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Avera Health
Estherville, Iowa

Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager | Homecare

Registered NurseIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$67.6K - $100.9K

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Job Description

Location

Avera at Home Estherville

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$32.50 - $48.50

Position Highlights

May be eligible for a $10,000 sign on bonus

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for the care planning, utilization of services, coordination of care, and the education of the interdisciplinary teams in the management of patient care services. Develops all patient care plans in collaboration with the physician and interdisciplinary team, providing patient centered care efficiently, effectively, with the best possible outcomes.

What You Will Do

Functions as interventionalists in the home utilizing clinical expertise and problem solving to make recommendations to the physicians based on comprehensive physical, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and bereavement patient assessments.

Implements the nursing process utilizing highly proficient assessment skills in the performance of Start of Care visits, post-hospital evaluations, patient re-certifications, discharges and supervisory visits.

Partners with the physician and the interdisciplinary team to develop the plan of care in collaboration with the patient.

Makes recommendations for efficient and effective utilization of resources to achieve positive outcomes by implementing clinical protocols during the admission visit as dictated by patient’s diagnosis.

Initiates and responds to requests for changes in plans of care, determines appropriateness of change and whether or not the change would be considered a Significant Change in Condition, for which an OASIS is required.

Demonstrates ability to affect the behavior of others to follow the recommended alternatives to care which includes providing thorough instruction and disease management education to patients and/or caregivers as ordered by the physician.

Educates patients, families, and caregivers about disease process, community resource and recommended self care.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing Upon Hire

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

1-3 years in home health or hospice

Expectations and Standards

Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

  • Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
  • Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
  • Maintain confidentiality.

Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.

Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

  • PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
  • Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
  • Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Case Manager is responsible for coordinating patient care, developing care plans in collaboration with physicians, and educating interdisciplinary teams. They perform clinical assessments and interventions in patient homes to ensure effective resource utilization and positive health outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be a Registered Nurse (RN) licensed by the Board of Nursing. Preferred qualifications include 1-3 years of experience in home health or hospice settings.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Case managementPatient assessmentClinical documentationPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Case Management — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Nurse Case Manager listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 57% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$84k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution24 jobs

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Case Management (RN) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,451 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Estherville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$141k
Median resident rent
$754/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

PTO available day 1
Retirement with up to 5% employer match
Career development
Sign-on bonus $10,000