Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU
- Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

• Specialty:
  NICU
  - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  11/16/2026
• Duration:
  15 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

To be considered for this Level III NICU RN travel position in Rapid City, SD, candidates need:

Experience and licensure:

• At least 1.5 years of experience. The posting does not explicitly state whether all experience must be in NICU.
• First-time travelers need 2+ years of experience.
• Completion of a board-approved nursing program and RN authorization to practice in South Dakota.
• Epic experience expected; candidates without it require approval through the recruiting team.

Certifications:

• BLS, NRP, and PALS required.
• STABLE preferred.

Required clinical skills:

• Neonatal ventilator management, IV starts, chest tube care, and IV medication titration.
• Ability to care for neonates of all gestational ages in a Level III NICU, including patients receiving high-frequency ventilation, nitric oxide, and total body cooling.
• Neonatal resuscitation experience preferred. The charge nurse attends deliveries.

Schedule and flexibility:

• 12-hour variable shifts. The unit will consider 36- or 48-hour contracts; this posting lists 48 guaranteed hours.
• Must be flexible with weekends; travelers may work mostly weekends.
• Must work 2 of 4 major holidays.
• Call applies only when placed on call for low census.
• Must float as needed to PICU, Pediatrics, Postpartum, Newborn Nursery, and adult constant observation assignments.
• Requested time off must be preapproved by management.

Travel eligibility and approval:

• Must live more than 100 miles from the facility.
• Former permanent employees must wait 1 full year before returning as travelers.
• Manager interview and final approval required.

The unit has 28 beds, with RN ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:4. Confirm the contracted weekly hours before submission.

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