Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,850 per week

Thrive Staffing 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: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 20 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title

Registered Nurse - ICU

City/State: Rapid City, South Dakota

Shift: 12 Hour Nights, 4x12 Nights, 19:00:00-07:00:00

Contract Length: 19 weeks

Start Date: 08/31/2026

Job Description:

The Registered Nurse in the ICU provides care for complex ICU patients ranging from surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma. Patients may have diagnoses such as ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac catheterization, post-surgical, and multiple system trauma. This role involves working with a mixed unit divided into pods and requires nurses not experienced in CVICU to avoid floating there unless they have the necessary specialty experience.

Responsibilities:

• Provide nursing care for complex ICU patients
• Manage patients with cardiac conditions and provide post-operative care
• Administer IV medications and manage hemodynamic lines
• Work collaboratively in fast-paced critical care settings
• Float to various adult floors if necessary

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience excluding travel experience
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, TNCC certifications required
• Completion of a nursing education program approved by a board of nursing; RN licensed in South Dakota
• Epic experience required
• Experience with telemetry, ventilator management, and proning

Thrive Staffing Job ID #18905270. 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: RN:ICU,19:00:00-07:00:00

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