Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Confidential

Rapid City, South Dakota

Posted Aug 6

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour rotating
Unit and setting: ER · Hospital
License: RN licenseCompact RN License
Term: Permanent

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Against similar roles: Top of Rapid City staff RN payRapid City staff RN postings that state pay run $29/hr to $38/hr, the middle half $32/hr to $35/hr, across 47 postings.

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Life insurance
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Weekends: Weekends required

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Nurse to patient: 1:4–1:6 stated in this posting

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\\*hiring asap | rapid city, sd | emergency rns | $38/hr - $52/hr |

12 HOUR SHIFTS DAYS & NIGHTS | SAFE PATIENT TO NURSE RATIOS | FAMILY ORIENTED COMPANY CULTURE | 4 PTO HOURS PER PAY PERIOD | 104 PTO HOURS EARNED 1ST YEAR\\

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talentbright.solutions/rcsderrnind

Location: Rapid City, SD
Positions Available: Emergency Department RNs
Salary: $38/hr - $52/hr including

shift differential depending on experience

Shift: Day Shift 7 am - 7 pm Night Shift 7pm - 7am Rotating Weekends & Holidays

Perks & Benefits

Competitive Salary
4 PTO Hours Earned Per Pay Period/104 PTO Hours Earned 1st Year
Generous
Shift Differentials

12 Hour Shifts
1:4 Or 1:6 Nurse to Patient Ratios
Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
401K with Company Match
Professional Development Assistance
Excellent Staff Centered Company Culture

Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to care for acutely ill patients suffering from a variety of ailments requiring emergency care?

If so, join our collaborative team of healthcare professionals at our cutting edge Emergency Department in Rapid City, SD!

We firmly believe in providing a healthy work life balance for our staff with our teamwork centered culture, generous compensation, & more!

Company Culture

Our hospital is equipped with only the best of the best state of the art equipment. We pride ourselves in having a family feel with our employees and a very close-knit company culture. We are also very patient focused and are proud to accept all insurances in order to cater to our communities needs. Our provider teams work hand in hand with our nurses and ancillary staff to make sure we are providing the best possible care to our patients.

Job Description

As an Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN), you will triage patients safely, rapidly, and accurately while performing comprehensive assessments and monitoring conditions throughout their stay. You'll collaborate closely with physicians, administer medications, interpret diagnostic test results, and respond quickly to changes in patient status. This role also includes providing clear education to patients and families, involving them in care planning, and documenting all care accurately and thoroughly.

Education & Work Experience Requirements

Active and unrestricted RN license in the state of SD or Compact RN License
1 Year RN Experience in ER

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Pay: $38.00 - $52.00 per hour

Benefits

401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Vision insurance

Application Question(s)

Do you have a Compact RN License or RN License in the state of SD?
How many years of experience as an RN in the Emergency Room do you have?

Work Location: In person

What's around it?

In Rapid City, SD

Rapid City, SDFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Median rent: $1,109/mo
Household income: $70,870/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Rapid City, SD

NeighborhoodsLocals relocating for work are most often steered to the south side near Catron, Sheridan Lake Road, Mount Rushmore Road, and the Canyon Lake area. Downtown and Skyline Drive are the walkable, historic-leaning alternative if daily life should include coffee and dinner on foot rather than a larger suburban lot. Rapid City is planned as 16 neighborhood areas—not a simple north-south split—covering urban neighborhoods, downtown, low-density residential, mixed-use commercial, employment zones, and rural-transition edges with more lot space. Newer growth corridors contrast with established historic housing; buyers are told to confirm whether a home sits inside city limits for services and taxes.

Locals relocating for work are most often steered to the south side near Catron, Sheridan Lake Road, Mount Rushmore Road, and the Canyon Lake area. Downtown and Skyline Drive are the walkable, historic-leaning alternative if daily life should include coffee and dinner on foot rather than a larger suburban lot.

Rapid City is planned as 16 neighborhood areas—not a simple north-south split—covering urban neighborhoods, downtown, low-density residential, mixed-use commercial, employment zones, and rural-transition edges with more lot space. Newer growth corridors contrast with established historic housing; buyers are told to confirm whether a home sits inside city limits for services and taxes.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: cheyennesummer605.com

Getting around

Citywide mean travel time to work is 17.5 minutes, and the city is described as easy to get around across neighborhoods. Neighborhood choice often hinges on corridor access to I-90, Highway 16, Highway 44, and Highway 79. These sources do not name hospital campuses, shift-parking rules, or a specific transit line.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: cheyennesummer605.com Source 2: livability.com

OutdoorsRapid City is the gateway west to Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park—and one of the largest free-roaming buffalo herds in the U.S.—plus Black Hills National Forest hiking, and east to Badlands National Park. In town, Dinosaur Park’s life-size cement dinosaurs sit on a ridge with 360-degree views, with a $3.5 million renovation adding accessible routes and amenities, and Canyon Lake is a named south-side living pocket. Bear Country USA, Reptile Gardens, and hot-air balloons over the Stratobowl fill local outdoor days; summer includes the Badlands Astronomy Festival.

Rapid City is the gateway west to Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park—and one of the largest free-roaming buffalo herds in the U.S.—plus Black Hills National Forest hiking, and east to Badlands National Park. In town, Dinosaur Park’s life-size cement dinosaurs sit on a ridge with 360-degree views, with a $3.5 million renovation adding accessible routes and amenities, and Canyon Lake is a named south-side living pocket.

Bear Country USA, Reptile Gardens, and hot-air balloons over the Stratobowl fill local outdoor days; summer includes the Badlands Astronomy Festival.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: visitrapidcity.com Source 3: travelsouthdakota.com Source 4: wereintherockies.com

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Living in Rapid City

Rapid City is the everyday Black Hills base camp: Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park’s buffalo herds, Badlands National Park, and the national forest are day trips, while downtown’s City of Presidents statues, Art Alley, and Main Street Square form a walkable core. Typical commute is 17.5 minutes; homes sit in the mid-$300,000s to about $400,000. Locals point nurses to the south side near Catron, Sheridan Lake Road, Mount Rushmore Road, and Canyon Lake; Downtown and Skyline Drive fit those walking to Alternative Fuel or dinner at Firehouse or Wild Sage. Winters can swing from -20 F to 60 F in a week, wages run lower than many metros, dining is thinner than Denver, and some residents flag rising crime and downtown homelessness. With about 80,600 people, 260 sunny days, Dinosaur Park, and the Black Hills Powwow, it fits outdoor-first nurses who can skip big-city amenities.

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As of 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: cheyennesummer605.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: rapidhomesonline.com Source 5: visitrapidcity.com Source 6: travelsouthdakota.com Source 7: wereintherockies.com Source 8: facebook.com

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Rapid City, SDFrom Census ACS 2024.