Mercy Medical Center is a not for profit Catholic hospital serving the tri-state area of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin since 1879.  Mercy – Dubuque has 263 beds while Mercy – Dyersville is a critical access hospital with 25 beds and a 40-bed nursing home. 

Mercy offers a full range of acute care services, including invasive cardiology and open-heart surgery, Level II trauma center, Level II regional neonatal intensive care unit, general and orthopaedic surgery, psychiatric services and inpatient physical rehabilitation.  Mercy also operates two hospital-based skilled nursing units, extensive outpatient rehabilitation services, home health care, retail pharmacy and a wide range of outpatient, community and business services.  Mercy’s 1,300 full- and part-time employees and medical staff of 230 care for more than 56,000 inpatients and outpatients each year.

The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and achieved Magnet designation, the gold standard of patient care, in 2004 and was redesignated a Magnet hospital in 2009.

Mercy Medical Center is a member of Mercy Health Network in Iowa and is a Ministry Organization of Trinity Health based in Novi, Michigan.

Mercy is an organization that values and encourages diversity.  To learn more about Mercy and its opportunities for employment, please see the postings listed on this site or visit our website at www.mercydubuque.com.

Starting wage $12/hr!  No experience required!

Position hours:  Sunday-Saturday; varied hours 5:15am-1:45pm, 5:30am-2pm, 5:45am-2:45pm; every other weekend and holiday; on call and as needed

Under direct supervision of the Cafeteria Coordinator, the Dietary Assistant functions as part of the customer service team and assists in the preparation and serving of food for personnel and visitors.  Performs a variety of related cleaning and stocking duties.   Under direct supervision of the Chef Coordinator, the Cook functions as part of the Food Production Team to produce consistently high quality food for patients, personnel, and visitors.  Provides services for all age groups, infant to elderly.

Experience is not required.  On-the-job training is provided to reach normal productivity under close supervision.  High School diploma desirable, but not required.