Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Rapid City, SD
IDR Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) – Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Rapid City, South Dakota
13-Week Travel Contract | 4x12 Days | 48 Hours Guaranteed

Job Overview

Seeking an experienced ICU RN for a high-acuity, mixed medical-surgical critical care environment. This is a 48-hour contract and is not negotiable — candidates must be comfortable working 4x12s weekly.

The unit includes MICU, SICU, CICU, and TICU patient populations within a 39-bed ICU divided into pods. This role requires strong clinical judgment and comfort managing complex, critically ill adult patients.

Minimum one prior travel assignment required. First-time travelers will not be considered.

Schedule

• 4x12 Hour Day Shift
• 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• 48 hours guaranteed weekly
• 13-week assignment
• Every other weekend (not guaranteed)
• No call required

Patient Population

• Medical, surgical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma ICU
• ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID
• Post-cardiac cath
• Post-surgical patients
• Multi-system trauma (heavy trauma population)

Cardiac experience preferred (CABG/TAVR 24–48 hrs post-op).
Fresh open hearts assigned only if experienced and appropriate.

Ratios

• 1:1
• 1:2
• 1:3 (rare; acuity dependent)

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years ICU experience (excluding travel experience preferred)
• Experience with:
  • Vasopressors, sedation, paralytics
  • Hemodynamic monitoring
  • Proning
  • Ventilator management
  • Telemetry
• Comfortable in fast-paced, high-acuity setting
• Epic experience required

Strongly Preferred:
Impella, IABP, CRRT experience

Floating

• Not common unless overstaffed
• May float to adult med/surg or telemetry (1:4 ratio)
• ICU RNs may float to ED if qualified
• PCU RNs may float to ICU if qualified

Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• TNCC (must obtain prior to start if not currently held)

Additional Details

• Must live 100+ miles from facility
• No RTO during holidays
• Up to 7 days RTO allowed (must extend contract to accommodate)
• May be expected to precept students
• Navy scrubs
• Free parking