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Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
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Hours: 48 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
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Length: 14 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a 48-hour/week ICU travel position in Rapid City, SD, requiring a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience, Epic proficiency, and TNCC certification.
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Mixed ICU setting with 39 beds divided into pods: MICU, SICU, CICU, and TICU
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Complex patient population including surgical, medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma cases; diagnoses include ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, post-cardiac cath, post-surgical, and multi-system trauma
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Cardiac experience preferred, particularly CABG/TAVR with 24–48 hours post-op experience
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Patient ratios are acuity-dependent: 1:1, 1:2, or rarely 1:3
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Charting via Epic (required); Alaris pumps (transitioning to Baxter) and Omnicell also in use
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12-hour night shifts, 48 hours per week
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Every-other-weekend rotation is the target schedule
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No on-call requirements
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Floating is uncommon but possible to adult floors including Med/Surg and Tele at a 1:4 ratio when overstaffed
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Active RN license in South Dakota or a Compact state
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Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC (must be obtained prior to start)
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Minimum 2 years of ICU experience excluding travel experience strongly preferred; candidates with at least 1.5 years of ICU experience plus significant RN experience outside of ICU may be considered
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Epic EMR experience required
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Proficiency with IV medications including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics; hemodynamic line management; proning; ventilator management; and telemetry
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Experience with Impella, IABP, and CRRT strongly preferred
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Must reside at least 100 miles from any Monument Health facility
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Two professional references dated within the past year required for consideration
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DOB and SSN required for consideration
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First-time travelers will not be considered; a minimum of one prior travel assignment is required
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Former permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning to this facility as a traveler
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Unit support includes 1–2 CNAs per unit plus a mobility float aide, 2 charge RNs overseeing all ICUs, a resource nurse (staffing dependent), phlebotomy (peripheral draws only), 24/7 respiratory therapy, and robust physician coverage (3 intensivists on days, 2 on nights plus an APP on nights)
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Orientation includes hospital orientation, one 8-hour department orientation with iLearns, one 4-hour iLearns session, and two 12-hour floor orientation shifts
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May occasionally be expected to precept students
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No RTO during holidays or the Sturgis Bike Rally (first 3 weeks of August); up to 7 days of RTO may be approved otherwise, with extensions required to fulfill the full contract
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Scrub color: Navy
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Free parking available on-site
