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 including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma populations with diagnoses such as ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, post-cardiac cath, and multiple system trauma. Minimum 2 years of ICU experience (excluding travel experience) strongly preferred; candidates with at least 1.5 years of ICU experience plus significant RN experience outside of ICU may be considered.

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

Job ID: 887485

Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,275.63

Job Title

Registered Nurse - ICU (12-Hour Nights)
Location

Rapid City, SD | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 12-Hour Shifts | Expected 48 hours/week
Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to complex ICU patients including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma populations with diagnoses such as ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, post-cardiac cath, and multiple system trauma
• Manage IV medications including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics; maintain hemodynamic lines; and perform ventilator management and proning as needed
• Monitor and assess patients using telemetry, applying strong critical thinking skills in a fast-paced, all-critical-patient environment
• Maintain patient ratios of 1:1 or 1:2 (1:3 rare and acuity dependent); collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including intensivists, APPs, charge nurses, CNAs, and respiratory therapy
• Document accurately using Epic; operate Alaris infusion pumps and Omnicell systems
• May occasionally float to adult floors including Med/Surg or Tele; may be expected to precept nursing students

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the South Dakota Board of Nursing, or compact license eligible for South Dakota practice
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience (excluding travel experience) strongly preferred; candidates with at least 1.5 years of ICU experience plus significant RN experience outside of ICU may be considered
• 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
• Proficiency with Epic EMR is required
• Must reside at least 100 miles from any facility associated with this health system to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Cardiac ICU experience, including post-operative care for CABG/TAVR patients (24-48 hours post-op)
• Experience with Impella, IABP, and CRRT
• Comfort and experience working in a mixed ICU environment (MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU)
• 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, charge nurse oversight, CNA support, phlebotomy services, and a robust physician and APP presence on nights
• Complimentary on-site parking available; structured orientation program designed to set travelers up for success