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Job ID: 891981
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,179.09
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Emergency Room
Location
Rapid City, SD | Acute Care / Emergency Department
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 12-Hour Variable/Rotating Shifts | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care across a broad acuity range — neonates through geriatric — in a high-volume Emergency Department seeing 150–180 patients daily
- Perform ESI triage assessments, prioritizing care using critical thinking and strong clinical judgment to distinguish sick from not sick
- Care for a heavy trauma population at a Level 2 Trauma Center, including patients presenting with stab wounds, GSWs, MVCs, drownings, and falls
- Manage complex patient presentations including Sepsis, DKA, respiratory illness, GI bleeds requiring emergent blood products, and stroke (Complete Stroke Center — up to 24-hour symptom window)
- Participate in sexual assault evidence collection in rotation with permanent staff, including buccal swabs, fingernail scrapings, clothing collection, and victim interviewing (pelvic exams not required); support resources and a 24/7 SA Quality Coordinator are available
- May be asked to float as a task nurse to inpatient Med/Surg, PCU, or ICU areas, and may occasionally precept nursing students
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license; South Dakota Board of Nursing licensure required
- Minimum 2 years of Emergency Department experience, excluding travel experience (candidates with 1.5 years of ED experience excluding travel plus 2 or more years outside the ED may be considered with manager approval)
- First-time travelers are not eligible for this position
- Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, TNCC, and PALS
- Proficiency with ESI assessments and ability to manage all patient acuity levels using critical thinking, effective communication, and sound prioritization
- Must reside more than 100 miles from any facility in the health system network to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
- CPI, MAB, or MOAB certification preferred
- Experience with EPIC electronic health records; candidates without EPIC experience should be noted at submission
- ICU or PCU background (ICU RNs may be considered for ED float; PCU RNs may be considered for ICU float)
- Comfort and familiarity with sexual assault evidence collection protocols
Why Join Us
- Work in a well-supported ED environment with 24/7 physician, NP, and hospitalist coverage, along with on-unit charge nurses, ED techs, phlebotomy, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, and security
- Free parking available on-site