MercyOne
Trauma center in Mason City, IA
- $68k–$107k/yr posted pay across 6 roles
- 491 beds
- Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 on 4+ roles
- Hiring days and nights
- New grads welcome on 5+ roles
From 128 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 26, 2026Sources
The short version
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.
Employer research, Jul 26, 2026
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.
For experienced nursesThe same Acute Care RN Resource Pool posting notes a relocation bonus open to all experience levels if you are moving in.
If you are moving hereSources
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.comNew 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.
For new gradsSources
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 5 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads
- LPNs and LVNs: 4 of the 48 roles on this page accept an LPN or LVN
Nursing here
- Preceptors and orientation
Clinical preceptorships welcome students year-round; job shadowing and apprenticeships available
MercyOne · employer research
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As of 2026Source: mercyone.org- Career development
Strong opportunities for professional development and internal mobility noted in Waterloo LPN Glassdoor summary; growth opportunities systemwide
MercyOne · employer research
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- Tuition support
Paid education and training programs with benefits; Jump Start provides financial support while finishing post-secondary education plus a job after graduation
MercyOne · employer research
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As of 2026Source: mercyone.org- 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
MercyOne · employer research
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- Floating
Float/resource pool RN roles exist (Des Moines float pool and acute care resource pool); flexible scheduling with rotating shifts
MercyOne · employer research
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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.
Published pay and benefits
- Annual pay
Estimated annual pay $72,000–$84,000 for Acute Care RN Resource Pool
As of 2026
Sources
- Sign-on bonus
Sign-on bonus starting at $10,000 for RN-Medical Unit, MercyOne Mason City IA
As of 2026
- Sign-on bonus
$15,000 sign-on bonus for full-time RNs at MercyOne Clive Rehabilitation Hospital
As of 2026
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- Sign-on bonus
$15,000 sign-on for Acute Care RN Resource Pool nurses with at least 2 years experience; new grads welcome
As of 2026
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- Relocation
Relocation bonus available for all experience levels on Acute Care RN Resource Pool role
As of 2026
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- Benefits
Benefits from day one listed on Mason City RN-Medical Unit posting (health, retirement, PTO, vision, dental)
As of 2026
Units hiring now
- OncologyDays 55 open
- L&DDays 2 · Nights 14 open
- Med surgDays 2 · Nights 24 open
23 private-room Med-Surg unit at Newton cares for CHF, arrhythmias, pneumonia, diabetes, COPD, joints, hospice, skilled rehab, infusion.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: mercyone.org - PACUDays 2 · Nights 13 open
- PsychNights 2 · Days 13 open
- ORDays 22 open
- OrthopedicsDays 22 open
- PediatricsNights 22 open
- StepdownNights 22 open
- CardiologyDays 11 open
- Cath labDays 11 open
- ER / med surgNights 11 open
NICU
Level II NICU has 10 beds providing advanced specialized support for newborns needing intermediate-level care.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: mercyone.orgTrauma / ED
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center is an Area Level III Trauma Center and accredited chest pain center; Cedar Falls and Oelwein are Level IV.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: mercyone.orgFacility-wide Northeast Iowa
491 licensed beds between Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Oelwein medical centers; 24-hour emergency care; 2,500+ colleagues.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: mercyone.orgOB/GYN Clinic
Clinic RN at MercyOne Clinton OB/GYN; full-time 36 hrs/week M-F 8a-5p, no weekends or holidays.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: mercyone.orgAmbulatory Surgery (ASU)
ASU RN full-time 32 hrs/week day shift with on-call required; ADN required, BSN preferred; no prior experience required.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: mercyone.orgVirtual 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.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: mercyone.orgFloat / Resource Pool
Acute Care RN Resource Pool role with flexible rotating shifts and night differentials; float pool RN posting also in Des Moines.
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North Iowa Medical Center
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 346-bed facility with Joint Commission designation in Mason City.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: mercyone.orgDes Moines Medical Center
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has 802 beds, founded 1893; ~7,000 colleagues and ~1,500 medical staff.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.com
Workplace photos
What nurses say
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.
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- 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The hard parts
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.
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MercyOne Des Moines announces layoffs, cites federal cuts
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As of 2026-01-29Source: desmoinesregister.comMercyOne Des Moines to lay off 67 workers
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As of 2026Source: kcci.comAshley Hinson's Vote to Cut Health Care Forces Layoffs at Rural Hospital in Her District
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As of 2026-03-17Source: iowademocrats.org
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
Common questions
Does MercyOne hire new grads?
5 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 4 of the 48 roles on this page, up to $20,000.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 44 roles with a stated shift on this page, 29 are day shifts, 14 are night shifts and 1 is a rotating shift.
Which units are hiring?
Oncology (5), L&D (4), med surg (4), PACU (3) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to MercyOne, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at MercyOne
PCU RN – Progressive Care Registered Nurse
Posted last week
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Progressive Care Unit
RN - Cardiac Tele Heart Failure
Posted last week
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12 Hour Night Shift
- 7S
Recovery Room RN - Registered Nurse
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Post Anesthesia Care Unit
SDS/PACU RN-Post Acute Care Unit Registered Nurse
Posted last week
- RN
- Day shift
- ADN accepted
Triage Clinic Registered Nurse (RN): Primary Care
Posted last week
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Night shift
- OB Emergency Department – Antepartum Unit
- RN
- FT Nights Opening
- Floating required
- RN
- 7pm - 7:30am
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Night shift 6:45 pm - 7:15 am
- ADN accepted
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 8:00a-5:00p
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 7pm - 7:30am. Every 3rd weekend, every other holiday.
- general pediatric unit
- LPN
- Day shift. No weekends, no holidays.
RN - Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
$33–$49/hr
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- +$7.50/hr differential
RN - Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
$33–$49/hr
- RN
- Day shift: 5:00 am – 5:00 pm,Night shift: 5:00 pm – 5:00 am
- Per diem
- LPN
- 40 hours a week, Day shift, M-F
- LPN
- Schedule: 40 hours a week, Day shift, M-F
- RN
- M-F 8:00a-4:30p
- MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center
- RN
- Day shift 6:45 am - 7:15 pm
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Night shift 6:00 pm - 6:30 am
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Sun- Sat 8:00a-5:00p
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Interventional Cath Lab
- RN
- Day shift 6:45 am - 7:15 pm
- ADN accepted
- RN
- M-F 8:00a-4:30p
- MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center
- RN
- M-F 8:00a-4:30p
- MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center
- RN
- 8:00a-5:00p
- MercyOne Genesis Bettendorf Orthopedics Care Clinic
- RN
- Night shift 6:00 pm - 6:30 am
- ADN accepted
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See all 128 roles at MercyOneSources
- desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2026/01/29/mercyone-des-moines-medical-center-layoffs/88414089007
The hard parts · as of 2026-01-29
- facebook.com/MercyOneCliveRehabilitationHospital/posts/were-hiring-night-shift-rns-15000-sign-on-bonus-for-full-time-rns-competitive-pa/700453928757832
Nursing here · as of 2026
- facebook.com/kcci8/videos/kcci-investigates-spoke-to-seven-nurses-who-have-worked-for-mercyone-in-the-last/787584420170724
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/MercyOne-Reviews-E18529.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/MercyOne-Waterloo-Reviews-EI_IE18529.0,8_IL.9,17_IC1149531.htm
Nursing here, What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/MercyOne-Reviews-E18529.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-MercyOne-EI_IE18529.11,19.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- iowademocrats.org/2026/03/17/ashley-hinsons-vote-to-cut-health-care-forces-layoffs-at-rural-hospital-in-her-district
The hard parts · as of 2026-03-17
- jobs.trinity-health.org/mercyone/job/TRHEUS00663125MERCYONEENUS/Registered-Nurse-RN-Float-Pool
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- kcci.com/article/mercyone-medical-center-des-moines-layoffs-67-workers/70187691
The hard parts · as of 2026
- mercyone.org/careers
Employer website, The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- mercyone.org/careers/student-opportunities
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- mercyone.org/press-releases/mercyone-host-systemwide-virtual-career-open-house-next-week
Nursing here · as of 2026
- mercyone.org/location/mercyone-north-iowa-medical-center
Nursing here
- reddit.com/r/desmoines/comments/1r83sjx/mercy_rns
What nurses say · as of 2026
- reddit.com/r/desmoines/comments/1mozh8q/mercyone_des_moines_nicu
What nurses say · as of 2026
- talents.vaia.com/companies/mercyone/15000-sign-on-bonus-acute-care-rn-resource-pool-registered-nurse-new-grads-welcome-34084462
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
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