Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $3,094 per week

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

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/11/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Requirements

• Preferably 2 years of ICU experience outside travel assignments
• Candidates with 1.5 years of non-travel ICU experience and substantial other RN experience may be considered with management approval
• At least one completed travel assignment; first-time travelers are not accepted
• RN license through the South Dakota Board of Nursing
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC; TNCC must be obtained before arrival
• Must live at least 100 miles from any Monument Health facility

• Patients: High-acuity medical, surgical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma patients, including ARDS, MI, stroke, post-cath care, and multisystem trauma
• Ratios: Usually 1:1 or 1:2 based on acuity; 1:3 is rare
• Skills: Vasopressors, sedation, paralytics, hemodynamic lines, proning, ventilators, and telemetry
• Preferred: Cardiac experience, plus Impella, IABP, and CRRT
• Travelers are assigned to CVICU or fresh open-heart patients only when their experience supports it and the facility approves.

• Floating: Uncommon, but may include an adult Med/Surg or Tele floor with a 1:4 ratio
• Weekends: Every other weekend is the goal, but not guaranteed
• On-call: None
• Time off: Up to seven days, with a contract extension required to complete 13 weeks. No holiday RTO or RTO during the first three weeks of August for the Sturgis Bike Rally.
• Orientation: Department and online learning, followed by two 12-hour floor shifts
• Scrubs and parking: Navy scrubs; free parking
• May be asked to precept students.

TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1