Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,275 per week in Rapid City, SD

Provide direct nursing care to complex ICU patients across surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma populations in a mixed ICU environment divided into pods (MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU). Work in a well-supported ICU environment with 24/7 respiratory therapy coverage, intensivist physician coverage on all shifts, charge nurse oversight, CNA support, and access to resource nurses.

TravelNurseSource is working with Malone Healthcare to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701!

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to complex ICU patients across surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma populations in a mixed ICU environment divided into pods (MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU)
• Manage patients with diagnoses including ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac cath, post-surgical, and multiple system trauma
• Administer and monitor IV medications including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics; manage hemodynamic lines, ventilators, and proning procedures
• Maintain patient ratios of 1:1 or 1:2 (1:3 rare, acuity dependent); apply strong critical thinking and assessment skills in a fast-paced, all-critical-patient environment
• Document accurately using Epic; may float to adult floors including Med/Surg or Telemetry if overstaffed
• May be expected to precept nursing students

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license; South Dakota Board of Nursing licensure required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience (excluding travel experience) strongly preferred; candidates with 1.5 years of ICU experience (excluding travel) plus significant RN experience outside of ICU may be considered on a case-by-case basis
• Minimum one prior travel assignment required; first-time travelers will not be considered
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• TNCC certification required - candidates unwilling to obtain prior to start will not be considered
• Epic EMR proficiency required
• Must reside at least 100 miles from any facility location to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Cardiac experience preferred, including CABG/TAVR and 24-48 hours post-op care
• Experience with Impella, IABP, and CRRT strongly preferred
• Comfort with telemetry monitoring and hemodynamic line management
• Experience floating to the ED (ICU-qualified RNs) or ICU (PCU-qualified RNs)

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with 24/7 respiratory therapy coverage, intensivist physician coverage on all shifts, charge nurse oversight, CNA support, and access to resource nurses
• Free on-site parking available