Registered Nurse (RN) - Hiawatha Outpatient Surgery Center (PRN)

Mercy Cedar Rapids has been recognized on the Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025, earning a spot in the Top 10 for Iowa. Mercy was also the  highest-ranked healthcare employer on the state’s list.

Registered Nurse - Hiawatha Surgery Center

Location: Mercy Outpatient Surgery Center – Hiawatha, IA (conveniently located just off I-380)

Schedule: Monday–Friday | No weekends, holidays, or call

Surgery Center Website: Mercy Surgery Center - Hiawatha, IA - Mercy Medical Center

A Rare Opportunity in Outpatient Surgery

Are you an experienced Intra-Op RN looking for a fulfilling, Monday–Friday role? Join Mercy Cedar Rapids at our Hiawatha Outpatient Surgery Center, where you’ll work with a dedicated surgical team specializing in same-day total procedures, including: orthopedics, ophthalmologic and podiatry across 5 fully equipped Operating Rooms.

Procedure Specifics include:

Ortho - total joints, fractures, sports medicine, foot, ankle and hand

Ophthalmology - cataracts, blepharoplasty, glaucoma treatment, corneal transplant and more

Podiatry - Bunionectomy, plantar facial release, digital arthroplasty, hammertoe repair

This is a rare chance to step into a high-functioning surgical environment — without weekend, holiday, or on-call hours — while still making a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.

Why Choose Mercy Cedar Rapids?

• Independent and locally managed for over 120 years
• Consistent weekday schedule — excellent for work-life balance
• Full benefits with a $15,000 sign-on bonus
• Supportive, team-based culture where your voice matters
• Opportunities to grow within a high-performing surgical team
• Accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)

How You'll Win

As an RN in the Hiawatha Surgery Center, you will:

• Anticipate surgical flow and stay two steps ahead
• Protect sterile field integrity and patient safety - every case, every time
• Drive efficiency without compromising care quality
• Be a trusted partner to surgeons and anesthesia
• Contribute to a culture that runs on accountability and respect

Why This Team Stands Out

• Tight-knit, high functioning OR team
• Leaders who remove barriers, not create them
• Expectations are clear, feedback is direct, wins are recognized
• You'll be heard and expected to contribute

Ready to Join Us?

Keep reading for the full job description to complete your application today!

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Summary

This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by being a competent, respectful, and compassionate professional who is able to safely, appropriately, accurately, efficiently and independently follow Mercy's standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop a plan, and educate patients and families.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Ensure that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.

• Demonstrates competent assessment, planning, intervention, coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care.

• Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient centered care model.

• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures.

• Maintains accurate and real time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team, according to hospital policy and procedure related to documentat