Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 15 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
PCU / Tele RN – Job Requirements
Job ID: 64641851 | Monument Health | Rapid City, SD
Required Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum 1 year of RN experience, including PCU/Intermediate Care/Stepdown experience.
- First-Time Travelers: Accepted with more than 1 year of experience, but must have Epic experience.
- RN License: Active South Dakota RN license or qualifying compact multistate license.
- Required Certifications:
- Charting: Epic EMR experience required.
- Floating: Must be willing to float to other adult inpatient units, including Med/Surg, Ortho/Neuro, Heart & Vascular, Oncology, and Observation.
- Patient Acuity: Must be comfortable caring for Med/Surg, Telemetry, and Intermediate Care patients.
- Radius Rule: Must live at least 100 miles from any Monument Health facility.
Required Clinical Skills
- Cardiac telemetry monitoring and rhythm interpretation.
- Experience with PCU/Stepdown and neurological patients.
- IV drip titration, including heparin, insulin, Cardizem, amiodarone, and occasionally esmolol.
- PICC, midline, central line, and peripheral IV management.
- Chest tubes, NG tubes, drains, and wound care.
- Blood transfusions, TPN, and tube feedings.
- Management of medical, surgical, and intermediate-acuity patients.
Assignment Details
Category
Details
Shift
12-hour nights
Guaranteed Hours
48 hours/week
Unit Size
36–48 beds
Patient Population
90% Med/Surg / 10% Intermediate Care
Med/Surg Ratios
1:5–6
Med/Surg Tele Ratios
1:5
Intermediate Care Ratios
1:4
Charting
Epic
Weekend Requirement
Up to 4 of every 6 weekends
Floating
Other adult inpatient units
On-Call
No mandatory call
Scrub Color
Navy Blue
Scheduling & Submission Requirements
- Holiday RTO is generally not accepted; requests around winter holidays require manager approval.
- No RTO during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally blackout period (first 2–3 weeks of August).
- Up to 1.5 weeks of RTO may be considered. Contract extension required if taking a full week off.
- Previous Monument Health permanent employees must wait 1 full year before returning as travelers.
- Must be comfortable taking Med/Surg assignments; candidates unwilling to do so should be declined.
- Must maintain 90% compliance with pre/post pain assessment documentation audits.
- Unit manager interview and approval required.
Quick Recruiter Screening Checklist
Candidate Screening
1+ year of RN experience with PCU/Intermediate Care acuity
Epic EMR experience
Active South Dakota RN or qualifying compact license
Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
Comfortable with Med/Surg, Telemetry, and Intermediate Care assignments
Experience with cardiac monitoring, IV drips, lines, and drains
Willing to float to other adult inpatient units
Available for 48 hours/week and required weekends
Lives 100+ miles from any Monument Health facility
Meets holiday/RTO and prior employment restrictions
About Voca Healthcare
As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.
As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care is in high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way. Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.
Benefits
- Holiday Pay
- 401k retirement plan
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Guaranteed Hours