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Refined Medical Staffing pays Travel Surgical ICU Nurses the most, averaging $3,350 per week, followed by ADN Healthcare ($3,247) and Staffmax Healthcare ($3,147). ADN Healthcare has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,487. For comparison, the Rapid City, SD average for Travel Surgical ICU Nurses is $2,843 per week — Refined Medical Staffing pays 18% more.

Rapid City, South Dakota pays Travel Surgical ICU Nurses the most, averaging $2,843 per week, followed by Sioux Falls, South Dakota ($2,752) and Aberdeen, South Dakota ($2,673). Sioux Falls, South Dakota has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,764. For comparison, the Rapid City, SD average for Travel Surgical ICU Nurses is $2,843 per week, roughly in line with Rapid City, South Dakota.

Rapid City, South Dakota pays Surgical ICU Nurses the most, averaging $40 per hour, followed by Sioux Falls, South Dakota ($29). Rapid City, South Dakota also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $44. For comparison, the Rapid City, SD average for Registered Nurses is $40 per hour, roughly in line with Rapid City, South Dakota.

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Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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