MercyOne
Trauma Center · Waterloo, IA
- 78
- open roles, live count
- $67k–$113k/yr
- posted pay across 5 roles
- 491
- beds
- 2.5
- Google rating
Life here
What a shift at MercyOne looks like
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Trauma Center
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 21 · Rotating 6 · Nights 5 · Evenings 3
Benefits
Benefits from day one listed on Mason City RN-Medical Unit posting: health, retirement, PTO, vision, dental. Paid education/training and Jump Start financial support while finishing school.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
Full-time Acute Care RN Resource Pool roles list a $15,000 sign-on bonus when you bring at least two years of experience, with night differentials on rotating shifts.
As of 2026Source 1: talents.vaia.comSource 2: jobs.trinity-health.orgSource 3: mercyone.orgSource 4: indeed.com
Moving here
The same Acute Care RN Resource Pool posting notes a relocation bonus open to all experience levels if you are moving in.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
New graduates
New grads are explicitly welcome on the Acute Care RN Resource Pool, and Jump Start can help with financial support while you finish school plus a job after graduation.
Experienced nurses
In Waterloo you work inside an Area Level III Trauma Center and accredited chest pain center, with Level IV trauma support at nearby Cedar Falls and Oelwein.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Scheduling is not one-size: clinic OB/GYN runs M–F 8a–5p with no weekends or holidays, ASU is 32-hour days with on-call, and resource pool uses flexible rotating shifts.
As of 2026Source 1: mercyone.orgSource 2: talents.vaia.comSource 3: indeed.comSource 4: jobs.trinity-health.org
New graduates
Ambulatory Surgery posts full-time ASU RN roles that require an ADN (BSN preferred) and state no prior experience is required.
Moving here
Mason City RN-Medical Unit postings list benefits from day one—health, retirement, PTO, vision, and dental—plus a sign-on bonus starting at $10,000.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Varied: clinic M-F 8a-5p no weekends/holidays; ASU 32 hrs day shift with on-call; virtual RN 12-hour days; resource pool rotating shifts with night differentials; Mason City medical unit 36 hrs with day+ shifts
As of 2026Source 1: mercyone.orgSource 2: talents.vaia.comSource 3: indeed.com
- Floating
- Float/resource pool RN roles exist (Des Moines float pool and acute care resource pool); flexible scheduling with rotating shifts
As of 2026Source 1: jobs.trinity-health.orgSource 2: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sign-on bonus starting at $10,000 for RN-Medical Unit, MercyOne Mason City IA
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- $15,000 sign-on bonus for full-time RNs at MercyOne Clive Rehabilitation Hospital
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- $15,000 sign-on for Acute Care RN Resource Pool nurses with at least 2 years experience; new grads welcome
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Relocation bonus available for all experience levels on Acute Care RN Resource Pool role
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Estimated annual pay $72,000–$84,000 for Acute Care RN Resource Pool
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Pay and benefits
- Benefits from day one listed on Mason City RN-Medical Unit posting (health, retirement, PTO, vision, dental)
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- Clinical preceptorships welcome students year-round; job shadowing and apprenticeships available
As of 2026Source: mercyone.org
- Career development
- Strong opportunities for professional development and internal mobility noted in Waterloo LPN Glassdoor summary; growth opportunities systemwide
- Tuition support
- Paid education and training programs with benefits; Jump Start provides financial support while finishing post-secondary education plus a job after graduation
As of 2026Source: mercyone.org
Who they are
You are looking at MercyOne in Waterloo and the wider Northeast Iowa network—Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Oelwein medical centers with 491 licensed beds, 24-hour emergency care, and more than 2,500 colleagues.
- Trauma Center · Waterloo, IA
- Hiring days & rotating & nights
- Sign-on bonus · 2 roles
More about MercyOne
Waterloo Medical Center is an Area Level III Trauma Center and accredited chest pain center; Cedar Falls and Oelwein carry Level IV trauma designation. Inside the same system you will also find a 10-bed Level II NICU, med-surg with private rooms at Newton, ambulatory surgery, clinic OB/GYN, virtual acute care RN work in Des Moines, and acute care resource/float pool roles. Pay signals on open postings include sign-on bonuses starting at $10,000 for an RN-Medical Unit in Mason City and $15,000 for full-time RNs at Clive Rehabilitation Hospital and for the Acute Care RN Resource Pool (new grads welcome on that pool; relocation bonus listed there too). Mason City medical-unit postings list benefits from day one—health, retirement, PTO, vision, and dental. Scheduling is varied: clinic M–F 8a–5p with no weekends or holidays, ASU day shift with on-call, virtual RN 12-hour days, and resource pool rotating shifts with night differentials. Growth paths include paid education and training, Jump Start support while you finish school, year-round clinical preceptorships, and internal mobility noted across the system. Applications run through the Trinity Health MercyOne careers portal. Read the reviews and recent layoff news with clear eyes before you decide.
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Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall employee rating
- Systemwide Glassdoor rating about 3.8/5 with roughly three-quarters recommending; compensation and senior management score lower than culture and work-life.
- RN BSN-specific ratings
- Registered Nurse BSN subset rates lower overall (~2.8/5) with weaker scores on pay/benefits and work-life than the company average.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.co.uk
- Waterloo culture and staffing
- Waterloo LPN reviews describe both caring leadership and toxic/bullying experiences; flexible scheduling praised but staffing shortages strain balance; high turnover and training gaps noted.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Patient safety concerns from nurses
- Local TV investigation reported multiple recent MercyOne nurses raising similar patient-safety concerns.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Peer interest in pay and unit culture
- Local nurses on Reddit seek insider details on inpatient pay scales, benefits, and Des Moines NICU working conditions after receiving offers.
As of 2026Source 1: reddit.comSource 2: reddit.com
What to weigh
Registered Nurse BSN reviews sit around 2.8/5 with weaker pay and work-life scores than the company average, and a local TV investigation reported multiple recent MercyOne nurses raising similar patient-safety concerns.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 10, 2026
- Workplace photos
- 2
- Website
- mercyone.org ↗
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- ICUDays 2 · Rotating 1new grads4 open
- Med-SurgDays 1 · Nights 13 open
23 private-room Med-Surg unit at Newton cares for CHF, arrhythmias, pneumonia, diabetes, COPD, joints, hospice, skilled rehab, infusion.
- OncologyDays 2 · Rotating 13 open
- PediatricsDays 33 open
- ERNights 22 open
- PsychEvenings 1 · Rotating 1new grads2 open
NICU
Level II NICU has 10 beds providing advanced specialized support for newborns needing intermediate-level care.
- Equipment and technology
- Level II NICU, 10 beds
Trauma / ED
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center is an Area Level III Trauma Center and accredited chest pain center; Cedar Falls and Oelwein are Level IV.
- Equipment and technology
- Level III Trauma (Waterloo); Level IV (Cedar Falls, Oelwein)
Facility-wide Northeast Iowa
491 licensed beds between Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Oelwein medical centers; 24-hour emergency care; 2,500+ colleagues.
- Equipment and technology
- 491 licensed beds across three medical centers
OB/GYN Clinic
Clinic RN at MercyOne Clinton OB/GYN; full-time 36 hrs/week M-F 8a-5p, no weekends or holidays.
Ambulatory Surgery (ASU)
ASU RN full-time 32 hrs/week day shift with on-call required; ADN required, BSN preferred; no prior experience required.
Virtual Acute Care RN
Onsite virtual RN at Des Moines delivers care via video for admissions, discharges, and education on acute care unit; 12-hour days.
Float / Resource Pool
Acute Care RN Resource Pool role with flexible rotating shifts and night differentials; float pool RN posting also in Des Moines.
North Iowa Medical Center
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 346-bed facility with Joint Commission designation in Mason City.
- Equipment and technology
- 346-bed facility; Joint Commission designated
Des Moines Medical Center
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has 802 beds, founded 1893; ~7,000 colleagues and ~1,500 medical staff.
- Equipment and technology
- 802 beds; Iowa's largest medical center
Open roles
Current openings at MercyOne
Refreshed throughout the day.
- RN
- Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday (48/52 weekends per year)
- Emergency Department
Interventional RN-Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse
MercyOneDavenport, IA · Posted last week
- RN
- M-F, first shift hours--4 (10 hr) shifts per week
- Interventional Cath Lab
RN Educator- Registered Nurse: Endocrinology
MercyOneWaterloo, IA · Posted last week
- RN
- Office Hours 8:30-5:00
- MercyOne Waterloo Endocrinology Care
ICU Charge RN - Intensive Care Unit Charge Registered Nurse
MercyOneMason City, IA · Posted last week
- RN
- 12 Hour Day Shift
- ADN accepted
ICU RN - Intensive Care Registered Nurse
MercyOneMason City, IA · Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 12-hour rotating
Medical Assistant (MA) or LPN: Occupational Health Cedar Falls
MercyOneCedar Falls, IA · Posted last week
- LPN
- 8-hour days
Medical Assistant (MA) or LPN: Neurology Clinic
MercyOneMason City, IA · Posted last week
- LPN
- 8-hour days
Senior Nurse-Charge RN-Med Surg-Nights
MercyOneWest Des Moines, IA · Posted last week
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Compact license OK
Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Primary Care
MercyOneNew Hampton, IA · Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Day shift
- Per diem
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- ADN accepted
RN SSU-Registered Nurse Surgical Specialty Unit
MercyOneDavenport, IA · Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- 12-hour days
- ADN accepted
Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Wound
MercyOneDavenport, IA · Posted 2 weeks ago
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse RN - Acute Care
MercyOneDes Moines, IA
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12-hour rotating
- Compact license OK
RN - Psychiatric Services Registered Nurse
MercyOneDubuque, IA · Seen active 6 days ago
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 12-hour rotating
- Per diem
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