Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $3,133 per week

American Traveler 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: 08/10/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 10, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an ICU position in Rapid City, SD, requiring a minimum of 1.5–2 years of ICU experience, Epic proficiency, and active TNCC certification.

Details

• Mixed ICU unit divided into pods covering MICU, SICU, CICU, and TICU (39 beds total); travelers would not float into the CVICU side unless experienced in that specialty
• Complex ICU patient population including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma cases
• Diagnoses include ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac cath, post-surgical, and multiple system trauma — heavy trauma population
• Cardiac experience preferred (not required); CABG/TAVR 24–48 hrs post-op experience is a plus, but fresh open-heart cases are not assigned to travelers unless experienced
• Patient ratios: 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3 (rare), acuity dependent
• Charting system: Epic (required); Alaris pumps (transitioning to Baxter pumps) and Omnicell
• 12-hour night shifts, 48 hours per week
• Every-other-weekend rotation (not guaranteed)
• No on-call requirements
• Floating is uncommon but possible to any adult floor including Med/Surg or Tele at a 1:4 ratio when overstaffed

Requirements

• Active RN license — South Dakota (SD) or Compact license required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC (must be obtained prior to start)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience excluding travel experience strongly preferred; candidates with at least 1.5 years of ICU experience (excluding travel) combined with significant non-ICU RN experience may be considered
• Epic EMR experience required
• Proficiency with IV medications including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics; hemodynamic lines; proning; ventilator management; and telemetry
• Experience with Impella, IABP, and CRRT strongly preferred
• Strong critical thinking, assessment skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced, all-critical-patient environment
• Must have completed a board of nursing–approved nursing education program
• 2 professional references dated within the past year required for consideration
• DOB and SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Must reside more than 100 miles from any Monument Health facility to be eligible
• Prior permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers are not eligible — a minimum of one prior travel assignment is required
• Unit support includes 1–2 CNAs per unit, a mobility float aide, 2 charge RNs overseeing all ICUs, phlebotomy (peripheral draws only), resource nurse (staffing dependent), RT available 24/7, and 3 intensivists on days / 2 on nights plus an APP on nights
• Orientation consists of one 8-hour hospital orientation, one 4-hour iLearns session, and two 12-hour floor orientation shifts
• May be expected to precept nursing students
• No RTO approved during holidays or the Sturgis Bike Rally (first 3 weeks of August); up to 7 days of RTO may be approved otherwise, with contract extension required to accommodate
• Scrub color: Navy
• Free parking available on-site

American Traveler Job ID #P-729640. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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