Our Client is currently seeking ED - Emergency Department for positions in Rapid City, South Dakota for a 3x12 Rotating, 07:00:00-19:00:00, 12.00-3 shift. The ideal candidate will possess a current South Dakota license. This is a RN position in the Emergency Department. You must have a Nursing License and at least 2 years of recent experience as a RN ED - Emergency Department.

• 150-180 patients seen daily
• Beds:
• Main ED: 33 beds
• 8 beds for Trauma/Resuscitation
• 1 pod has 4 Behavioral Health rooms (can covert to Medical)
• 5 pods are divided 4 rooms and a hall bed
• Vertical care: area that we can use - has a waiting room/holding area to start cares, or we use it as ESI 3 and ESI 4 patients at times. We could also use it as our 6th and 7th pod (higher acuity) depending on the flow of the ED.

• RN: 2 years of ED experience
• EXCLUDING travel experience is most preferred
• If they have 1.5 years of ED experience EXCLUDING travel and have 2 years of experience outside of ED, please have management team for approval

• Neonates Geriatric
• Minor to critical patients seeking care in the ED, to include but not limited to: Sepsis, DKA, Respiratory Illness; GI bleeds requiring emergent blood products, and banding
• HEAVY Trauma population- Level 2 trauma center, we stay busy with traumas particularly during the summer months. (Stab wounds, GSWs, MVCs, drownings and falls.)
• Complete Stroke center - can take a person with Stroke s/s up to 24 hours
• Travelers are expected to take Sexual Assault patients and are responsible for evidence collection, in rotation with permanent staff they will not be doing pelvic exams. This would include buccal swabs, fingernail scraping, clothing collection, and interviewing of victims.
• There is a resource booklet they can use and they also have a SA Quality Coordinator, 24/7, who likes to be called at the beginning of each case and she will answer questions throughout the process. The CRNs and other staff can also assist.
• Please confirm traveler is comfortable with this during the interview.
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit so we care for the critically ill child.
• We do care for multiple cardiac patients and have a cardiac catheter lab.
• Triage Nurse who must know sick from not sick and who to care for first. Know ESI assessments.
• Prioritizing appropriately; critical thinking to know which patient needs are first.

• Patient Ratios:
• RN: 1:4-5
• ED Tech: 1:10

• RN: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, TNCC and PALS all required; CPI or MAB/MOAB (preferred)

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

• RN:
• Experience with all patient types above seek manager approval if a candidate does not have these patient type experiences
• ESI assessments during Triage
• Able to care for all level of patients, using critical thinking, good communication and willing to ask questions, prioritization of care
• If traveler has experience outside of this specialty please include this is your offer details
• ICU RN qualified to float to ED
• PCU RN qualified to float to ICU

• ED Tech (Ratio: 1:10)
• Lead Tech
• Charge nurse: Day shift and Night Shift cover floor 24/7

• Could float to inpatient Med/Surg, PCU or ICU areas only as a task nurse (not to take an assignment)
• Could be floated within scope of practice and below

• 8 hours - Facility NEO
• 4 hours of ED specific education and minimum (2) 12-hour shifts on the unit, if traveler is contracted for 48h/week, they will receive a minimum of (3) 12-hour shifts on the unit

• The ED hires in variable shifts, we utilize travelers to fill in our holes.