ED RN - Emergency Department Registered Nurse
MercyOne
Mason City, Iowa
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Posted Aug 4, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 5, 2026
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Requirements
- Associate Degree in Nursing or graduate from an accredited RN program required
- Current RN licensure in the state of Iowa required
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
- Previous experience in acute care preferred, one year preferred
Benefits
- MercyOne Nurses Rock Scholarship - loan repayment for ADN or BSN
- Education Assistance offered
- Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater
- Competitive wages including weekend and night differentials
- Generous paid time off program
- Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1
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 Mason City, IA
Mason City sits in north-central Iowa with a small-town feel and ties to 'The Music Man' creator Meredith Willson. Nurses relocating here will find a tight-knit community, historic Prairie School architecture, and easy access to outdoor recreation along the Winnebago River.
- State price level · Iowa
- 87.8
- 12% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $882/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
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Emergency is a first-year unit lane. Fellowships take new grads. The windows matter.
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