Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $3,041 per week

Voca Healthcare 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: 11/29/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

ICU RN – Job Requirements

Job ID: 65762855 | Monument Health | Rapid City, SD

Required Qualifications

• ICU Experience: 2 years of staff ICU experience preferred (excluding travel experience).
  • Candidates with 1.5 years of staff ICU experience plus significant additional RN experience may be considered with management approval.
• Travel Experience: Minimum 1 completed travel assignment required. No first-time travelers.
• RN License: Active South Dakota RN license or qualifying compact multistate license.
• Required Certifications:
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS
  • TNCC — Must obtain before arrival. Candidates unwilling to obtain TNCC should be declined.
• Charting: Epic EMR experience required.
• Schedule: Must be willing to work 48 hours/week, with a rotating 36/48-hour schedule noted.
• Radius Rule: Must live at least 100 miles from any Monument Health facility.

Required Clinical Skills

• Experience with high-acuity medical, surgical, cardiac, neurological, and trauma ICU patients.
• Ventilator management, proning, and invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
• IV vasopressors, sedation, and paralytic medications.
• Telemetry interpretation and complex critical care assessments.
• Ability to manage critically ill patients in a fast-paced environment.

Strongly Preferred: Impella, IABP, CRRT, cardiac ICU experience, and post-CABG/TAVR care.

Assignment Details

Category

Details

Shift

12-hour nights

Guaranteed Hours

48 hours/week listed

Schedule

Rotating 36/48 hours (clarification needed)

Overtime

After 48 hours

Contract Length

13 weeks

Unit

39-bed mixed ICU (MICU/SICU/CICU/TICU)

Patient Ratios

1:1–2, rarely 1:3

Charting

Epic

Weekend Requirement

Every other weekend preferred, not guaranteed

Floating

Possible to adult Med/Surg/Tele units

On-Call

None

Scrub Color

Navy

Scheduling & Submission Requirements

• No RTO during holidays.
• No RTO during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (first 3 weeks of August).
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be considered, with a contract extension to complete 13 full weeks.
• Posting also lists RTO periods of February 2–11, March 5–11, and April 8–14; their applicability should be confirmed.
• Previous Monument Health permanent employees must be separated for at least 1 year.
• Must be comfortable floating to adult Med/Surg/Tele units when needed.
• Must provide an example of a time they exceeded a leader's expectations for the offer email.
• Clinical interview and manager approval required.

Quick Recruiter Screening Checklist

Candidate Screening

2+ years staff ICU experience, or 1.5 years with management approval

At least 1 completed travel assignment

Active SD RN or qualifying compact license

Current BLS, ACLS, NIHSS; TNCC before arrival

Epic EMR experience

High-acuity ICU experience: vents, pressors, sedation, hemodynamic monitoring

Available for 48-hour requirement / rotating 36–48-hour schedule

Lives 100+ miles from any Monument Health facility

Willing to float to adult Med/Surg/Tele units

Meets holiday, RTO, and prior employment restrictions

About Voca Healthcare

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours