ICU RN
Mason City, Iowa
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center

RN ICU

Overview

• Location: Mason City, Iowa
• Specialty: RN ICU
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 19:00 - 07:30

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Iowa
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience: 1 year, completed within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing

Optional

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), not required

Onboarding Requirements

• Health and immunizations:

  • Physical or health statement from an exam within the past year
  • Drug screen: 10-panel, completed within 30 days of start (preferably within 14 days), resulted before start with MRO signature. Panel includes cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, 6-monoacetylmorphine, propoxyphene, PCP, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, methaqualone, and methadone. THC is not included.
  • TB: Negative TSPOT or QuantiFERON within the past year, or a two-step PPD with both reads within the past year. A chest X-ray is accepted if positive within the past year.
  • Vaccines or proof: Hepatitis B (3 doses or declination), MMR (2 vaccinations or titer), Varicella (1 vaccination or titer), Tdap (within 10 years; declination allowed only where the site permits and the assignment has no pediatric interaction)
  • COVID-19: Proof of September 2025 booster, or declination or exemption (requirement end date October 2026)
  • Influenza: Proof of vaccine, or declination or exemption, for the 2025-2026 season
  • Fit test (1860 S and R and 1870 models) and color vision test
• Background and screening (within 30 days of start unless noted):

  • Federal, nationwide, and county criminal check covering the past 7 years, plus SSN verification, with all addresses and aliases checked
  • Iowa criminal history, sex offender, and dependent adult and child abuse registry check, completed within 30 days prior to start
  • Sanctions checks: EPLS, OIG/GSA, and OFAC
  • Education verification through a third-party screening report (degree, or high school diploma or GED)
  • National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) search
• Training: Child and adult dependent abuse training (Iowa)
• Forms and documents:

  • Standard I-9, completed by the agency
  • Signed code of conduct (page 27), conflict of interest disclosure (page 1), and confidentiality agreement (page 5), on file in the facility's vendor management system
  • Non-employee upload form (pages 1-3 and 28)
  • Integrity and audit services form, signed within days before start
  • System access form, uploaded one week before start
  • Skills checklist, provided by the agency for clinical contractors
  • Badge photo