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 18, 2026
• Length: 14 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced ICU RN for a 12-hour night shift position in a high-acuity, mixed ICU setting requiring Epic proficiency and TNCC certification.

Details

• Work in a 39-bed mixed ICU (MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU) divided into specialized pods within a hospital setting
• Patient population includes complex medical, surgical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma cases, with diagnoses such as ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac cath, post-surgical, and multi-system trauma
• Cardiac experience is preferred, including CABG/TAVR post-op (24–48 hours); fresh open-heart cases are not assigned to travelers unless they have verified experience
• Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:1 or 1:2, with 1:3 occurring rarely based on acuity
• Charting via Epic (required); Alaris pumps (transitioning to Baxter) and Omnicell also in use
• 12-hour night shifts, 48 hours per week
• Every-other-weekend rotation is the target, though not guaranteed
• No on-call requirements
• Floating is uncommon but possible to adult med/surg or tele floors at a 1:4 ratio when overstaffed

Requirements

• Active RN license in South Dakota (SD) or a Compact state required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC (must be obtained prior to start if not currently held)
• Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience, excluding travel assignments, strongly preferred; candidates with at least 1.5 years of ICU experience plus significant RN experience outside of ICU may be considered
• Epic EMR experience required
• Experience with IV medications including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics; hemodynamic line management; proning; ventilator management; and telemetry monitoring
• Experience with Impella, IABP, and CRRT strongly preferred
• Must reside at least 100 miles from any Monument Health facility
• 2 professional references dated within the past year required for consideration
• DOB and SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are not eligible; a minimum of one prior completed travel assignment is required
• Former permanent staff must wait at least 1 year before returning to this facility as a traveler
• Unit support includes 1–2 CNAs per unit plus a mobility float aide, 2 charge RNs overseeing all ICUs, a resource nurse (staffing dependent), 24/7 respiratory therapy, and physician coverage including 3 intensivists on days and 2 on nights plus an APP on nights
• Orientation includes hospital orientation, one 8-hour department orientation session, one 4-hour iLearns completion session, and two 12-hour floor orientation shifts
• May occasionally be expected to precept nursing students
• No RTO approved during holidays or during the Sturgis Bike Rally (first three weeks of August); up to 7 days of time off may be approved otherwise, with the requirement that any extension accommodates a full 13-week contract
• Scrub color: Navy
• Free parking is available on-site