Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,968 per week

Job Overview

Malone Healthcare - Nursing 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

08/02/2026

Duration

13 weeks

Hours Per Week

• 48 hours

Shift

• 12 hours, nights

Employment Type

Travel

Position Type

Contract (Travel Only)

Specialty

Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit (Mixed ICU)

Required Qualifications & Hard Stops

• Minimum 2 years of core ICU experience EXCLUDING travel experience is highly preferred.
• Exception: 1.5 years of ICU experience (excluding travel) may be considered only if the nurse has significant prior RN experience outside the ICU (requires management team approval).
• Not accepted. Must have a minimum of one completed travel assignment.
• Active South Dakota (SD) or Compact RN License required.
• BLS & ACLS, NIHSSTNCC (STRICTLY REQUIRED) – Decline travelers immediately if they are unwilling to have this in hand before day one.

Unit Environment & Patient Mix

• A large 39-bed mixed ICU divided into pods (MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU).
• High-acuity, fast-paced setting. Complex surgical, medical, neuro, and a heavy trauma population.

Clinical Skills Required

• High comfort with IV vasoactive drips (pressors, sedation, paralytics), hemodynamic lines, proning, ventilator management, and telemetry.

Device Preferences

• Impella, IABP, and CRRT experience are strongly preferred.

Cardiac/CVICU Note

• Cardiac experience (CABG/TAVR 24–48hr post-op) is preferred. Travelers will not be given fresh open hearts unless highly experienced and cleared. Travelers do not float to the CVICU side unless specifically qualified.

Unit Support & Staffing

• CNA Support: 1–2 Nurse Aides per unit + a dedicated mobility float aide.
• Charge Coverage: 2 Clinical Resource Nurses (CRNs) oversee all ICU pods and place all midlines.
• Ancillary Teams: 24/7 Respiratory Therapy (RT) on unit; Phlebotomy handles peripheral blood draws.
• Providers: 3 Intensivists on days; 2 Intensivists + 1 Advanced Practice Provider (APP) on nights.

About Malone Healthcare - Nursing

With a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.

Benefits

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