ICU RN - Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
MercyOne
Waterloo, Iowa
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Posted Aug 4, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 5, 2026
What the posting states
- Shift
- RN Day Shift (7AM - 7 PM).
About this role
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Requirements
- Associate degree required, BSN preferred
- Current Iowa RN license
- BLS Certification
- Mandatory Reporter
- ACLS within 12 months of hire
- Cardiac monitoring course and/or select units of advance Nursing / Critical Care Course or comparable training
- TNCC Certification
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) within 6 months of hire
Benefits
- Relocation incentive eligible
- Night Shift Differential
- Weekend Shift Differential
About the employer
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. Waterloo Medical Center is an Area Level III Trauma…
What reviewers appreciate
- Sign-on bonuses listed from $10,000 (Mason City medical unit) up to $15,000 (Clive rehab and Acute Care Resource Pool)
- Relocation bonus available on the Acute Care RN Resource Pool for all experience levels
- Benefits from day one on Mason City RN-Medical Unit postings (health, retirement, PTO, vision, dental)
What reviewers flag
- RN BSN Glassdoor subset around 2.8/5 with lower pay/benefits and work-life scores than the company average
- Waterloo reviews cite staffing shortages, high turnover, training gaps, and some bullying experiences
- Local TV investigation reported multiple recent nurses raising patient-safety concerns
Living in Waterloo, IA
Waterloo sits in Iowa's Cedar Valley along the Cedar River, offering Midwestern small-city living with a proud agricultural and manufacturing heritage. Nurses relocating here will find a tight-knit community, affordable housing, and easy access to outdoor recreation along area trails and waterways.
- Metro price level · Waterloo area
- 87.1
- 13% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $923/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a first-year unit lane. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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