Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU PRN

Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids is a community hospital.

Posted Jul 21

Unit and setting: PACU · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Per Diem

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Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids

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You are looking at an independent Sisters of Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids with a MercyCare Clinics network around it. The campus runs a Level III trauma emergency department, Birthplace and NICU, Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, The Heart Center, surgical and…

347 beds

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Clinic RN roles posted day shift M-F (e.g. 8:00-4:30), no weekends/holidays; reviews note flexible scheduling and staffing-shortage stress

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The Registered Nurse in PACU provides care for patients recovering from anesthesia and surgical procedures. Responsible for monitoring patient status, administering medications, and coordinating with the surgical team.

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In Cedar Rapids, IA

Cedar Rapids, IAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Median rent: $967/mo
Household income: $70,424/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Cedar Rapids, IA

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals typically land Downtown for apartments, condos, and loft living with short, sometimes walkable access to employers and events, or in NewBo (New Bohemia) and Czech Village for breweries, art spaces, converted lofts, older row houses, townhomes, and renovated single-family homes. Families lean toward Bever Woods and the Bever Park area (mature trees, parks, bike trails) and Kingston Village near Kennedy High School (1960s–1990s single-family homes with yards). Marion, generally a 10–20 minute drive, has newer subdivisions, more land per lot, a historic downtown, and recreational lakes; Hiawatha is a compact suburb; Fairfax and Taylor on the east side are the more affordable in-city option with I-380 access. Around the metro, Ely, Palo, Mt. Vernon, Shueyville, and Toddville are cited for cheaper rents.

Young professionals typically land Downtown for apartments, condos, and loft living with short, sometimes walkable access to employers and events, or in NewBo (New Bohemia) and Czech Village for breweries, art spaces, converted lofts, older row houses, townhomes, and renovated single-family homes. Families lean toward Bever Woods and the Bever Park area (mature trees, parks, bike trails) and Kingston Village near Kennedy High School (1960s–1990s single-family homes with yards).

Marion, generally a 10–20 minute drive, has newer subdivisions, more land per lot, a historic downtown, and recreational lakes; Hiawatha is a compact suburb; Fairfax and Taylor on the east side are the more affordable in-city option with I-380 access. Around the metro, Ely, Palo, Mt. Vernon, Shueyville, and Toddville are cited for cheaper rents.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: mattsmithteam.com Source 2: quora.com Source 3: reddit.com

Getting aroundTypical Cedar Rapids commutes run about 15.29 minutes citywide. Downtown and NewBo/Czech Village residents can walk, bike, or take a short drive to the office core; downtown parking and traffic are described as manageable. Marion is generally a 10–20 minute drive, though traffic can build on the 1st Avenue and Blairs Ferry corridors; Fairfax/Taylor offers quick I-380 access. The metro is more spread out than Iowa City. Sources do not name hospital campuses, bus lines, or medical-center parking.

Typical Cedar Rapids commutes run about 15.29 minutes citywide. Downtown and NewBo/Czech Village residents can walk, bike, or take a short drive to the office core; downtown parking and traffic are described as manageable.

Marion is generally a 10–20 minute drive, though traffic can build on the 1st Avenue and Blairs Ferry corridors; Fairfax/Taylor offers quick I-380 access. The metro is more spread out than Iowa City.

Sources do not name hospital campuses, bus lines, or medical-center parking.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: quora.com Source 3: mattsmithteam.com Source 4: reddit.com

OutdoorsIndian Creek Nature Center (Amazing Space building opened 2016, Bird Room, leashed-dog trails, amphitheater, Creekside Shop honey) and Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center (751 acres, six miles of wetland, prairie, woodland, and savanna trails, bird observation deck, winter cross-country skiing) are the flagship nature sites. Also named: Cherry Hill Park, Bever Park and riverfront trails, Morgan Creek (off-leash dog area and playgrounds), Palisades-Kepler State Park, Mt. Trashmore, Pleasant Creek Recreation Area, and recreational lakes around Marion. Numerous city bike paths tie that outdoor network together.

Indian Creek Nature Center (Amazing Space building opened 2016, Bird Room, leashed-dog trails, amphitheater, Creekside Shop honey) and Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center (751 acres, six miles of wetland, prairie, woodland, and savanna trails, bird observation deck, winter cross-country skiing) are the flagship nature sites. Also named: Cherry Hill Park, Bever Park and riverfront trails, Morgan Creek (off-leash dog area and playgrounds), Palisades-Kepler State Park, Mt. Trashmore, Pleasant Creek Recreation Area, and recreational lakes around Marion.

Numerous city bike paths tie that outdoor network together.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: pheasantrunapt.com Source 2: instagram.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: wanderwithwonder.com Source 6: facebook.com

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Living in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids is a mid-size Eastern Iowa city built on short drives and reachable housing: median home about $199,000, median rent about $800, typical commute around 15 minutes. Healthcare sits in a diversified base with Collins Aerospace, BAE, manufacturing, and new data-center work. What is distinct is the Czech Village/NewBo core—breweries, walkable restaurants, the National Czech & Slovak Museum, and a Grant Wood–heavy art museum—plus a live-and-let-live, wave-at-neighbors culture that Chicago and East Coast movers cite as the point. Young professionals start downtown (lofts, condos) or in NewBo, then often move to Bever Woods, Kingston Village/Kennedy High, or Marion (10–20 minutes; 1st Avenue and Blairs Ferry back up). Fairfax and towns like Ely, Palo, and Mt. Vernon are cheaper. Weekends: Indian Creek Nature Center, Wickiup Hill’s 751 acres and ski trails, Mt. Trashmore, Pleasant Creek, Palisades-Kepler. Versus Iowa City you get less university-hospital buzz and a more spread-out map; dining and nightlife cluster in a few districts, and transit is barely mentioned. Space and stability, not density.

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As of 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: mattsmithteam.com Source 3: mattsmithteam.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: pheasantrunapt.com Source 6: makemymove.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: reddit.com

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