Med Surg RN
Waterloo, IA
ADN Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

RN - Med Surg

Overview

• Specialty: RN Medical/Surgical
• Location: Waterloo, Iowa
• Employment Type: LTA
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 06:45 - 19:15
• Holiday Schedule: Must work Thanksgiving if the start date is before Thanksgiving.

Required for Submission

• Resume
• Skills checklist completed within the past year
• 2 professional references

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Iowa
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg experience (1 year), with experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association, required for all direct patient care personnel. Must include front and back card images with expiration date.
• NIHSS certification

License

• Active RN license, verified within 30 days of start. Attach the machine-generated state verification, using NURSYS if available. California RNs must also provide a picture of the hard-copy license.

Testing

• Joint Commission CORE exam, completed within the past year
• Specialty-specific competency exam, completed within the past year
• Skills checklist (provided by the agency for clinical contractors)

Health and Immunization Records

• COVID-19 vaccine proof, or declination/exemption on agency letterhead. Declination is not accepted in California or Illinois. Documentation must reflect the September 2025 booster, with an end date of October 2026.
• MMR: proof of 2 vaccinations with dates, or a primary source IgG titer with lab printout
• Varicella: proof of 1 vaccination with date, or a primary source IgG titer with lab printout
• Hepatitis B: 3 doses, or declination
• Influenza vaccine: proof, or declination/exemption on agency letterhead for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 seasons (10/1–4/30). Declination is not accepted in California or Illinois.
• Tuberculosis: negative TB test (TSPOT or QuantiFERON) within the past year, or a 2-step PPD/IGRA with both reads within the past year. A chest X-ray is accepted if it showed a positive result within the past year.
• Tdap: vaccine within the past 10 years. Declinations are accepted only where the site allows and the assignment does not involve pediatric interaction, using agency form.
• Physical exam within the past year documenting fitness to work
• N95 fit test (3M 1860)
• Color vision test
• 10-panel drug screen, completed within 30 days of start (preferably within 14 days), resulted before start with MRO signature. THC is not included.

Background and Screening (completed within 30 days of start unless noted)

• Federal, nationwide, and county criminal check covering the past 7 years, with SSN verification and all addresses and aliases searched
• National sex offender registry check (Michigan also requires a statewide check)
• Iowa criminal history, sex offender, and dependent adult/child abuse registry check
• EPLS (SAM.gov) and OIG exclusion checks
• OFAC sanctions check
• Education verification of highest completed education (degree, or High School Diploma/GED)
• Iowa child and adult dependent abuse training (completion required)

Onboarding Forms and Documents

• Confidentiality of Patient and Proprietary Information and Information System Security Agreement (signed page 5)
• Conflict of interest disclosure form (signed page 1)
• Code of Conduct form (signed page 27)
• Standard I-9, completed by the agency
• Non-employee upload form, pages 1-3 and 28, fully completed
• Integrity and Audit Services form, signed within days before start
• System access form, completed and uploaded one week before start
• Badge photo