Job Title
RN (Registered Nurse) – ICU / Critical Care
Location
Aberdeen, SD | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 12-hour shifts (7:00 AM–7:30 PM or 7:00 PM–7:30 AM) | Rotating days/nights or straight nights available | Every other weekend (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) required with holiday rotation | No call requirement
Key Responsibilities
- Provide individualized nursing care for critically ill patients ranging from adolescent (16+) through geriatric populations in a medical/surgical critical care setting
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments using strong critical thinking skills to analyze data and respond appropriately to changing or emergent situations
- Interpret and respond to hemodynamic monitoring results; anticipate and manage patient complications, deterioration, and crisis situations
- Operate unit equipment including EPIC One Chart, PLUM IV smart pumps, central lines, arterial lines, ventilators, and IABP
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare team members; delegate and supervise unlicensed personnel as appropriate
- May float to Med/Surg when critical care census is low; may be asked to supervise nursing students assigned to the unit
Required Qualifications
- Active South Dakota RN license or multistate compact RN license required
- BLS and ACLS certification required
- Must be self-directed with effective communication skills to collaborate, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with peers, physicians, and patients/families
- Ability to utilize technology to enhance quality patient care
- Must live within 80 miles of the facility to be eligible for local placement consideration
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Minimum 2 years of CCU/critical care experience preferred
- Prior Med/Surg or Emergency Department experience a plus
- CCRN and/or TNCC certification preferred
Why Join Us
- Work in an 8-bed private room critical care unit with favorable nurse-to-patient ratios (1:1 or 1:2 for critical care patients) and no solo staffing — a minimum of 2 RNs are present whenever patients are in the department
- Structured onboarding includes facility orientation plus unit-specific orientation tailored to your prior experience and familiarity with equipment and charting systems