Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric
Rapid City, SD
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

• Agency: B4Health Simplifi MultiCare - IDR
• Job ID: 62477335
• Program: SimpliFi Travel
• Position: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Behavioral Health / Psychiatric
• Facility: Monument Health Behavioral Health Center
• Location: 915 Mountain View Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702 (Approximately 15 minutes from the main hospital)
• Assignment Length: 13 Weeks (89 Days)
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 Hours/Week
• Start Date: ASAP
• Interview Process: SimpliFi Clinical Interview

Schedule

• Shift: 12-Hour Variable
• Day Shift: 8:00 AM – 8:30 PM
• Night Shift: 8:00 PM – 8:30 AM
• Variable Scheduling: No guarantee of permanent days or nights throughout the assignment.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Required to work 2 of 4 holidays. If scheduled for Thanksgiving or Christmas, the other major holiday is off.
• On-Call: May be placed on low-census call depending on patient acuity.
• Blocked Scheduling: Not accommodated.

Requirements

Required Certifications

• Active South Dakota RN License
• AHA BLS
• CPI (Preferred before start; may obtain during assignment)

Required Education

• Graduate of an approved Nursing Program

Required Experience

• Minimum 1 year Behavioral Health/Psychiatric RN experience
• Candidates with less than 1.5 years require manager approval.
• First-time travelers accepted only with 2+ years of experience.

Clinical Skills

Candidates must be experienced and comfortable with:

• Adult and Pediatric Behavioral Health
• Physical restraints and patient take-down procedures
• Verbal de-escalation techniques
• Seclusion and restraint management
• Medication administration (PO & IM injections)
• Patient assessments
• Admission screenings
• Care planning and documentation
• Progress notes
• Minor wound care
• Vital signs
• Glucometer testing
• EKGs (training provided)
• Telephone and verbal physician orders
• Columbia Suicide Risk Screening
• Patient belongings documentation
• Discharge planning
• Team nursing model

Patient Population

Age Groups

• Children (5–17 years)
• Adults

Common Diagnoses

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Schizophrenia
• Psychosis
• Adjustment Disorders

Patient Types

• Behavioral Health / Psychiatric
• Facility may occasionally care for violent or aggressive patients.
• No dementia patients
• No severe autism patients
• No forensic/inmate patients
• No ECT treatments

Unit Details

• Beds: 52
• RN Ratio: 1:8
• Psych Tech Ratio: 1:10
• Charting: Epic
  • Epic experience preferred.
  • Candidates without Epic require CRT approval.
• Medication Dispensing: Omnicell

Support Services

• 24/7 Security (equipped with tasers)
• Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) available 24/7
• Panic alarm assigned to every caregiver
• Hallway, medication room, and nurses' station surveillance cameras
• Charge Nurse available 24/7
• On-call Psychiatrist/Physician available 24/7
• Daily laboratory services
• Behavioral Health staff draw STAT labs
• Night Resource Nurse (11:00 PM–9:30 AM)

Orientation

RN Orientation includes:

• 2 facility orientation shifts
• 1 day of online learning modules (I-Learns)
• 2 departmental orientation shifts

Floating

• May float between the three Behavioral Health units at the off-site facility.
• Techs may float to the Emergency Department or inpatient towers when overstaffed.
• Floating is only within the nurse's scope of practice.

Dress Code

• RN/LPN: Navy Scrubs
• Psych Tech: Pewter Grey
• Parking: Free

Submission Requirements

• Active South Dakota RN License
• Updated Resume
• AHA BLS
• Behavioral Health/Psych experience
• Epic experience preferred
• Minimum 1 year experience (manager approval required if under 1.5 years)

Additional Information

• Travelers must reside at least 100 miles from any Monument Health facility.
• Former Monument Health employees must wait 1 full year before returning as travelers.
• Candidates must understand they will care for both pediatric and adult psychiatric patients.
• Travelers must be physically capable of assisting with patient restraints and emergency behavioral interventions.
• Team nursing model is utilized throughout the unit.
• No RTO is permitted during the first three weeks of August due to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
• Variable shifts mean travelers should expect a mix of day and night assignments throughout the contract.
• This assignment is ideal for experienced Behavioral Health nurses who are comfortable in an acute psychiatric environment, have strong de-escalation skills, and enjoy working with both pediatric and adult patient populations.