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Abbott
Ottumwa, Iowa

Registered Nurse - Patient Educator (PRN) Immediate Openings - Ottumwa, IA

Registered Nurse Top 25% in Registered Nurse rolesPer Diem

Listed compensation

$22.45 - $44.85/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Job Description

About Abbott

Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies. In this role, you will provide personalized Face-2-Face® training to Acelis Connected Health’s home testing customers on obtaining a finger stick blood sample, operating the PT/INR products and reporting responsibilities. The position of trainer is per-diem and state/city specific.

This job description will be reviewed periodically and is subject to change by management.

Responsibilities

The Trainer Will

  • Remotely set up training appointment directly with the customer/caregiver
  • Travel to the customers home setting within the general geographic location of the Trainer's home
  • Demonstrate and instruct the customer and/or their caregiver on the proper use and care of the PT/INR equipment.
  • Explain test reporting options
  • Communicate and present themselves in a professional manner
  • Accurately document and submit patient training records electronically
  • Maintain communications with Acelis Connected Health by cell phone, email and internet access
  • Utilize secure encrypted email to communicate anything that includes customers PHI
  • Have reliable transportation

Basic Qualifications | Education

  • The Trainer must have clinical experience. Current Registered Nurse.
  • Direct experience/exposure to anticoagulation management or homecare is preferred
  • Health education training experience a definite plus
  • No lifting over 15 pounds required without assistance

Competencies/ Employment Requirements

  • Completion of assigned educational prerequisites required
  • Proof of health screening documentation
  • Web based and interactive training provided by Acelis Connected Health
  • Successful completion of a consumer report (background check) and pre-employment drug screening
  • Computer and Smart Device proficiency
  • Own a computer personal Laptop or Desktop computer to complete company requirements if needed
  • Have access to a printer
  • Proficient in basic website and application troubleshooting using smart device
  • Travel a minimum of 100 miles roundtrip required
  • Florida trainers only - there is an additional background step required for the state of Florida.

Open Location

  • RN - Ottumwa, IA

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com

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The base pay for this position is

$22.45 – $44.85/hour

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family

Customer Service

Division

HF Heart Failure

Location

United States of America: Remote

Additional Locations

Work Shift

Standard

Travel

Yes, 100 % of the Time

Medical Surveillance

Not Applicable

Significant Work Activities

Work with human blood or other potentially infectious materials

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO Is the Law Link - English

http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO Is the Law Link - Espanol

http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EducationCommunicationTechnology ProficiencyProfessionalismBlood Sample Collection

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Nurse - Patient Educator (PRN) Immediate Openings - Ottumwa, IA at Abbott a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Registered Nurse roles — ranked against 5,607 active Registered Nurse roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Patient Education — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 68% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 12.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.6
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 5,607 Registered Nurse roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Ottumwa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$155k
Median resident rent
$921/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 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.