Bahamas Surgery Center
Ambulatory · Bakersfield, CA
Day-to-day nursing
- Setting
- Ambulatory
- Shifts hiring now
- Rotating 1
What stands out
Experienced nurses
This is an ambulatory surgery center with OR nurses staffing surgical cases, so your day is built around scheduled procedures rather than inpatient admissions.
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Experienced nurses
Pre-op and recovery RNs work the other half of the case flow, so there is a clear path between OR and PACU-style roles here.
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New graduates
Reviewers described physicians and colleagues who were happy to teach and a welcoming team atmosphere.
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As of 2018-01-03Source: indeed.com
Living in Bakersfield, CA
An affordable alternative to coastal California, Bakersfield keeps expenses less than 1% above the national average. Nurses can trade cramped quarters for real space, renting a two-bedroom for about $1,525 or buying single-family homes around $350,000 in the Southwest. Settle near downtown in character-rich Oleander Sunset or upgrade to Seven Oaks.
Browse roles in Bakersfield- Metro price level · Bakersfield area
- 1% above the national average
- BEA index 100.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,472/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $80,540/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Workplace safety and pace
- Staff appreciated working with surgeons in a safe, fast-paced environment, but noted health insurance was costly and lacking in coverage quality.
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As of 2020-07-02Source: indeed.com- Colleague culture and mentorship
- Employees noted a welcoming team atmosphere where physicians and colleagues were happy to teach.
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As of 2018-01-03Source: indeed.com
What to weigh
A reviewer called the pace fast and the surgeons good to work with, but flagged health insurance as expensive with coverage that fell short.
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A closer look at the units
- ORRotating 11 open
Operating Room
Bahamas Surgery Center · Bakersfield, CA
Employs OR registered nurses to provide nursing care during surgical cases in an ambulatory surgery center setting.
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Pre-Op / Recovery
Bahamas Surgery Center · Bakersfield, CA
Pre-op recovery RNs provide patient care in an ambulatory surgery center environment.
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Current openings at Bahamas Surgery Center
Roles last seen active Sep 17, 2026.
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Posted last week
- RN
- Rotating shift
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