RN/LPN Medical Childcare (PRN)

About the Role

ChildServe’s Medical Childcare program offers a specialized environment for children with medical complexities who live at home but need a higher level of care than traditional daycare can provide. In this role, you’ll provide compassionate, skilled care to children ages 6 weeks to 21 years with complex healthcare needs, while supporting each child’s health, growth, and skill development. You’ll be part of a fun, collaborative team that’s passionate about making a difference.

Schedule

PRN operating hours: Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. No nights, holidays, weekends, or call. 10–20 hours per week with 4-hour to 10-hour shifts available.

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of nursing services, including administration of medications, feedings, and treatments to meet each child’s daily care needs.
• Perform ongoing assessments as needed.
• Assist with creation or recertification of care plans (RN only).
• Implement child’s care plan, including nursing, therapy, and behavior support; conduct baselines, support plans, and procedures.
• Monitor children’s response to care.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team to ensure health and safety needs are addressed.
• Assist clients in becoming as independent as possible through skill development and retention.
• Assist clients with comfort measures, including positioning and safety devices.
• Direct responsibility for assigned clients.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely records.
• Report and document daily observations, routine support provided, and any health/physical/behavioral changes.
• Communicate courteously and professionally with clients, licensed professionals, ChildServe personnel, families, schools, and the public.

Requirements

• Current valid Iowa RN or LPN license.
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs, be mobile within clinic areas, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English through reading, writing, and speaking.

About ChildServe

ChildServe partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life. As Iowa’s only children’s specialty hospital, ChildServe offers a variety of services and programs tailored to each child’s unique needs. Our four key specialty areas are complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach, services are interwoven and streamlined so families can address their child’s needs in one location. Established in 1928, ChildServe provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.