OR RN
Dubuque, Iowa
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center

RN OR, Dubuque, Iowa

Overview

• Employment type: Long-term assignment (LTA)
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Location: Dubuque, Iowa
• Shift: 06:30 to 19:00, with occasional flex
• Call: Weekend call rotation only, with no weeknight call

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Iowa
• OR - Operating Room (1 year of experience)
• OR - Operating Room experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Submission Requirements

• Resume
• Skills checklist completed within the past year
• 2 professional references

Onboarding Requirements

Health and Immunizations

• COVID-19 vaccine: proof of September 2025 booster, or declination or exemption on agency letterhead. Declination not accepted for CA or IL. End date of October 2026.
• Influenza vaccine: proof, declination, or exemption on agency letterhead for the 10/1/2025 to 4/30/2026 season. Declination not accepted for CA or IL.
• MMR: proof of 2 vaccinations with dates, or primary source IgG titer with lab printout
• Varicella: proof of 1 vaccination with date, or primary source IgG titer with lab printout
• Hepatitis B: 3 doses, or declination
• TB screening: negative TSPOT or QuantiFERON within the year before start. If a 2-step PPD is used, both reads must be within the last year. A chest X-ray is accepted if results were positive within a year of start.
• Tdap within the past 10 years. Declination accepted where the site allows and the assignment does not require pediatric interaction (agency form acceptable).
• Physical/health statement from an exam within the last year showing the candidate is fit to work
• Fit test (3M 1860 respirator)
• Color vision test

Drug Screening

• 10-panel drug screen (no THC) completed within 30 days of start, with MRO signature and results before start. Panel includes cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, 6-monoacetylmorphine, propoxyphene, PCP, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, methaqualone, and methadone.
• Preferred: screen completed within 14 days of start

Background and Screening (dated within 30 days of start unless noted)

• Federal, nationwide, and county criminal check covering the last 7 years, with SSN verification and all addresses and AKAs checked
• National sex offender registry (nsopw.gov); Michigan candidates must also complete the statewide registry check
• Iowa criminal history, sex offender, and dependent adult and child abuse registry check (required by law within 30 days prior to start)
• EPLS (SAM.gov) and OIG exclusion checks, with all aliases searched
• OFAC check
• Education verification of highest degree, or high school diploma/GED if no degree, by a third-party screening company

Forms and Administration

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

Training and Competency

• Joint Commission CORE exam within the past year
• Specialty-specific competency exam completed within the past year
• Skills checklist (provided by the agency for clinical contractors)
• Iowa child and adult dependent abuse training (Iowa assignments only)