Travel LPN - LPN

Sturgis, South Dakota

Staffing partner

American Traveler is hiring an LPN for a long-term care unit requiring 1+ year of experience and current LPN licensure (license required if applicable). This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Sep 30 · 1 year of experience

Pay: Not posted
Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour shifts · Variable days or nights, switchable as needed Shift: Variable, 3x12hrs 12-hour variable shifts based on contracted schedule (days or nights), with flexibility to switch shifts as needed36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Long-term care unit Patient population includes stable long-term care residents, dementia patients, and comfort care/hospice patients in collaboration with visiting hospice RNsStable long-term care residents, dementia patients, comfort care/hospice patients
License: LPN licenseCurrent LPN license required if applicable
Term: 13 weeks · starts Oct 12, 2026 · Travel

Do you qualify?

License: Current LPN license required if applicable
Certification: Current BLS certification Current BLS certification required
Experience: Minimum 1 year nursing experience Minimum 1 year of nursing experience required
Also asks: Completed nursing education program approved by a board of nursing Completion of a nursing education program approved by a board of nursing
Also asks: Skilled in tube feeds, ostomy care, dressing/wound care, phlebotomy, IV starts Skilled in tube feeds, ostomy care, dressing/wound care, phlebotomy, and IV starts
Also asks: COVID testing twice weekly per facility policy Must be willing to undergo COVID testing twice weekly per facility policy
Also asks: No artificial nails No artificial nails permitted

Preferred

Experience: Long-term care experience Long-term care experience preferred

What it pays

Benefits

Free parking

Pay isn’t listed.

Posted pay in South Dakota

The role and schedule

Charge: Charge shifts are part of the role
Charting: Point Click Care; may also reference Epic Uses Point Click Care charting system; nurses may also reference Epic (EPIC Care Link) for information
Floating: May float between two nursing units May float between two nursing units
Day to day: Medication administration Responsibilities include medication administration, wound care, IV starts, tube feeding, ostomy care, and collaboration with hospice RNs for comfort care patients
Day to day: Wound care
Day to day: IV starts
Day to day: Tube feeding
Day to day: Ostomy care
Day to day: Collaboration with hospice RNs for comfort care patients
Hours stated: 12-hour variable shifts based on contracted schedule (days or nights), with flexibility to switch shifts as needed
Weekends: Weekend rotation, minimum every other weekend Weekend rotation required, minimum every other weekend
On call: No on-call requirement No on-call requirement
Holidays: 2 of 4 major holidays Expected to work 2 of 4 major holidays
Start: Oct 12, 2026 Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
Details: 52-bed long-term care/rehab and skilled nursing facility Long-term care/rehab and skilled nursing facility with 52 beds
Details: No memory care unit; no tracheostomy or ventilator patients No memory care unit; no tracheostomy or ventilator patients; occasional feeding tubes, IVs, and catheter care
Details: On-call charge nurse supervisors; hospitalist rounding twice weekly; ED connection for rapid response Support structure includes on-call charge nurse supervisors, hospitalist rounding twice weekly, and connection to the ED for rapid response
Details: Orientation includes two shifts, one per unit Orientation includes two shifts (one per unit) plus additional facility education offerings
Details: Up to 7 unapproved days off; contract extension if a full work week is missed; no time off first three weeks of August
Details: Ceil blue top with black pants Scrub color requirements: ceil blue top with black pants for nurses
Details: May be required to stay at facility during snow conditions, with pay for that time During snow conditions, staff may be required to stay at the facility, with pay provided for that time
Details: First-time travelers considered with long-term care experience First-time travelers considered if they have long-term care experience
Details: Previous permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler Previous permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler

Support on this unit

Nurse to patient: 1:25–1:30 stated in this posting

The workplace

American Traveler

Staffing partner

Parking: Free parking on site Free parking available on site
Staffing partner: American Traveler

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Assignment Overview Shift: Variable, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Oct 12, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring an LPN for a long-term care unit requiring 1+ year of experience and current LPN licensure (license required if applicable).

Details Long-term care/rehab and skilled nursing facility with 52 beds Patient population includes stable long-term care residents, dementia patients, and comfort care/hospice patients in collaboration with visiting hospice RNs No memory care unit; no tracheostomy or ventilator patients; occasional feeding tubes, IVs, and catheter care Nurse-to-patient ratio of approximately 1:25-30 with two nurses per shift (RN/LPN or LPN/LPN combination) Uses Point Click Care charting system; nurses may also reference Epic (EPIC Care Link) for information May float between two nursing units 12-hour variable shifts based on contracted schedule (days or nights), with flexibility to switch shifts as needed Weekend rotation required, minimum every other weekend No on-call requirement Requirements Current LPN license required if applicable Minimum 1 year of nursing experience required Completion of a nursing education program approved by a board of nursing Current BLS certification required Skilled in tube feeds, ostomy care, dressing/wound care, phlebotomy, and IV starts Long-term care experience preferred Must be willing to undergo COVID testing twice weekly per facility policy No artificial nails permitted

Additional Information

Responsibilities include medication administration, wound care, IV starts, tube feeding, ostomy care, and collaboration with hospice RNs for comfort care patients Support structure includes on-call charge nurse supervisors, hospitalist rounding twice weekly, and connection to the ED for rapid response Orientation includes two shifts (one per unit) plus additional facility education offerings Expected to work 2 of 4 major holidays Up to 7 days of unapproved time off allowed; contract extension required if a full work week is missed; no time off permitted during the first three weeks of August due to a local event Scrub color

requirements

ceil blue top with black pants for nurses Free parking available on site During snow conditions, staff may be required to stay at the facility, with pay provided for that time First-time travelers considered if they have long-term care experience Previous permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler Travelers must live at least 100 miles from the facility; local candidates not accepted

What's around it?

In Sturgis, SD

Sturgis, SD

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Life in Sturgis, SD

NeighborhoodsSturgis functions largely as a cohesive small town and regional bedroom community rather than a city of sharply defined urban districts. Residential options include quiet, established streets like Baldwin Street and Bluebell Drive, newer suburban single-family pockets along Joseph Street, and scenic foothill tracts near Blucksberg Drive. Many healthcare professionals live in these quieter residential perimeters or along access routes that balance short drives to local clinics with easy highway access toward Spearfish and Deadwood.

Sturgis functions largely as a cohesive small town and regional bedroom community rather than a city of sharply defined urban districts. Residential options include quiet, established streets like Baldwin Street and Bluebell Drive, newer suburban single-family pockets along Joseph Street, and scenic foothill tracts near Blucksberg Drive.

Many healthcare professionals live in these quieter residential perimeters or along access routes that balance short drives to local clinics with easy highway access toward Spearfish and Deadwood.

Sources

As of Sep 27, 2026Source 1: areavibes.com Source 2: youtube.com

Getting aroundFor nurses working locally, the primary clinical destination is the historic Fort Meade VA Medical Center on the eastern fringe of town, offering direct surface street driving and uncomplicated on-site parking. Those working regional shifts in Rapid City, Spearfish, or Deadwood rely on Interstate 90, reaching Rapid City in roughly twenty-five minutes in clear conditions. Public transit is virtually non-existent for clinical shift schedules, making a reliable personal vehicle necessary for navigating both daily routes and sudden winter storms.

For nurses working locally, the primary clinical destination is the historic Fort Meade VA Medical Center on the eastern fringe of town, offering direct surface street driving and uncomplicated on-site parking. Those working regional shifts in Rapid City, Spearfish, or Deadwood rely on Interstate 90, reaching Rapid City in roughly twenty-five minutes in clear conditions.

Public transit is virtually non-existent for clinical shift schedules, making a reliable personal vehicle necessary for navigating both daily routes and sudden winter storms.

Sources

As of Sep 27, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: areavibes.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: travelsouthdakota.com

OutdoorsOutdoor access is one of the town's defining assets, anchored by Bear Butte State Park, which offers hiking, kayaking, and fishing around a sacred volcanic laccolith. The Fort Meade Recreation Area features the Alkali Creek Trailhead and direct links into the famed Centennial Trail for hiking, trail running, and mountain biking through ponderosa forests. Residents also head into the Black Hills National Forest via Vanocker Canyon Road or travel twenty minutes to the mountain settlement of Nemo for extensive side-by-side trail riding, camping, and trout fishing.

Outdoor access is one of the town's defining assets, anchored by Bear Butte State Park, which offers hiking, kayaking, and fishing around a sacred volcanic laccolith. The Fort Meade Recreation Area features the Alkali Creek Trailhead and direct links into the famed Centennial Trail for hiking, trail running, and mountain biking through ponderosa forests.

Residents also head into the Black Hills National Forest via Vanocker Canyon Road or travel twenty minutes to the mountain settlement of Nemo for extensive side-by-side trail riding, camping, and trout fishing.

Sources

As of Sep 27, 2026Source 1: travelsouthdakota.com Source 2: travelawaits.com Source 3: youtube.com

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Living in Sturgis

Sturgis presents relocating nurses with a fascinating contrast: a quiet, foothill town for fifty weeks of the year that briefly becomes the undisputed center of the motorcycle universe every August. Clinicians moving here often work at the historic Fort Meade VA Medical Center or utilize Interstate 90 for convenient twenty-five-minute commutes into larger health systems in Rapid City, Spearfish, or Deadwood. Life outside shift work is defined by the outdoors, with immediate access to the Centennial Trail at Fort Meade, hiking around Bear Butte State Park, and scenic drives through Vanocker Canyon into the Black Hills National Forest. Downtown gathers around low-key mainstays like The Knuckle Saloon and summer Music on Main concerts, providing authentic small-town charm. When the massive August rally arrives, bringing roaring engines and heavy traffic, many healthcare workers embrace the electric energy or rent their homes out and vacation elsewhere. For nurses seeking an attainable Black Hills lifestyle with four genuine seasons, dependable veteran care mission work, and easy highway connections, Sturgis delivers a solid base.

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Sources

As of 2026-03Source 1: livability.com Source 2: travelsouthdakota.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: travelawaits.com

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