Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Aberdeen, SD

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Aberdeen, SD
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

RN (Registered Nurse) – ICU / Critical Care

Location

Aberdeen, SD | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 12-hour shifts (7:00 AM–7:30 PM or 7:00 PM–7:30 AM) | Rotating days/nights or straight nights available | Every other weekend (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) required with holiday rotation | No call requirement

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individualized nursing care for critically ill patients ranging from adolescent (16+) through geriatric populations in a medical/surgical critical care setting
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments using strong critical thinking skills to analyze data and respond appropriately to changing or emergent situations
• Interpret and respond to hemodynamic monitoring results; anticipate and manage patient complications, deterioration, and crisis situations
• Operate unit equipment including EPIC One Chart, PLUM IV smart pumps, central lines, arterial lines, ventilators, and IABP
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare team members; delegate and supervise unlicensed personnel as appropriate
• May float to Med/Surg when critical care census is low; may be asked to supervise nursing students assigned to the unit

Required Qualifications

• Active South Dakota RN license or multistate compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• Must be self-directed with effective communication skills to collaborate, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with peers, physicians, and patients/families
• Ability to utilize technology to enhance quality patient care
• Must live within 80 miles of the facility to be eligible for local placement consideration

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Minimum 2 years of CCU/critical care experience preferred
• Prior Med/Surg or Emergency Department experience a plus
• CCRN and/or TNCC certification preferred

Why Join Us

• Work in an 8-bed private room critical care unit with favorable nurse-to-patient ratios (1:1 or 1:2 for critical care patients) and no solo staffing — a minimum of 2 RNs are present whenever patients are in the department
• Structured onboarding includes facility orientation plus unit-specific orientation tailored to your prior experience and familiarity with equipment and charting systems