Med Surg RN
Dubuque, Iowa
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center

RN Medical/Surgical

Overview

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

Requirements

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

Submission Requirements

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

Health Requirements (due before start)

• COVID-19 vaccine: proof of the September 2025 booster, or a declination or exemption on agency letterhead (declinations not accepted in CA or IL); end date October 2026
• Influenza vaccine: proof, or a declination or exemption on agency letterhead (declinations not accepted in CA or IL), for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 flu seasons
• MMR: 2 vaccinations with dates, or a primary source IgG titer with lab printout
• Varicella: 1 vaccination with date, or a primary source IgG titer with lab printout
• Hepatitis B: 3 doses, or a declination
• TB screening: negative TSPOT or QuantiFERON within a year of start, or a 2-step PPD within the last year; a chest X-ray is accepted if results were positive within a year of start
• Tdap within the past 10 years (declinations accepted where the site allows and the assignment does not involve pediatric interaction; agency form accepted)
• Physical/health statement from an exam within the last year showing fitness to work
• 10-panel drug screen (no THC), completed within 30 days of start (preferably within 14 days), resulted with MRO signature before start
• Fit test (3M 1860)
• Color vision test

Background and Compliance (due before start)

• Federal, nationwide, and county criminal background check covering the last 7 years, plus SSN verification, dated within 30 days of start (check all addresses and AKA names)
• Education verification by third-party screening (degree, or High School Diploma/GED)
• EPLS and OIG/GSA exclusion checks, dated within 30 days, with all aliases searched
• OFAC check, completed within 30 days of start
• NSO check, dated within 30 days of start (MI also requires a statewide check)
• Iowa criminal history, sex offender, dependent adult, and child abuse registry check, dated within 30 days before start
• Child and adult dependent abuse training (Iowa only)

Forms and Onboarding (due before start)

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