Locum Tenens Positions in South Dakota (1)
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- •Work with reputable staffing agencies and compare contract terms
- •Negotiate housing, travel, and completion bonuses
- •Keep credentials and licensure documents ready for fast onboarding
- •Understand IRS tax-home rules before taking travel stipends
- •Build agency relationships for repeat assignments
Why Locum Tenens?
Locum packages pair an hourly rate with agency-covered malpractice and, often, travel and housing. Compare the whole package.
Assignments run from a few weeks to several months with clear start and end dates.
Work across states. Agencies commonly help with licensing and credentialing paperwork, and each assignment state still issues its own APRN license.
Hiring in South Dakota
Locum Tenens Careers in South Dakota
Who is hiring
The only current Locum Tenens listing in South Dakota is posted by Weatherby Healthcare..
- Weatherby Healthcare.1 listing
Where the listings are
Every listing with a stated location is in Harrisburg.
Posted pay
1 of 1 listing states an annual salary. A median appears once at least 5 listings from 3 employers do, with no single employer above 40% of them. Until then, compare pay listing by listing. Nationally, nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025).
Licensure and practice rules in South Dakota
AANP classifies South Dakota as a full practice state. South Dakota NPs need a written collaborative agreement with a physician, certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife licensed in South Dakota until they have completed 1,040 hours of licensed practice. After that, they can practice without a collaborative agreement.
South Dakota is a Nurse Licensure Compact member. The compact covers the RN license beneath your APRN credential. The APRN license itself is still issued by South Dakota.
Applications, fees and renewal rules come from the South Dakota Board of Nursing.
Sources: AANP State Practice Environment (practice authority); NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact roster (verified August 11, 2026); BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025. Counts come from live listings on this board, recounted November 15, 2026.
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Common Questions
Locum Tenens NP Jobs in South Dakota FAQ
How many Locum Tenens NP jobs are open in South Dakota?
The only current Locum Tenens listing in South Dakota is posted by Weatherby Healthcare.. 1 of these 1 listing was posted in the last 30 days, and the newest was posted on November 14, 2026.
Do NPs need a collaborating or supervising physician in South Dakota?
Not necessarily a physician, but the first 1,040 hours of licensed practice are under a collaborative agreement. South Dakota NPs need a written collaborative agreement with a physician, certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife licensed in South Dakota until they have completed 1,040 hours of licensed practice. After that, they can practice without a collaborative agreement. The South Dakota Board of Nursing publishes the current rule.
Is South Dakota part of the Nurse Licensure Compact?
Yes, South Dakota is a Nurse Licensure Compact member (verified against the live NCSBN roster, August 11, 2026). The compact covers the RN license underpinning your APRN credential (a multistate RN license works across member states), but APRN licensure itself is still issued individually by each state, including South Dakota.