Med Surg RN
Des Moines, Iowa
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

RN - Med Surg

Overview

• Specialty: RN Medical/Surgical
• Location: Des Moines, Iowa
• Employment Type: LTA
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 19:00 - 07:30
• Schedule: Every other weekend (EOW) and every other holiday (EOH)

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Iowa, verified within 30 days of start
• 1 year of Med Surg experience, with recent Med Surg experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association, with expiration date, front and back of card. Required for all direct patient care personnel.
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Health and Immunization Requirements

• COVID-19 vaccine: Proof of September 2025 booster, or declination or exemption on agency letterhead. Dated through October 2026.
• 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 declination
• Influenza vaccine: Proof of vaccine, or declination or exemption on agency letterhead, for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 flu seasons (10/1 to 4/30). Declination not accepted in CA or IL.
• TB screening: Negative 2-step PPD or IGRA (QuantiFERON or T-Spot) within the last year. A chest X-ray is accepted if it showed positive results within the last year.
• Physical: Exam within the last year documenting fitness to work
• Respirator fit test: 3M 1860 or 1870
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen completed within 30 days of start (preferably within 14 days), resulted and MRO-signed before start. Must include methadone, phencyclidine, benzodiazepines, cocaine, propoxyphene, amphetamines, opiates, 6-acetylmorphine, methaqualone, and barbiturates. THC not included.
• Color vision test
• Tdap: Vaccine within the past 10 years. Declination accepted where the site allows and the assignment does not require pediatric interaction.

Onboarding and Compliance Documents

• Professional profile: Resume, skills checklist completed within the last year, and 2 professional references (required for submission)
• Background and screening: Federal, nationwide, and county criminal check covering the last 7 years, with SSN verification; NSO (National Sex Offender) check; EPLS and OIG exclusion checks; OFAC check; all dated within 30 days of start. Check all aliases and addresses.
• Iowa registry check: Criminal history, sex offender, dependent adult, and child abuse registries, completed within 30 days before start
• Education verification: Highest level of education verified by a third-party screening company (high school diploma or GED if no degree)
• Training: Child and adult dependent abuse training (Iowa only); Joint Commission CORE exam completed within the last year; specialty-specific competency exam completed within the last year
• Skills checklist: Provided by the agency for clinical contractors
• Agreements and forms: Confidentiality of Patient and Proprietary Information and Information System Security Agreement (signed page on file); Conflict of Interest Disclosure (signed page on file); Code of Conduct (signed page on file); Integrity and Audit Services form (signed within days before start); Non-Employee Upload Form (pages 1-3 and 28); System Access Form (completed one week before start)
• Other: Standard I-9 completed by the agency; badge photo

Optional

• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification