
ER | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Chamberlain, SD
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $62.78
- Weekly
- $2,260
- Yearly (full-time)
- $117,520
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 23, 2026
This job pays about $62.78/hour — 67% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in South Dakota ($37.53/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in South Dakota right now
- 211 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in South Dakota from 5 agencies, 7 of them in Chamberlain.
- Pay in these listings: $27.46 – $102/hour, median $63.67/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in South Dakota: $37.53/hour ($78,062/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($65.26/hour across 119 jobs).
Job description
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room / Med-Surg | Chamberlain, South Dakota
Apply for an Emergency Room and Med-Surg travel nursing job in Chamberlain, South Dakota. Join a collaborative acute-care team for a 13-week travel RN assignment offering the opportunity to work across emergency and medical-surgical settings while caring for a diverse patient population in a close-knit community along the scenic Missouri River. Nurses should be confident working independently in the ER and managing medical-surgical patients with varying acuity.
Travel RN Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200–$2,320
- Location: Chamberlain, South Dakota
- Healthcare Setting: Acute care; Emergency Room and Med-Surg
- Start Date: November 23, 2026
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks, through February 22, 2027
- Schedule: 36 hours per week; approximately three 12-hour shifts per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating day/night shifts
- Weekend and Holiday Requirement: Every other weekend and holiday
- Call Requirement: Three call shifts during the 13-week assignment
- Floating: Between the Emergency Room and Med-Surg unit
- Unit Information: Approximately 25 rooms; typical Med-Surg nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:3–4, depending on census and acuity
- Charting: EPIC electronic medical record
- Dress Code: Navy scrubs without logos
Emergency Room / Med-Surg RN Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in South Dakota
- At least 2 years of Registered Nurse experience
- At least 6 months of recent Med-Surg nursing experience within the past year
- At least 6 months of recent Emergency Room nursing experience within the past year
- Ability to function independently in the Emergency Room and care for up to five Med-Surg patients
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification; onsite completion may be available with approval
- TNCC and PALS certification preferred
- Availability to complete EPIC training, one day of ER orientation, and one day of Med-Surg orientation
Travel RN Responsibilities
- Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to patients in the Emergency Room and Med-Surg unit
- Perform patient assessments, triage, care planning, medication administration, monitoring, and reassessment
- Respond to urgent and emergent patient needs while prioritizing care in a fast-paced acute-care environment
- Manage a Med-Surg assignment of up to five patients based on census and acuity
- Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team to coordinate treatment and discharge planning
- Accurately document care and clinical outcomes in EPIC
- Float between the Emergency Room and Med-Surg unit according to operational needs
- Participate in required weekend, holiday, and call coverage
- Complete all required orientation, training, and competency activities
Apply now for this Emergency Room / Med-Surg travel RN opportunity and join our healthcare team in Chamberlain, South Dakota.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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