Travel Nurse RN - Long Term Acute Care - $2,302 per week

Genie Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Long Term Acute Care for a travel nursing job in Sturgis, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements Specialty : Long Term Acute Care

Discipline : RN

Start Date : 11 / 17 / 2025

Duration : 13 weeks

36 hours per week

Shift : 12 hours, flexible

Employment Type : Travel

General Information Beds : 52

Minimum Experience : Please let CRT know offer details if candidate has less than 1.5 years of experience; they will need manager approval.

First-time Travelers : Yes, if they have long-term care experience.

Distance Requirement : Travelers must live 100+ miles away from any Monument Health facility.

Rehire Policy : Previous permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler.

Patient Types Long-term care or Rehab / Skilled Nursing Facility.

No memory care unit.

Common diagnoses : stable, dementia, typical nursing home patients, long-term residents.

Comfort care patients : collaborate with MH Hospice RNs as needed.

No traches / vents; occasional feeding tubes, IVs, and catheter care.

Patient Ratios Nurse : 1 : 25–30 (2 nurses per shift, RN / LPN or LPN / LPN). Must have an RN in the building for 8 hours daily. Med aide helps pass meds.

Medication Aide : 1 : 25–30 (2 per shift).

CNA : 1 : 10 (5 per shift).

Required Certifications RN : BLS

Education Requirements RN / LPN : Completion of an approved nursing education program; must be licensed through SD Board of Nursing.

Skills Required RN : Tube feeds, ostomy care, dressing / wound care, phlebotomy, IV starts, ability to act as Charge RN.

All Positions : Team player, positive attitude, LTC experience preferred. Must comply with COVID testing 2x / week (subject to CMS guidelines).

Support on the Unit Charge nurse : Supervisors rotate on-call weeks; tied to hospital and clinic.

Hospitalist : Rounds 2x / week.

Connected to ED for quick response.

OT available.

Charting System Point Click Care (primary).

Epic Care Link (nurses only, view-only access).

Floating Two nurse units — staff may work both sides.

Orientation 2 shifts (1 day per unit), plus education department sessions.

Scheduling 12-hour variable shifts. Contracted to Days or Nights but must remain flexible. Example : If contracted for Days, may be reassigned to Nights.

Weekend rotation : Every other weekend minimum (may be asked for more).

On call : No.

Holidays : Expected to work 2 of 4 major holidays.

Time off : Up to 7 days without approval. Must extend contract if unable to work a full week.

Job ID #17257044

About Genie Healthcare Genie Healthcare is one of the fastest growing Nurse Travel Agencies in the USA. Genie serves hundreds of facilities and has over 4000 current travel RN contracts open at any given time.

Genie provides travel RN’s flexibility, support, top pay scale, housing and the #1 rated, multi-state health insurance coverage.

Genie Healthcare carries with it a commitment to providing a comprehensive level of service and quality care. Growing from a small team of eager recruiters to a company with satisfied clients in nearly every corner of the nation, delivering excellence in patient and customer care is the key to Genie’s success.

The management team has 20 years of experience in workforce solutions and staffing in medical and non-medical fields, roles ranging from Clerical job to Cardiologist to software developer to CEO.