ICU Registered Nurse
Rapid City, SD
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced travel RN for an ICU position in Rapid City, SD, requiring at least 2 years of non-travel ICU experience and TNCC certification.

Details

• Mixed ICU with 39 beds divided into pods: MICU, SICU, CICU, and TICU
• Complex ICU patient population including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma; heavy trauma volume
• Diagnoses include ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, s/p cardiac cath, post-surgical, and multiple system trauma
• Cardiac experience preferred, particularly CABG/TAVR post-op (24–48 hrs); not required for travelers
• Patient ratios are acuity-dependent: 1:1, 1:2, or rarely 1:3
• 12-hour day shifts, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend rotation (not guaranteed)
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating is uncommon but possible to adult floors including Med/Surg or Tele at a 1:4 ratio when overstaffed
• Charting system: Epic (required), Alaris pumps (transitioning to Baxter), and Omnicell

Requirements

• Active RN license — SD license or a Compact RN license currently in hand
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC (must be obtained prior to start)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience, excluding travel assignments
• Candidates with 1.5 years of non-travel ICU experience and significant RN experience outside the ICU may be considered on a case-by-case basis
• Epic EMR experience required
• Proficiency with IV medications including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Experience with hemodynamic lines, ventilator management, proning, and telemetry
• Experience with Impella, IABP, and CRRT strongly preferred
• Must reside more than 100 miles from any Monument Health facility
• Minimum of one prior travel nursing 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

• Unit support includes 1–2 CNAs per unit, a mobility float aide, 2 charge RNs overseeing all ICUs, a resource nurse (staffing dependent), 24/7 respiratory therapy, and physician coverage with 3 intensivists on days and 2 on nights plus an APP on nights
• Travelers will not be assigned fresh open heart cases; those are reserved for permanent staff
• Orientation includes hospital orientation, one 8-hour department orientation, one 4-hour iLearns session, and two 12-hour floor orientation shifts
• May be expected to precept nursing students
• Navy scrubs required
• Free parking available on site
• No RTO during holidays
• RTO requests of up to 7 days may be approved; no RTO during the Sturgis Bike Rally (first 3 weeks of August)
• Former permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler