Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse
Des Moines, Iowa
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

Job Opportunity: RN Medical / Surgical / Telemetry

Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Employment Type: Long-Term Assignment (LTA)
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Schedule: Every Other Week (EOW) / Every Other Holiday (EOH)

Required Certifications & Licenses

• BLS (Basic Life Support): American Heart Association certification required for all direct patient care personnel. Must provide front and back card images.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support): Required for RNs in CCU, ED, PACU, MICU, SICU. Must provide front and back card images.
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale): Required.
• License/Certificate Verification: Must be dated within 30 days of start. Online verification with machine-generated date required.
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course): Optional.

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Fit Test: Required.
• Trinity 10 Panel Drug Screen: Completed within 30 days of start (preferred within 14 days). Must include specific substances; no THC allowed.
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Proof of booster by Sept 2025, declination or exemption accepted (except CA or IL). Valid through October 2026.
• MMR: Proof of 2 vaccinations or IgG titer lab report required.
• Hepatitis B: Must have started vaccination series prior to start; titers not accepted.
• Influenza Vaccine: Proof of vaccine, declination, or exemption required for flu season 10/1/2024–4/30/2025. Declination not accepted in CA or IL.
• 2 Step PPD OR IGRA (Quantiferon/Tspot): Required. Positive TB requires chest x-ray within last year (specific states) or within 5 years elsewhere.
• Varicella: Proof of 1 vaccination or IgG titer lab report required.
• Physical/Health Statement: Documentation from exam within last year confirming fitness to work.
• Tdap: Current, non-expired vaccine required. Declinations accepted if no pediatric interaction.

Professional & Compliance Requirements

• Trinity Profile: Resume, skills checklist (within a year), and 2 professional references required for submission.
• Trinity Code of Conduct Form: Must be signed and on file.
• Trinity I9: Standard I9 completed by agency.
• Confidentiality & Security Agreement: Signed form required.
• Integrity and Audit Services Form: Signed within days prior to start.
• Non-Employee Upload Form: Completed and uploaded (pages 1-3 and 28).
• Specialty Specific Competency Testing: Copy of specialty exam completed within a year required.
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form: Signed form required.
• Criminal Background Check: Federal, nationwide, county checks for last 7 years plus SSN verification, dated within 30 days of start. Includes employment verifications.
• Education Verification: Highest academic education verified by 3rd party screening.
• EPLS (Excluded Parties List System): Scanned report dated within 30 days required.
• GSA/OIG Exclusion Check: Scanned report dated within 30 days required.
• Joint Commission Testing: CORE exam within a year required.
• NSO (National Sex Offender) Check: Dated within 30 days of start, all aliases searched.
• System Access Form: Must be completed and uploaded one week before start.
• Skills Checklist: Provided by agency for clinical contractors.
• Child and Adult Dependent Abuse Training: Required for Iowa assignments.
• Iowa Sing Report: Criminal history, sex offender, dependent adult & child abuse registries check required within 30 days prior to start.
• OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) Sanctions Check: Must be completed within 30 days of start.

This position requires thorough compliance with healthcare certifications, immunizations, background checks, and professional documentation to ensure readiness for direct patient care in a medical/surgical telemetry setting.