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Intensive Care Unit - Travel Registered Nurse

Trusted Health
Full-time
On-site
Rapid City, SD, United States

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 24 months of role experience is required with some in the last 12 months.

• Must have at least 24 months of Intensive Care Unit experience.

• 3 months of travel experience is required from any number of months.

• Experience with Epic is required from any number of months.

• BSN completion required

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a South Dakota license or compact license (required for submission).

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >100 miles from facility to be submitted.

• COVID vaccination required for submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required for submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• 12 months between Staff at Program: SimpliFi Program - Monument Health

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Previous Employment Requirements: Permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler

Required Skills/Experience: IV medications (vasopressors, sedation, paralytics), hemodynamic lines, proning, ventilator management, telemetry, strong critical thinking and assessment skills, working well in team setting, comfortable in fast pace setting with all critical patients.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Impella, IABP and CRRT – strongly preferred

• Will not take fresh open hearts unless they are experienced, and the facility felt comfortable with this – given to permanent staff

• Cardiac experience is preferred

• CABG/TAVR – 24 to 48 hrs post op experience is preferred

• 2 years of ICU experience excluding travel experience is most preferred

• If they have 1.5 years of ICU experience excluding travel and have significant RN experience outside of ICU, please have CRT send to management team for approval

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Diagnoses include but are not limited to: ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, s/p cardiac cath, post-surgical, multiple system trauma – heavy trauma population

Types of Patients on Unit: Complex ICU patients ranging from surgical, medical, cardiac (preferred), neuro and trauma

Unit/Facility Details:

• Free Parking

• Beds: 39 – MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU – mixed unit

• Patient Ratio - Acuity dependent

Special Requests:

• Expect someone with a 501 or 605 area code to reach out to interview you for this position.

• Please keep in mind when listing your start date availability, if you can start the day Monument Health is requesting, you are more likely to be selected for an interview or offer.

• Holiday Expectations: No RTO during holidays

Shift & Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation: As scheduled; specific rotation is not guaranteed

• No on call

• Up to 7 days – must extend to accommodate a full 13-week contract. No RTO during Sturgis Bike Rally (first 3 weeks in August every year)

Floating requirements

• Not common unless overstaffed. Could float to any adult floor – including Medsurg/Tele with 1:4 ratio. Confirm traveler comfortability during interview

• ICU RN qualified to float to ED

7 days maximum time off

2 references from last 12 months (Manager/Supervisor reference type) - required for submission

Proof of identification required

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course)

  • Skills Checklist: Yes
  • References: Yes
  • License Type: registered
  • License State: SD
  • Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Trauma Nurse Core Course, NIH Stroke Scale, Basic Life Support

Job Details

  • Job Type: Travel
  • Nurse/Patient: 1/1-3
  • Shift Type: Night
  • Contract Date: 2025-10-27
  • Expected Length: 13 weeks
  • Hours per Shift: 12
  • Shifts per Week: 4