Travel ICU Registered Nurse

Job Overview

The Good Life Med Staff 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:
  
  07/20/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, days
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Minimal

Experience:

2 years of ICU experience excluding travel experiences most preferred. If have 1.5 years of ICU experience excluding travel and have significant RN experience outside of ICU, management team will need to give approval.

Required

Certifications:

BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, TNCC (REQUIRED)

Scope & Responsibilities: Complex ICU patients ranging from surgical, medical, cardiac (preferred), neuro and trauma. Diagnoses include ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, s/p cardiac cath, post-surgical, multiple system trauma heavy trauma population. Cardiac experience preferred (not required): CABG/TAVR 24‑48 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.

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. ICU RN peripheral blood draws only, ICU CRN places all midlines.

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

The Good Life Med Staff Job  #. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax‑free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:

ICU,07:00:00-19:00:00.

We are a Travel Nursing Agency, connecting compassionate caregivers who love adventure with amazing opportunities. We want to bring you to The Great Life! Connecting, Caring, and Competing for the best opportunities to help you reach your goals!

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus