Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ED
- Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

• Specialty:
  ED
  - Emergency Department
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  11/16/2026
• Duration:
  20 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Emergency Department RN – Job Requirements

Job :  | Monument Health | Rapid City, SD

• ED
  
  Experience:
  
  2 years of staff ED RN experience preferred (excluding travel experience).
  • Candidates with 1.5 years of staff ED experience plus 2 years of RN experience outside the ED may be considered with manager approval.
• Travel
  
  Experience:
  
  Must have completed at least one travel assignment. No first-time travelers.
• RN License:
  Active South Dakota RN license or qualifying compact multistate license.
• Required
  
  Certifications:
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS
  • TNCC
  • PALS
• Preferred
  
  Certifications:
  
  CPI, MAB, or MOAB.
• Charting:
  Epic experience preferred; candidates without Epic must be flagged to the clinical review team.
• Radius Rule:
  Must live more than 100 miles from any Monument Health facility.

• Experience caring for pediatric through geriatric ED patients, including critically ill patients.
• Experience with high-acuity trauma, including gunshot wounds, stab wounds, motor vehicle accidents, and falls.
• Emergency care for stroke, sepsis, DKA, respiratory emergencies, and GI bleeds.
• Triage experience, including ESI assessments, prioritization, and rapid recognition of unstable patients.
• Ability to manage multiple high-acuity patients and make independent clinical decisions.
• Sexual Assault Patient Care:
  Must be comfortable participating in evidence collection, including swabs, clothing collection, and patient interviews. Training resources and support are available.

Category

Details

Shift

12-hour variable

Guaranteed Hours

36 hours/week

ED Size

33 beds plus 8 trauma/resuscitation beds

Trauma Level

Level II

Patient Volume

150–180 patients/day

RN Ratios

1:4–5

Charting

Epic

Weekend Requirement

May be scheduled every weekend

Floating

May float as a task nurse to Med/Surg, PCU, or ICU

On-Call

None

Scrub Color

Navy

Variable Shift Options: 6:30 AM–7:00 PM, 10:00 AM–10:30 PM, 12:00 PM–12:30 AM, 2:00 PM–2:00 AM, and 6:30 PM–7:00 AM.

Travelers will not work both day and night shifts in the same week.

• Must be flexible with variable shifts and potentially frequent weekend scheduling.
• No time-off requests during the first 3 weeks of August (Sturgis Motorcycle Rally).
• All other RTO requires manager approval.
• Previous Monument Health permanent employees must wait 1 full year before returning as travelers.
• Must be comfortable floating to inpatient units as a task nurse only, not taking a full patient assignment.
• Clinical interview and unit manager approval required.

Candidate Screening

2 years staff ED experience, or 1.5 years plus 2 years other RN experience with approval

At least 1 completed travel assignment

Active South Dakota RN or qualifying compact license

Current BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, TNCC, and PALS

Experience with high-acuity trauma and critically ill ED patients

Pediatric through geriatric emergency care experience

ESI triage and prioritization skills

Comfortable assisting with sexual assault evidence collection

Flexible with variable shifts, weekends, and task-nurse floating

Lives more than 100 miles from any Monument Health facility

As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.

As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care is in high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way.

Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours