PHP 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: 09/22/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
447239
- Level II Trauma Center
Level III NICU
Level II Pediatric Trauma
Magnet Designated
Primary Stroke and Chest Pain Center
Teaching Hospital
417 Beds
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
Will you accept a first-time traveler? No. Minimum one prior travel assignment.
Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility
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 leader s expectations and share this information in your offer email.
Support on the Unit:
CNA: 1-2 Nurse Aide s per unit + mobility float aide
Charge nurse: 2 CRN s 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
Alaris- (Will be switching to Baxter Pumps by October)
Omnicell
Floating: If yes, where?
Not common unless overstaffed. Could float to any adult floor including Medsurg/Tele with 1:4 ratio. Confirm traveler comfortability during interview
Orientation: (facility and unit)
Hospital orientation
(1) 12 hour shift and (1) 8 hour shift in the ICU
Scheduling:
About PHP
At PHP, you are always the first focus! For us, it isn’t simply about hiring staff, it’s about building a solid family of healthcare professionals by expanding their premium employment opportunities, guiding them through every step of the process, and providing them with the highest compensation and best benefit packages in the industry. With over 20 years of experience, travel contracts in all 50 states and internationally, and many industry awards and recognitions, Premier Healthcare Professionals focuses on quality, not quantity. That is our commitment!
