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Cottingham & Butler
Dubuque, Iowa

RN Case Manager

Registered NurseFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

RN Case Manager

Location: Onsite in Dubuque, IA.

We are seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented RN Case Manager to join our team. This role is responsible for delivering comprehensive case management services across the continuum of care. The RN Case Manager will assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate care for assigned consumers, ensuring quality outcomes and cost-effective treatment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide telephonic case management and utilization review for assigned consumers.
  • Develop, implement, and monitor individualized care plans to ensure quality and cost-effective outcomes.
  • Collaborate with healthcare providers, payors, and internal teams to coordinate care.
  • Serve as a liaison between consumers and benefit administrators, ensuring clear communication and support.
  • Track and report case outcomes, including cost savings and quality improvements.

Qualifications

Education: RN licensure in the State of Iowa required. BSN or higher preferred.

Experience

Minimum 2 years of clinical practice. Case management or utilization review experience strongly preferred.

Skills

Strong communication, problem-solving, and computer skills. Ability to work independently.

  • Full-Time Benefits - Most benefits start day 1
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Flex Spending or HSA
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Profit-Sharing/Defined Contribution (1-year waiting period)
  • PTO/Paid Holidays
  • Company-paid ST and LT Disability
  • Maternity Leave/Parental Leave
  • Subsidized Parking
  • Company-paid Term Life/Accidental Death Insurance

About Cottingham & Butler

At Cottingham & Butler, we sell a promise to help our clients through life’s toughest moments. To deliver on that promise, we aim to hire, train, and grow the best professionals in the industry. We look for people with an insatiable desire to succeed, are committed to growing, and thrive on challenges. Our culture is guided by the theme of “better every day” constantly pushing ourselves to be better than yesterday – that’s who we are and what we believe in.

As an organization, we are tremendously optimistic about the future and have incredibly high expectations for our people and our performance. Our ability to grow as a company, fuels investments in new resources to better serve our clients and provide the amazing career opportunities our employees want and deserve. This is why we are a growth company and why we are committed to being better every day.

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Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Care PlanningCoordination of Care

Case Management — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 30 active Nurse Case Manager listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 53% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

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).

What does the Nurse Case Manager market look like in Iowa?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 25% in nurse case managerranked against 2,789 Nurse Case Manager listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Case Manager median $90k (middle half $84k–$99k)230 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Case Management listings in Iowa30 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All nurse case manager listings in Iowa124 active5,662 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 23% remote · 53% no call · 70% no weekends30 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIowa registered nurse listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · <1% offer loan repayment124 active listings, Nov 2026
New Case Management RN listings1,103 in the last 30 days965 the 30 days before (+14%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,789 Nurse Case Manager listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Iowa figures use all nurse case managers: too few Iowa Case Management postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates RN Case Manager at Cottingham & Butler a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Nurse Case Manager — ranked against 2,789 active Nurse Case Manager listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Nurse Case Manager Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

14 jobs
5
<$90k
4
$90k-105k
3
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

24 jobs · 14 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
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5-6
15
7-8
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9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Hospice RN Case Manager - Suffolk

Sentara Health · Suffolk, Virginia

$87k-$127k
#2

Nurse Case Manager I

Elevance Health · Latham, New York

$67k-$121k
#3

Registered Nurse Case Manager Hospice Bristol, Salem, Twin Lakes

$38.2-$57.3/hr
#4

Registered Nurse Case Manager Home Care

$33.77-$56.28/hr
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Nurse Case Manager listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,789 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Cottingham & Butler

Insurance
Dubuque, Iowa
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flex Spending or HSA
401(k) with company match
Profit-Sharing/Defined Contribution
PTO/Paid Holidays
Company-paid ST and LT Disability

Living in Dubuque

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$249k
Typical market rent
$1,073/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.3
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dubuque, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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