Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $2,200 to $2,404 per week in Rapid City, SD

Registered Nurse (RN) | Progressive Care UnitLocation: Rapid City, SDAgency: Care CareerPay: $2,200 to $2,404 per weekShift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hoursContract Duration: 13 WeeksStart Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Care Career to find a qualified PCU RN in Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701!

Travel PCU RN – Rapid City, SD
ID: 353635
Start: Oct 6, 2025
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift:Both Days and Nights available (12 Hours)
Weekly Pay: $2,404 Gross (based on 36 hrs/week)

Location: Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701

Unit Details:

• 64 beds across 2 floors (Ortho, Neuro, Surgical, MedSurg mix)

• Ratios: RN 1:4 (PCU and MedSurg), CNA 1:8

• Patient Types: Post-surgical (urology, bowel, abdominal), Ortho (joints, trauma), Neuro (CVA/TIA interventions, seizures, tumors, craniotomies, spinal surgeries), Medical (COPD, CHF, renal/hepatic failure, pneumonia, infections)

• Pod staffing: 2 RNs + 1 CNA for 8 patients

• Support: Dedicated charge RN (non-patient load), flex nurse daily, RT, phlebotomy, hospitalist, nurse clinician

Orientation:

• 2 days classroom/unit education + online learnings

• 2 preceptor shifts on the unit

Scheduling:

• 36 hrs/week, 6-week schedules

• Weekend rotation: Up to 4 of 6 weekends (Fri–Sun)

• No mandatory call, but may be placed on call if covering extra shifts

• Holiday RTO not accepted; must request prior to offer

• Time off: 1.5 weeks max (must extend contract for full 13 weeks)

• Blackout: Aug 1–18 annually (Sturgis Motorcycle Rally)

Other Info:

• Scrub Color: Navy Blue

• Free Parking

• Monthly audits on Pre/Post pain scoring (90% compliance required)

Number of Positions: 9

About Care Career

Care Career is redefining what healthcare staffing can be. By uniting leading healthcare staffing brands under one network, we connect clinicians and clients to more opportunities, better solutions, and stronger support. From major health systems and MSPs to specialty clinics nationwide, our portfolio delivers the reach, resources, and expertise needed to meet today's healthcare demands with tomorrow in mind.

Requirements

Requirements:

• Active RN license in South Dakota

• Minimum 1 year Intermediate/Stepdown RN experience (first-time travelers accepted if >1 yr experience and EPIC required)

• Must live 100 miles outside facility footprint

• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certifications required

• EPIC EMR experience required

• Skills: Telemetry interpretation, trach care (no fresh trachs), chest tubes, wound vac care, NG/JP drains, line management (PICC/Midline/CVL/PIV), TPN/tube feeding, blood transfusions, drip titration (Heparin, Insulin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Levophed 5 mcg)

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