Slate Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/10/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse - PCU -
POSITION DETAILS -
Required Certifications: RN: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Required Education: RN: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing.
Required experience? Intermediate/Stepdown Level RN: 1 year of nursing experience required
Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if greater than 1 year of experience
1st time traveler
MUST have EPIC experience
Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility
Permanent staff must wait 1 full year before returning as a traveler
UNIT HIGHLIGHTS -
Beds: 64 spread across 2 floors
Patient Types: This is a mixed acuity unit meaning there will be Intermediate Care acuity as well as Tele and MedSurg. Surgical: Urology, prostatectomy, bowel obstruction, mass removal, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, general abdominal surgeries
Ortho: Total joints (knees/hips/shoulders), Ortho Trauma External fixation, soft tissue injury and minor fractures
Neuro/Spine: CVA/TIA with Neuro Vascular Intervention coiling, clipping, potentially thrombectomy (may go to ICU but if they are stable could come back to ONS) modified ratios with this patient (CRN/flex RN will help to manage in immediate post-op time frame) Seizures/Epilepsy, brain tumor, hematoma, brain aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, AV Fistula, craniotomies with burr holes and/or shunts, Halos, Flaps
Please note: post neuro-intervention is a preferred experience - education and resources are provided by the unit if they have not had this patient type. Spinal Surgical - Laminectomies, Fusions, Discectomies
Please note: post neuro-intervention is a preferred experience - education and resources are provided by the unit if they have not had this patient type
General Medical: cellulitis, influenza, COVID, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, renal failure with or without the need for hemodialysis, hepatic failure, rib fracture, gastrointestinal disorders and infections, DVTs, UTIsWound care/Wound debridement, telemetry monitored patients
Patient Ratios: RN PCU: 1:4 (even for MedSurg assignments), CNA: 1:8
Support on the Unit: Pod structure for the unit 8 patients per pod; staffed with 2 RNs and 1 Nurse Aide, CNA: 1:8, Charge nurse: Two charge nurses for ONS that do not take a patient load (1 dedicated to each floor), Flex Nurse staffed daily 10a-10p, Phlebotomy? YesIV/VAT Team? NoResource Nurse during Dayshift/varied hours Nurse Clinician support available, RT: Yes, Hospitalist: Yes
Charting System: Epic required, Alaris, Omnicell.
REQUIRED SKILLS -
Intermediate/Stepdown RN: Comfortability to take MedSurg assignments
Previous experience with our types of patients above, including IMC/stepdown acuity and Neuro
Ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, chest tubes, trach care (no fresh traches), NGT tube placement and management, JP drains, line management PICC/Midline/CVL/PIV placement, wound vacs (Wound Care RN will change out the vac but RN must know how to assess and will need to change to wet/dry dressing in case of malfunction), wound care/dressing changes, medication administration, TPN/tube feeding, blood product transfusions, urinary and fecal collection devices
Drip titration of below medications: most commonly Heparin, Insulin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Levophed (up to 5 mcg), occasionally esmolol drips (will train if traveler has not done these) or other Betablockers or other antihypertensives.
Slate Healthcare Job ID #e756304d-ff58-4ebf-9e2b-0b34b77f173f. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About Slate Healthcare
Slate Healthcare is a premier travel healthcare staffing agency, connecting healthcare professionals with thousands of opportunities at top-tier hospitals and facilities across the country.
We’re committed to supporting nurses and allied health professionals in building stable, fulfilling careers—while embracing the freedom and excitement that comes with travel. Our goal is simple: to offer flexibility, competitive pay, and personalized placements that align with each clinician’s lifestyle and career goals.
At Slate, we empower our professionals to choose when and where they work, while ensuring they receive the highest compensation possible—because we believe that exceptional care starts with empowered caregivers.
