ED RN
Mason City, Iowa
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center

RN - ED (Emergency Room)

Overview

• Location: Mason City, Iowa
• Employment Type: LTA
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12:00 - 00:30

Required Qualifications

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Iowa
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum of 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience, completed within the last year
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association
• PALS certification
• ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association
• TNCC certification
• NIHSS certification

Licensure

• License/certificate verification dated within 30 days of start
• State verification if available
• California only: also provide a picture of the hard copy RN license

Specialty Testing

• Specialty-specific competency testing completed within the past year
• CORE exam completed within the past year

Health and Immunizations

• Drug screen: 9-panel (or 10-panel) screen completed within 30 days of start, preferably within 14 days. Must be resulted before start with MRO signature. Must include cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, 6-monoacetylmorphine, propoxyphene, PCP, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, methaqualone, and methadone. THC is not included.
• Color vision test
• COVID-19 vaccine: Proof of September 2025 booster, or a declination or exemption on agency letterhead. Declinations not accepted in CA or IL.
• Influenza vaccine: Proof of vaccine, or a declination or exemption on agency letterhead. Declinations not accepted in CA or IL. Flu season dates: 10/1/2025 to 4/30/2026.
• MMR: Proof of 2 vaccinations with dates, or a primary source IgG titer
• Varicella: Proof of 1 vaccination with date, or a primary source IgG titer
• Hepatitis B: 3 doses, or a declination
• Tdap: Within the past 10 years. Declination accepted only where the site allows and the assignment does not require pediatric interaction.
• TB screening: Negative TB-Spot or QuantiFERON within a year of start, or a 2-step PPD with both reads within the last year. Chest x-ray accepted if positive results are within a year of start.
• Fit test: 1860 S and R and 1870s
• Physical/health statement: Documentation of an exam within the last year showing fitness to work

Background and Screening

• Criminal background check: Federal, nationwide, and county checks from the last 7 years, plus SSN verification, dated within 30 days of start. Check all addresses and AKA names.
• Sex offender registry (NSOPW): Dated within 30 days of start. Michigan also requires the statewide check.
• EPLS (SAM.gov) and OIG exclusion checks: Dated within 30 days of start. All aliases must be searched.
• OFAC check: Completed within 30 days of start
• Iowa criminal history, sex offender, and dependent adult and child abuse registry check: Required, completed within 30 days prior to start
• Child and adult dependent abuse training: Iowa only
• Education verification: Highest level of education verified by a third-party screening company (if no degree, high school diploma or GED must be verified)

Onboarding Documents

• Profile: Resume, skills checklist completed within the past year, and 2 professional references, submitted at application
• Signed forms: Code of conduct (page 27), confidentiality agreement (page 5), conflict of interest disclosure (page 1), and integrity and audit services form (signed within days prior to start)
• Non-employee upload form: Pages 1-3 and 28
• I-9
• System access form: Completed one week before start
• Badge photo
• Skills checklist: Provided by the agency for clinical contractors