Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Rapid City, SD
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

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

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a mixed ICU position in Rapid City, SD, requiring a minimum of 1.5–2 years of ICU experience, Epic proficiency, and TNCC certification.

Details

• Mixed ICU setting (MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU) divided into pods within a 39-bed unit
• Complex ICU patient population including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma cases
• Diagnoses include ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac cath, post-surgical, and multiple system trauma with a heavy trauma volume
• Cardiac experience preferred but not required; CABG/TAVR post-op experience (24–48 hrs) is a plus
• Patient ratios are 1:1 or 1:2, with 1:3 occurring rarely based on acuity
• Charting via Epic (required) with Alaris pumps (transitioning to Baxter) and Omnicell
• 12-hour night shifts, 48 hours per week
• Every other weekend rotation
• No on-call requirements
• Floating to adult floors (including Med/Surg/Tele at a 1:4 ratio) is uncommon and only occurs when overstaffed

Requirements

• Active RN license — SD license or Compact RN license valid in South Dakota required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC (must be obtained prior to start if not already held)
• Minimum 1.5–2 years of ICU experience, excluding travel experience
• Epic EMR experience required
• Proficiency with IV medications including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Experience with hemodynamic lines, ventilator management, proning, and telemetry monitoring
• Impella, IABP, and CRRT experience strongly preferred
• At least one prior travel assignment required; first-time travelers will not be considered
• Two professional references dated within the past year required for consideration
• DOB and SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Travelers must reside at least 100 miles from any Monument Health facility to be eligible
• Former permanent staff must wait one year before returning in a travel capacity
• Unit support includes 1–2 CNAs per unit, a mobility float aide, 2 charge RNs overseeing all ICUs, 24/7 respiratory therapy, a resource nurse (staffing dependent), phlebotomy for peripheral draws, and ICU charge RNs for midline placement
• Physician coverage includes 3 intensivists on days and 2 intensivists plus an APP on nights
• Orientation consists of a hospital orientation followed by one 12-hour shift and one 8-hour shift on the ICU
• No RTO is approved during holidays or the Sturgis Bike Rally (first three weeks of August)
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be approved, but the contract must be extended to accommodate the full 13-week duration
• Required scrub color is navy
• Free parking is available on-site