Surgical Technologist
Mason City, Iowa
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center

Surgical Technician

• Location: Mason City, Iowa
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 06:30 - 15:00
• Schedule note: Must take call on Christmas and New Year's.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association, required for all direct patient care personnel. Submit a scanned copy showing the expiration date, with images of both the front and back of the card.

Health Requirements

• Drug screen: Completed within 30 days of start, with results received before start and an MRO signature. THC is not included in the panel.
• Color vision test
• COVID-19 vaccine: Proof of the September 2025 booster, or a declination or exemption on agency letterhead. Declination is not accepted in CA or IL. Valid through October 2026.
• Influenza vaccine: Proof of vaccination, or a declination or exemption on agency letterhead, for the 2025-2026 season. Declination is not accepted in CA or IL.
• 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 a declination
• Tdap: Vaccine within the past 10 years. Declination is accepted only where the site allows it and the assignment does not involve pediatric interaction.
• TB screening: Negative 2-step PPD or IGRA (QuantiFERON or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start. A chest X-ray is accepted if results were positive within 1 year of start.
• Physical/health statement: Documentation of an exam within the past year showing fitness to work
• Respirator fit test: For 1860 S and R and 1870 respirators

Background and Compliance Requirements

• Criminal background check: Federal, nationwide, and county checks covering the last 7 years, plus SSN verification. Must be dated within 30 days of start, and all addresses and aliases must be checked.
• Iowa registry check: Iowa criminal history, sex offender, and dependent adult and child abuse registries, completed within 30 days before start
• Sex offender registry (NSOPW): Dated within 30 days of start, with all names and locations checked
• Exclusion checks (EPLS, OIG, OFAC): Each dated within 30 days of start, with all aliases searched
• Education verification: Highest level of education verified by a third-party screening company. High school diploma or GED is verified if no degree.
• Child and adult dependent abuse training: Required in Iowa only
• Forms:

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