RN Manager - Emergency Department

Adventist Health

Bakersfield, California

Eligibility: ER

Posted Jul 30

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: ER · Hospital
License: RN license Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: RequiredRegistered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
Term: Permanent

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License: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required
Certification: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Preferred
Certification: National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration: Preferred
Education: Master's Degree: Preferred
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience:
Experience: One year's leadership experience:Preferred Preferred: One year's leadership experience:
Experience: Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital setting: Preferred Preferred: Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital setting: Preferred
Experience: Five years' technical experience:
Also asks: Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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Also asks: Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.

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RN Manager - Emergency Department

Bakersfield, CA, United States

Job Description

Central to all that California has to offer, Adventist Health Bakersfield has been providing an extraordinary team of world-class physicians, top-notch medical technology, caring professionals and award-winning quality since 1910. We are comprised of a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty care medical offices. As one of America's fastest growing cities, Bakersfield offers affordable housing on the West Coast, beautiful weather, high-quality education and it is just a few hours away from Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, the Central California Coast and Southern California's great sports, theaters, concerts and amusement parks.

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Creates an environment where front line nurses and ancillary staff provide whole person care that is safe, complication free, and optimizes functional independence for each patient. Maintains a highly-visible presence on the unit. Collaborates closely with staff, charge nurses, physicians, and other department leaders to ensure that clinical operations are efficient and effective, and achieve high patient/family/staff satisfaction.

Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing and ancillary personnel utilizing both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment. Schedules, leads, and coordinates the daily activities of a defined unit on an assigned shift. Assists leadership in accomplishing unit and organizational goals.

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Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff. Builds a strong infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions. Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to create safe, desired outcomes. Completes periodic evaluations of personnel supervised. Coaches and disciplines personnel when deems appropriate. Monitors attendance. Works closely with staff, unit champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs. Uses consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.

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Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care and compliance with regulatory requirements. Creates a culture of open communication. Develops strategies to improve patient/family, and physician satisfaction. Establishes standards of care for professional nursing practice that staff are held accountable to. Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care through audits, analysis of data, and complaints or incident reports. Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance, evaluating and comparing possible courses-of-action, and making decisions/recommendations after considering the various possibilities.
Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff and actively communicates, as needed, to coordinate appropriate care for patients and families. Directs/monitors personnel in the performance of patient care activities in order to ensure adequate patient care and quality of work. Investigates and resolves patient care and operational issues, as needed. Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health team members, patients, and/or families to initiate and revise care plans for optimal, individualized patient care as per care setting.
Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily basis and requests additional personnel when determines they are necessary. Authorizes and assigns overtime to personnel when independently determines this to be appropriate. Completes monthly unit staff schedule on time, accurately, and in collaboration with staff members and management with minimal incidents of absence or unbalanced/short staffing events.
Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients, pull-ahead beds, and timely admission/transfer of patients and forecasting admission. Works with facility services to assure that the department and equipment is maintained to be safe and operational. Prevents complications of care including nosocomial infections. Conducts emergency preparedness reviews.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

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Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

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Job Identification68763
Job CategoryManager
Posting Date07/29/2026, 10:08 PM
Locations2615 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93301, US
Job ScheduleFull time
Job ShiftDay Shift
Assignment CategoryFull-time regular
Pay RangeThe estimated base pay for this position is $132,384 to $198,577. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.
Hiring DepartmentEmergency Department Administration
Shift Length8 Hours

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Requirements

Education and Work

Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related

experience

Required

Master's Degree: Preferred
Five years' technical

experience

Preferred

One year's leadership

experience

Preferred

Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital setting: Preferred

Licenses/

Certifications

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Preferred
National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration: Preferred

Facility Specific License/

Certifications

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required

Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.

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Bakersfield, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,472/mo
Household income: $80,540/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Bakersfield, CA

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals and many relocating workers land in Southwest Bakersfield (modern developments, homes averaging about $350,000, rentals from $1,500) and Northwest Bakersfield (suburban, homes around $400,000, rentals $1,800–$2,200). Locals most often point newcomers to Southwest or Rosedale as clean, nice, and quiet. Seven Oaks is the premium master-planned golf community around Seven Oaks Country Club (homes around $650,000, rentals from about $2,500). Downtown is the walkable rental pocket; Laurelglen, CSU Bakersfield, Rio Bravo, Olde Stockdale, The Oaks, Haggin Oaks, Riviera–Westchester, and Brimhall span ranch houses, river-adjacent new builds, and established tree-lined streets.

Young professionals and many relocating workers land in Southwest Bakersfield (modern developments, homes averaging about $350,000, rentals from $1,500) and Northwest Bakersfield (suburban, homes around $400,000, rentals $1,800–$2,200). Locals most often point newcomers to Southwest or Rosedale as clean, nice, and quiet.

Seven Oaks is the premium master-planned golf community around Seven Oaks Country Club (homes around $650,000, rentals from about $2,500). Downtown is the walkable rental pocket; Laurelglen, CSU Bakersfield, Rio Bravo, Olde Stockdale, The Oaks, Haggin Oaks, Riviera–Westchester, and Brimhall span ranch houses, river-adjacent new builds, and established tree-lined streets.

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Getting aroundBakersfield is spread out and built around driving; a car is needed almost everywhere except a small downtown pocket along Chester Avenue. Most trips across town take 10 to 20 minutes outside rush hour, and residents repeatedly cite little traffic as a plus. Golden Empire Transit (GET) buses converge downtown and Amtrak San Joaquins stop at the downtown station, but citywide transit is limited, so hospital shifts would typically mean driving. Downtown street parking is metered and tight at midday; elsewhere parking, not commute length, is what varies block to block.

Bakersfield is spread out and built around driving; a car is needed almost everywhere except a small downtown pocket along Chester Avenue. Most trips across town take 10 to 20 minutes outside rush hour, and residents repeatedly cite little traffic as a plus.

Golden Empire Transit (GET) buses converge downtown and Amtrak San Joaquins stop at the downtown station, but citywide transit is limited, so hospital shifts would typically mean driving. Downtown street parking is metered and tight at midday; elsewhere parking, not commute length, is what varies block to block.

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OutdoorsThe Kern River Parkway Trail runs about 30 miles along the Kern River for walking, biking, and birdwatching, with river paths also near Riviera–Westchester. Lake Ming is used for boating and fishing, and the Kern River itself offers whitewater rafting. California Living Museum (CALM) is a zoo and native-plant garden; Murray Family Farms just outside town has U-pick fruit, pies, animals, and seasonal festivals. Downtown adds Central Park at Mill Creek; locals also name Heart Park and Sharktooth Hill, while Seven Oaks Country Club supplies a 27-hole course, tennis, and pools.

The Kern River Parkway Trail runs about 30 miles along the Kern River for walking, biking, and birdwatching, with river paths also near Riviera–Westchester. Lake Ming is used for boating and fishing, and the Kern River itself offers whitewater rafting.

California Living Museum (CALM) is a zoo and native-plant garden; Murray Family Farms just outside town has U-pick fruit, pies, animals, and seasonal festivals. Downtown adds Central Park at Mill Creek; locals also name Heart Park and Sharktooth Hill, while Seven Oaks Country Club supplies a 27-hole course, tennis, and pools.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: theadventuristmagazine.com Source 2: lemon8-app.com Source 3: unitedvanlines.com Source 4: trulia.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: thebeltergroup.com

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Bakersfield sits at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, a spread-out city of nearly 414,000 built on oil, almonds, citrus, and the Bakersfield Sound. For a nurse, the draw is California living without coastal prices: July 2026 rents around $1,300 for a one-bedroom, Southwest homes near $350,000, and commutes that locals call no-traffic—most drives 10–20 minutes if you have a car, which you will need. Southwest, Rosedale, and Northwest are where people tell newcomers to live; Seven Oaks is the golf-course premium. Distinctly local: Basque family-style dinners at Pyrenees or Noriega's, Buck Owens' Crystal Palace, and 30 miles of Kern River Parkway Trail. Tradeoffs are real. Summers often exceed 100°F with little rain; valley air quality from farm dust and smog can be hard on lungs. Crime is neighborhood-specific—Seven Oaks and Olde Stockdale run well below the city average, while some central areas do not. Nightlife and transit are limited compared with Los Angeles, about two hours south. Healthcare is a growing local employer. Expect a patriotic, sports-heavy, small-town-in-a-city culture, not a walkable urban scene except on downtown Chester Avenue.

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