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Monument Health Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota

Monument Health Rapid City is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Eligibility: PCU

Posted Aug 1

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour days3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Stepdown · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: 13 weeks · starts Oct 26, 2026 · Travel

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Against similar roles: In range for South Dakota travel rolesSouth Dakota travel postings that state pay run $40/hr to $72/hr, the middle half $54/hr to $69/hr, across 50 postings.

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Health insurance
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Life insurance

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Monument Health Rapid City

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You would be coming into Monument Health Rapid City on the numbers we can actually see: one recent posting at $56.28 an hour on a 13-week contract. South Dakota takes no state income tax, and Rapid City’s cost of living…

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Details
Job Type
Travel
Profession
RN
Specialty
PCU
Job ID
18896209
Shift Details
Shift
12 Hour Day Shift
Shifts Per Week
3
Job Order Details
Start Date
10/26/2026
End Date
01/23/2027
Duration
13 Week(s)
Float Required
No
Call Required
No

Job Description

Meda Health is looking for a PCU RN to work a travel assignment in an acute care hospital setting. Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS (at minimum). Competitive and Transparent Pay We value your expertise and respect your dedication — and our goal is to compensate you more than fairly for them. We don't want you to scramble to figure out your coverage, especially when you're already feeling under the weather. At Meda Health, your coverage starts when you do. You're covered, period. Our employees get the following benefits right off the bat: Health Vision Dental Life insurance Client Details City Rapid City State SD

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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Sources

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.