Med Surg RN
Dubuque, IA
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

RN Medical/Surgical

Location: Dubuque, Iowa Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: 19:00 - 07:30

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Iowa, with RN license verification dated within 30 days of start (machine-generated date); upload the state verification through NURSYS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg experience: 1 year, with experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association, with a copy of the front and back of the card and expiration date
• NIHSS
• Specialty-specific competency exam completed within the past year; CORE exam completed within the past year. The agency provides the skills checklist.

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Vaccines: MMR (proof of 2 vaccinations or a primary source IgG titer), varicella (proof of 1 vaccination or a primary source IgG titer), Hepatitis B (3 doses or declination), Tdap within the past 10 years (declination allowed where the site permits and the assignment does not involve pediatric patients), COVID-19 (September 2025 booster, declination, or exemption), and influenza (proof, declination, or exemption for 10/1/2025-4/30/2026)
• TB screening: 2-step PPD or IGRA (QuantiFERON/T-SPOT) negative within the past year, or a chest X-ray with positive results within a year of start
• Physical: Exam within the past year documenting fitness to work
• Fit test: 3M 1860
• Color vision test
• Drug screen: 10-panel, completed within 30 days of start (preferably within 14 days) and resulted before start, with MRO signature. THC is not included in the panel.

Background and Screening

• Federal, nationwide, and county criminal check covering the past 7 years, plus SSN verification, dated within 30 days of start
• Iowa criminal history, sex offender, and dependent adult and child abuse registry check, completed within 30 days before start
• National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) check, dated within 30 days of start
• Education verification through a third-party screening report (highest degree, or high school diploma/GED)
• EPLS (SAM.gov) and OIG/GSA exclusion checks, dated within 30 days
• OFAC check, completed within 30 days of start
• Iowa child and dependent abuse training

Onboarding Paperwork

• Professional profile with resume, skills checklist completed within the past year, and 2 professional references (required for submission)
• Signed confidentiality agreement for patient and proprietary information and information system security
• Signed conflict of interest disclosure
• Signed code of conduct
• Standard I-9 (completed by the agency)
• Non-employee upload form
• Integrity and audit services form, signed within days before start
• System access form, completed one week before start
• Badge photo