Area Residential Care?** We are a private non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to live, work, and participate in a supportive and accessible community. Join a team of employees that are passionate about the work we do and the individuals we support! We offer a range of benefits including health and dental insurance, life insurance, retirement savings plans, vision coverage, and paid time off. Area Residential Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Primary Contact 305223 Wenda Beadle HR Generalist, Human Resources 563-557-4748 Phone Phone Phone 563-556-7565 Fax wbeadle@arearesidentialcare.org Email True False False **Job Details** Categories Health Care Human and Social Services Location Dubuque, IA Shift First Shift Job Type Employee Full/Part Full Time Benefits Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance Retirement Plan Paid Vacation Paid Sick Leave PTO (Paid Time Off) Paid Holidays Company ID 901 Job REQ # \# Positions 1 Start Date 20250814 End Date 20250905 Featured Job TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Nurse Practitioner - Hospital Medicine Medical Associates RN - Float Pool Registered Nurse MercyOne ICU RN - Intensive Care Registered Nurse MercyOne RN - Onsite Virtual Registered Nurse MercyOne Sales Executive - Casualty Claims (Fully Remote) Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Full-time Dentist Crescent Community Health Center Part-time Dentist Crescent Community Health Center Home Care Nurse Residency, Dubuque Iowa UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital PRN Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Dubuque, IA UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Surgical Technologist Scholarship! Fully Funded! K Medical Associates **Share this Job** Area Residential Care **About the Company** **Who We Are** Area Residential Care is a private, non-profit, 501(c) 3 organization, created in 1968 by a group of parents and other interested parties. Its mission is to empower people with intellectual disabilities to achieve their highest quality of life. From its inception, Area Residential Care’s purpose has been to provide community-based services for persons with intellectual disabilities. The organization has grown over the past 40 years to serve an average of 250-275 people with disabilities annually; providing residential, vocational, and day services in Dubuque and Dyersville communities. Through a variety of community-based residential and vocational programs, Area Residential Care helps people with disabilities become active, participating members of the community. Giving people with disabilities choices about where and how they live, work and socialize with their non-disabled peers is the essence of Area Residential Care’s purpose. **Vision** It is the vision of Area Residential Care that every individual has the opportunity to live, work, and participate in a supportive and accessible community. **Mission** It is the mission of Area Residential Care to empower people with intellectual disabilities to achieve their highest quality of life. **Values** Area Residential Care is committed to the following values that support our vision and mission statement. + Every person has rights and the responsibilities associated with them. + Every person is to be treated with dignity and respect. + Every person has unique needs and preferences that influence the choices he or she makes about his or her life and services. + Every person is to be provided the opportunity to live, work and participate in recreational activities in the community as the natural environment. + Every person is to be provided with encouragement, opportunity and supports to live life to the fullest. + Every person is to be given the opportunity to provide direct feedback on his or her satisfaction with services, and given a prompt response to concerns.