Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 01/12/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

• General Information
• Beds: 39 - MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU - mixed unit

• Minimal Experience:
• 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.

• Permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler

• Patient Types:
• Complex ICU patients ranging from surgical, medical, cardiac (preferred), neuro and trauma

• Diagnoses include but are not limited to: ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, s/p cardiac cath, post-surgical, multiple system trauma - heavy trauma population

• Cardiac experience is preferred (not required): CABG/TAVR - 24 to 48 hrs post op experience is preferred but not required for travelers
• Will not take fresh open hearts unless they are experienced, and the facility felt comfortable with this - given to permanent staff

• Patient Ratios:
• RN: 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 (rare) - acuity dependent

• Required Certifications:
• BLS

• ACLS

• NIHSS

• TNCC (REQUIRED) - please decline travelers that would not be willing to obtain this certification prior to arrival

• Required Education:
• Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

• Skills required:
• Epic experience

• Comfortability working a 48hr/week contract - this is not negotiable for this unit

• Experience with the above-mentioned patients
• If traveler has experience outside of this specialty - please include this is your offer details
• ICU RN qualified to float to ED

• PCU RN qualified to float to ICU

• Experience with 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.

• Impella, IABP and CRRT - strongly preferred

• Please ask traveler to describe a time when they exceeded a leaders expectations and share this information in your offer email.

• Support on the Unit:
• CNA: 1-2 Nurse Aides per unit + mobility float aide

• Charge nurse: 2 CRNs oversee all ICUs

• Phlebotomy? Yes, peripheral blood draws only

• IV/VAT Team? ICU CRNs place all midlines

• Resource Nurse: Yes, staffing dependent

• RT: Yes, 24/7

• Physicians: 3 Intensivists on days, 2 on nights + APP on nights

• Charting System:
• Epic - REQUIRED FOR ED & ICU

• Floating: If yes, where?
• Not common unless overstaffed. Could float to any adult floor - including Medsurg/Tele with 1:4 ratio.

• Orientation: (facility and unit)
• Hospital orientation

• (1) 12 hour shift and (1) 8 hour shift in the ICU

• Scheduling:
• Weekend rotation: Every other-but not guaranteed

• Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No

• Holiday Expectations: No RTO during holidays

• Approval of time off? 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)

About Malone Healthcare - NursingBenefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance