Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $3,155 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: ASAP
• Duration: 18 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 14, 2026
• Length: 18 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 48-hour/week night shift contract requiring prior travel experience and a SD or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a 39-bed mixed ICU unit (MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU) divided into pods
• Care for complex ICU patients including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and heavy trauma populations
• Common diagnoses include ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac cath, and multiple system trauma
• RN to patient ratios of 1:1, 1:2, and rarely 1:3 depending on acuity
• 12-hour night shifts, 48 hours per week
• Floating to any adult floor including MedSurg/Tele (1:4 ratio) possible if overstaffed, but uncommon
• No on-call requirements
• Every other weekend rotation attempted but not guaranteed
• Epic EMR required
• Alaris pumps in use, transitioning to Baxter pumps in October
• Omnicell system used for medication dispensing
• 24/7 respiratory therapy support and dedicated charge nurses on each ICU pod
• CNA and mobility float aide support available per unit

Requirements

• Active RN license (South Dakota or Compact) required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• TNCC certification required or must be willing to obtain prior to arrival
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required, excluding travel assignments
• At least one prior travel assignment required
• Completion of an accredited nursing education program
• Epic EMR experience required
• Experience with IV vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics required
• Experience with hemodynamic lines, proning, and ventilator management required
• Telemetry experience required
• Strong critical thinking, assessment, and teamwork skills required
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-acuity ICU environment
• Experience with Impella, IABP, and CRRT strongly preferred
• Cardiac ICU experience preferred, including CABG/TAVR post-op care

Additional Information

• Provide direct critical care nursing across a mixed ICU population
• May be asked to precept nursing students
• Navy scrub color required
• Free parking available on site
• No RTO permitted during hospital-designated holidays
• No RTO permitted during the first three weeks of August due to the Sturgis Bike Rally
• Time off requests up to 7 days may be approved but must extend the contract to a full 13 weeks
• Travelers must live 100 miles away from any facility within the health system
• Permanent staff must wait one year before returning as a travel employee
• Facility is known for renewing travel contracts frequently

American Traveler Job ID #P-750223. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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