Travel ICU RN - $3,133 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: 14 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 14 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced ICU RN with at least one prior travel assignment for a 48-hour/week night shift contract in a high-acuity, mixed ICU setting.

Details

• 39-bed mixed ICU (MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU) divided into pods
• 12-hour night shift schedule, 48 hours per week
• Patient ratios of 1:1, 1:2, and occasionally 1:3 based on acuity
• Complex patient population including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma cases with a heavy trauma focus
• Common diagnoses include ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac cath, post-surgical, and multiple system trauma
• Cardiac experience preferred, including CABG/TAVR post-op care
• Impella, IABP, and CRRT experience strongly preferred
• Uses Epic charting system and Omnicell; Alaris pumps transitioning to Baxter pumps in October
• Floating not common but may occur to adult floors including Medsurg/Tele with 1:4 ratio
• Weekend rotation attempted for every other weekend, not guaranteed
• No on-call requirements
• Support includes 1-2 CNAs per unit, mobility float aide, charge RNs, resource nurse (staffing dependent), and 24/7 respiratory therapy
• 3 intensivists on days and 2 on nights with APP coverage overnight

Requirements

• Active SD or compact RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience, excluding travel experience
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC (must be willing to obtain TNCC prior to arrival if not already certified)
• Completion of an accredited nursing education program
• 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 environment
• Comfortable working a 48-hour/week contract
• Minimum of one prior travel assignment required

Additional Information

• ICU RNs may be qualified to float to the ED, and PCU RNs may float to ICU
• May be expected to precept nursing students
• Navy scrub color required
• Free parking available
• Orientation includes hospital orientation, department orientation with iLearns, and floor shift orientation
• No RTO permitted during holidays or during the Sturgis Bike Rally (first three weeks of August)
• Time off requests up to 7 days may be approved but must not shorten the required 13-week contract length
• Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility
• Permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Facility is known for being very traveler friendly and frequently renews travel contracts

American Traveler Job ID #P-756115. 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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