Travel Nurse RN - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - $2,565 per week in Rapid City, SD

Registered Nurse (RN) | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Location: Rapid City, SD
Agency: Malone Healthcare
Pay: $2,565 per week
Shift Information: 3 days x 12 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job ID: 883208


Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,565.27



Job Title


Registered Nurse - PICU / General Pediatrics (12-Hour Variable)

Location


Rapid City, SD | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type


Contract | Rotating Shifts | 12-Hour Variable | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care across a 15-bed General Pediatrics unit and a 5-bed PICU, caring for patients ages 0-18 as well as stable adult overflow
• Manage PICU patients requiring critical or intensive care services, including those with acute/chronic respiratory insufficiency, circulatory failure, neurologic disease, trauma, and oncologic conditions
• Titrate drips and provide care for mechanically ventilated patients in the PICU setting
• Perform physical assessments, evaluate patient symptoms and vital signs, and administer medications as prescribed
• Document accurately using the EPIC charting system and operate Omnicell and Draeger ventilators
• Educate patients and families on plan of care; may float to NICU (feeder/grower patients at 1:3 ratios) as needed

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure - South Dakota Board of Nursing (or compact eligibility)
• Minimum 2 years of PICU RN experience required
• BLS certification required
• PALS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Proficiency with EPIC electronic charting system

• Experience caring for pediatric patients across a broad range of diagnoses including respiratory illness, septicemia, trauma, and general surgical cases
• Comfort working in both General Pediatrics and PICU environments with varying patient ratios
• Experience with ultrasound-guided IV placement for difficult access
• Familiarity with Draeger ventilators and titratable drip management

• Traveler-friendly unit with a welcoming, supportive culture and robust on-unit resources including 24/7 hospitalist coverage, in-house intensivist during daytime hours, respiratory therapy, pediatric pharmacy, and dedicated charge nurse support
• Complimentary parking provided in an on-site parking garage