Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,881 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: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 22 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: 21 weeks

Start Date: 08/17/2026

Job Description:

The Registered Nurse for the ICU is responsible for providing care to complex ICU patients including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma cases. Applicants should possess strong critical thinking and assessment skills, comfort with IV medications and ventilator management, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced setting with critical patients.

Responsibilities:

• Care for complex ICU patients with conditions such as ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, and trauma.
• Manage hemodynamic lines, proning, and telemetry.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team including 24/7 RT and physicians.
• Ensure compliance with hospital and unit protocols.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years ICU experience, excluding travel; or 1.5 years with significant RN experience outside ICU.
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, TNCC.
• Comfortable working 48-hour week contracts.
• Experience with Epic, Impella, IABP, and CRRT preferred.
• Completion of a nursing education program approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing.

Thrive Staffing Job ID #18755856. 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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