Travel ICU RN - $2,977 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/28/2026
• Duration: 15 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 15 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with at least one prior travel assignment and 2+ years of ICU experience for a 39-bed mixed ICU treating complex medical, surgical, cardiac, and trauma patients.

Details

• Work in a 39-bed mixed ICU (MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU) divided into pods
• Treat complex ICU patients including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma cases with diagnoses such as ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac cath, and multi-system trauma
• RN to patient ratios of 1:1, 1:2, and rarely 1:3 depending on acuity
• 12-hour day shift schedule totaling 48 hours per week
• Weekend rotation targeted at every other weekend, though not guaranteed
• No on-call requirements
• Floating uncommon but possible to any adult floor, including Medsurg/Tele at a 1:4 ratio, if overstaffed
• Would not float to the CVICU side unless experienced in that specialty
• Uses Epic charting system, Alaris pumps (transitioning to Baxter pumps in October), and Omnicell

Requirements

• Active RN license (SD or Compact) currently in hand
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC required (must be willing to obtain TNCC prior to arrival if not already certified)
• Completion of an approved nursing education program
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience, excluding travel experience, preferred
• Epic EMR experience required
• Experience with IV medications including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Experience with hemodynamic lines, proning, ventilator management, and telemetry
• Strong critical thinking, assessment skills, and ability to work well in a fast-paced team setting
• Impella, IABP, and CRRT experience strongly preferred
• Cardiac experience (CABG/TAVR 24-48 hrs post-op) preferred but not required
• Comfortable working a 48-hour per week contract

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to a complex ICU patient population in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Unit supported by 1-2 CNAs plus a mobility float aide, 2 charge RNs overseeing all ICUs, 24/7 respiratory therapy, and on-site intensivists and APPs
• Peripheral blood draws performed by phlebotomy; ICU RNs place all midlines
• Orientation includes hospital orientation, department orientation with iLearns, and floor shifts, with an additional independent shift for 48-hour contract travelers
• May be expected to precept nursing students
• Navy scrub color required
• Free parking available
• Must reside at least 100 miles from any facility within the health system to qualify for the travel position
• Permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• No RTO permitted during holidays or during the first three weeks of August (Sturgis Bike Rally)
• Time off requests of up to 7 days may be approved but must not shorten the required 13-week contract length
• This facility has a strong reputation for renewing travelers
• First-time travelers will not be considered; at least one prior travel assignment is required

American Traveler Job ID #P-753251. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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