ICU Nurse
Rapid City, SD
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Mar 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift travel assignment requiring a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience and Epic proficiency.

Details

• Mixed ICU setting with 39 beds divided into pods covering MICU, SICU, CICU, and TICU; travelers will not float to the CVICU side unless experienced in that specialty
• Complex patient population including ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac cath, post-surgical, and multiple system trauma with a heavy trauma population
• Cardiac experience preferred, including CABG/TAVR with 24–48 hrs post-op experience; fresh open heart cases are reserved for permanent staff
• Patient ratios are acuity-dependent: 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3 (rare)
• Charting via Epic (required); Alaris pumps (transitioning to Baxter) and Omnicell also in use
• 12-hour night shifts at 48 hours per week
• Every other weekend rotation (not guaranteed)
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating is uncommon but may occur to adult floors including Med/Surg or Tele at a 1:4 ratio when overstaffed

Requirements

• Active RN license in South Dakota or a compact state license is required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC (TNCC must be obtained prior to start)
• Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience excluding travel assignments is strongly preferred; candidates with at least 1.5 years of ICU experience (excluding travel) plus significant RN experience outside of ICU may be considered
• Epic EMR experience required
• Proficiency with IV medications including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics; hemodynamic line management; proning; ventilator management; and telemetry
• Experience with Impella, IABP, and CRRT strongly preferred
• Must reside at least 100 miles from any Monument Health facility
• Two professional references dated within the past year are required for consideration
• DOB and SSN are required for consideration

Additional Information

• Orientation consists of one 12-hour shift and one 8-hour shift on the ICU unit, plus a hospital orientation
• Unit support includes 1–2 CNAs per unit, a mobility float aide, 2 charge RNs overseeing all ICUs, respiratory therapy 24/7, phlebotomy (peripheral draws only), and ICU charge RNs who place all midlines
• Physician coverage includes 3 intensivists on days, 2 on nights, plus an APP on nights
• May be expected to precept nursing students
• Navy scrubs required
• No RTO will be approved during holidays or the Sturgis Bike Rally (first 3 weeks of August)
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be approved; extensions may be required to fulfill the full 13-week contract
• First-time travelers are not accepted; at least one prior travel assignment is required
• Permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning to this facility as a traveler
• Free parking is available on-site