ICU RN
Mason City, Iowa
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center

RN ICU

Assignment Details

• Location: Mason City, Iowa
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 19:00 - 07:30
• Weekend and Holiday Schedule: Every third weekend and every other holiday

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Iowa
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience: 1 year, with experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association (required for all direct patient care staff)
• ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association (required for RNs in CCU, ED, PACU, MICU, and SICU)
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing

Onboarding Requirements

Health and Immunization

• Drug screen: Completed and resulted before start, within 30 days of start, with MRO signature. The source gives conflicting panel details (9 or 10 panel); THC is not included.
• TB screening: Negative 2-step PPD or IGRA (QuantiFERON or T-SPOT) within the past year
• Physical/health statement: Exam within the past year confirming fitness to work
• Tdap: Within the past 10 years; declination accepted only where the site allows and the assignment has no pediatric interaction
• MMR: Two documented vaccinations or a primary-source IgG titer
• Varicella: One documented vaccination or a primary-source IgG titer
• Hepatitis B: Three doses or declination
• Influenza vaccine: Proof of vaccination, declination, or exemption for the 2025-2026 season (declination not accepted in CA or IL)
• COVID-19 vaccine: Proof of September 2025 booster, declination, or exemption (declination not accepted in CA or IL; end date October 2026)
• Color vision test
• Respirator fit test: 1860 S and R and 1870s

Background and Screening

• Criminal background check: Federal, nationwide, and county checks covering the past 7 years, plus SSN verification, dated within 30 days of start
• Sex offender registry (NSOPW): Dated within 30 days of start (Michigan also requires the statewide registry)
• OFAC check: Completed within 30 days of start
• EPLS and OIG exclusion checks: Dated within 30 days of start
• Iowa registry check (criminal history, sex offender, dependent adult and child abuse): Completed within 30 days before start
• Child and adult dependent abuse training (Iowa)
• Education verification: Highest level of education verified by a third-party screening company

Paperwork and Documentation

• Professional profile: Resume, skills checklist completed within the past year, and 2 professional references (required for submission)
• Standard I-9 (completed by the agency)
• Code of conduct form (page 27 signed)
• Confidentiality and information system security agreement (page 5 signed)
• Conflict of interest disclosure form (page 1 signed)
• Non-employee upload form (pages 1-3 and 28)
• Integrity and audit services form: Signed within days before start
• System access form: Completed one week before start
• Skills checklist: Provided by the agency for clinical staff
• Badge photo