Med Surg RN
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The Med Surg RN administers nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in coordination with physicians. The role includes educating patients and caregivers, supervising patient-care team members, using workplace technology to manage information and communication, and maintaining knowledge of documentation and equipment. The position works rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.
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Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Night Shift
Description:
Posting
At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.
MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties.
With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers.
Apply today and ask about our Sign on Bonus of up to $20,000 and Relocation Bonus!
0-1 years of experience: $10,000
1-3 years of experience: $15,000
3+ years of experience: $20,000
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
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Administers nursing care to patients; includes assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating the patient’s care plan in coordination with the physician.
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Provides patient/family or caregiver education and counseling in recognition and solution of physical, emotional and environmental health problems.
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Supervises health care members (i.e., patient care technicians, etc.) with patients.
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Utilizes computer applications and communication technologies appropriate to the work setting to enter, retrieve and analyze information and to facilitate communication and education.
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Maintains knowledge of documentation requirements needed for patients’ record.
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Works independently with limited direct supervision using the Nurse Practice Act, Mercy Medical Center polices, nursing standards and professional judgement.
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Maintains knowledge of equipment set-up, maintenance, and use (i.e., IV pumps, monitoring equipment, and drainage devices). Utilizes safeguards such as IV pump drug library and monitor alarms whenever available to maximize patient safety.
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Works rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.
EDUCATION : Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
LICENSURE : Current license as a Registered Nurse from the State of Iowa required.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
How this job compares
Set against the 59,390 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Iowa median$74–103K/yr50 salary ranges
- Iowa median$36–38/hr268 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,518 open Registered Nurse jobs in Iowa and 59,390 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Trinity Health (this employer)562 open
- UnityPoint Health190 open
- Care Initiatives160 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 28,932 postings).
- Education
- 4,356 of the 59,390 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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