Travel Nurse RN - Long-Term Care - $2,206 per week in Sturgis, SD

Company: Cynet Health
Location: Sturgis
Posted on: November 28, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Long Term Care Duration: 13 Weeks Shift: 12 Hour Variable Hours per Shift: 36 Experience: Minimum of 1.5 years preferred License: Licensed through the state Board of Nursing Certifications: RN, BLS Must-Have: - Team player with a positive attitude - Long-term care experience preferred - Must comply with COVID testing twice a week Description: The position involves caring for patients in a long-term care setting. The facility has 52 beds and serves stable patients, including those with dementia. Common diagnoses include typical nursing home patients and long-term residents. Collaboration with hospice RNs is required for comfort care patients. There are no tracheostomies or ventilators; occasional feeding tubes, IVs, and catheter care are expected. Patient ratios are as follows: - Nurse to patient ratio is 1:25-30, with 2 nurses per shift (RN/LPN or LPN/LPN). - There must be an RN in the building for 8 hours daily. - Medication aides provide support with a 1:25-30 ratio. - CNA ratio is 1:10 with 5 on each shift. Required skills for RNs include: - Tube feeds - Ostomy care - Dressing and wound care - Phlebotomy - IV starts - Ability to act as Charge RN All positions require teamwork and a positive attitude. Flexibility in scheduling is essential, as shifts may vary between days and nights. Weekend rotation is required, with a minimum of working every other weekend. You may be asked to work during major holidays. Time off up to 7 days is allowed without approval, with an extension required for longer absences. Scrubs required for this position include a ceil blue top and black pants. There is a snow policy in place where staff must remain in the building if weather conditions necessitate it, and pay is provided even if sleeping.

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