Mercy Cedar Rapids·Baltimore, Maryland
The Registered Staff Nurse ensures accurate and clinically relevant communication with patients, families, and coworkers, demonstrating competent assessment, planning, intervention, coordination, and evaluation skills based on the patient's plan of care. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate documentation, functioning as a role model, directing licensed and non-licensed personnel, and adhering to safety guidelines while providing age-appropriate care.
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 [https://www.mercycare.org/news/2025/mercy-cedar-rapids-named-to-forbes-2025-list-of-americas-best-in/] on the state’s list.
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Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus | New Grads Welcome
Level III Trauma Facility – Fully equipped to treat complex and critical emergencies.
Advanced Technology – Cutting-edge equipment and resources to support exceptional patient care.
Highly Skilled Nursing Team – Many of our nurses are nationally certified in emergency nursing.
Innovative Nurse Residency Program – Mercy is the first hospital in Iowa to implement the Emergency Nurses Association’s Emergency Nurse Residency Program (ENRP). This program focuses on:
Strengthening clinical judgment and decision-making skills
Supporting new emergency nurses through structured mentorship
Improving retention and long-term career satisfaction
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
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 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 documentation parameters.
Functions as a role model for current and new staff by creating a healthy work environment to facilitate the department's or unit's ability to meet identified goals and objectives.
Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitor and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
Directs other licensed and non-licensed personnel in the provision of care to patients as assigned.
Demonstrate effective and age-appropriate communication as well as the ability to understand the needs of the patient including non-verbal communication, fears, anxieties and language/cultural barriers.
Responds within scope of practice to emergencies and life-threatening conditions.
Adheres to and promotes patient safety practices throughout the patient experience.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
Provides ongoing education to patients and families.
Delegates to other staff registered nurse, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians, unit secretaries, and other staff positions specific to the department.
Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.
Licensure, Certification, Registration
Mercy is an independent, community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years.
Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Market context
In Maryland, nursing openings that require an RN and outpatient care experience are typically competitive because employers often want candidates who can step into ambulatory workflows with limited onboarding. Strong applicants usually show familiarity with patient education, care coordination, and fast-paced clinic settings. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save time, then compare your outpatient experience to the core duties before applying.
