Job Description

Job Description

Slate Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Neurology for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Neurology
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/29/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Beds: 64 spread across 2 floors

Required experience: Intermediate/Stepdown Level RN: 1 year of nursing experience required

Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if greater than 1 year of experience. 1st time traveler MUST have EPIC experience.

Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility. Permanent staff must wait 1 full year before returning as a traveler. 

Patient Types: This is a mixed acuity unit meaning there will be Intermediate Care acuity as well as Tele and MedSurg please ensure traveler understands. Surgical: Urology, prostatectomy, bowel obstruction, mass removal, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, general abdominal surgeries. Ortho: Total joints (knees/hips/shoulders), Ortho Trauma External fixation, soft tissue injury and minor fractures. Neuro/Spine: CVA/TIA with Neuro Vascular Intervention coiling, clipping, potentially thrombectomy (may go to ICU but if they are stable could come back to ONS) modified ratios with this patient (CRN/flex RN will help to manage in immediate post-op time frame)Seizures/Epilepsy, brain tumor, hematoma, brain aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, AV Fistula, craniotomies with burr holes and/or shunts, Halos, Flaps. Please note: post neuro-intervention is a preferred experience - education and resources are provided by the unit if they have not had this patient type. Spinal Surgical - Laminectomies, Fusions, Discectomies. General Medical: cellulitis, influenza, COVID, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, renal failure with or without the need for hemodialysis, hepatic failure, rib fracture, gastrointestinal disorders and infections, DVTs, UTIs, Wound care/Wound debridement, telemetry monitored patients

Patient Ratios: RN: PCU: 1:4 (even for MedSurg assignments). CNA: 1:8

Required Certifications: RN: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

Required Education: RN: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

Skills required: Intermediate/Stepdown RN: Comfortability to take MedSurg assignments please decline if not EPIC Experience. Previous experience with our types of patients above, including IMC/stepdown acuity and Neuro. Ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, chest tubes, trach care (no fresh traches), NGT tube placement and management, JP drains, line management PICC/Midline/CVL/PIV placement, wound vacs (Wound Care RN will change out the vac but RN must know how to assess and will need to change to wet/dry dressing in case of malfunction), wound care/dressing changes, medication administration, TPN/tube feeding, blood product transfusions, urinary and fecal collection devices. Drip titration of below medications: most commonly Heparin, Insulin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Levophed (up to 5 mcg), occasionally esmolol drips (will train if traveler has not done these) or other Betablockers or other antihypertensives.

Support on the Unit: Pod structure for the unit 8 patients per pod; staffed with 2 RNs and 1 Nurse Aide. CNA: 1:8Charge nurse: Two charge nurses for ONS that do not take a patient load (1 dedicated to each floor). Flex Nurse staffed daily 10a-10pPhlebotomy? Yes, IV/VAT Team? No. Resource Nurse during Dayshift/varied hours Nurse Clinician support available. RT: Yes. Hospitalist: Yes. Charting System: Epic required Alaris Omnicell 

Floating: Any Adult Inpatient Unit - Med Surg, Ortho/Neuro/Surgical, Heart and Vascular Unit, Oncology, Observation: Could be floated within scope of practice and below. Will float in rotation with other travelers.

Orientation: (facility and unit)2 days of unit/department orientation including policies, protocols, department information, online learnings. Also, classroom time with our Nursing Professional Development Team. 2 orientation shifts on the unit working with a preceptor

Scheduling: 6-week schedules. 

Weekend rotation: Travelers could be scheduled for up to 4 out of the 6 weekends, which include Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please include in offer if you are open to working every weekend (WOW) as this may be a possibility. Will they be on call? No mandatory call time. If it is an extra shift on top of their already guaranteed hours, and we have enough staff then they could be placed on call for that shift. 

Holiday Expectations: must be RTO request prior to offer at this time Holiday RTO is not being accepted. 

Approval of time off? Able to approve 1.5 weeks off must extend contract to accommodate a full 13-week contract. 

Scrub Color: Navy Blue. 

Free Parking.

Slate Healthcare Job ID #4910ac41-9ca2-4e99-9c24-e86dcf2ffca6. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Slate Healthcare

Slate Healthcare is a premier travel healthcare staffing agency, connecting healthcare professionals with thousands of opportunities at top-tier hospitals and facilities across the country.

We’re committed to supporting nurses and allied health professionals in building stable, fulfilling careers—while embracing the freedom and excitement that comes with travel. Our goal is simple: to offer flexibility, competitive pay, and personalized placements that align with each clinician’s lifestyle and career goals.

At Slate, we empower our professionals to choose when and where they work, while ensuring they receive the highest compensation possible—because we believe that exceptional care starts with empowered caregivers.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Contract work, Immediate start, Flexible hours, Shift work, Sunday, Day shift, Saturday,

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