Registered Nurse - RN ICU

""Hospital Total Bed Count: 47 Unit Bed Count: 10 Staffing on Unit: Days: 3 RNs, 1 CN, 1 CP Nights: 3 RNs, 1 CN, 1 CP Weekends: 3 RNs, 1 CN, 1 CP

Call Required? Yes, we sometimes have special procedures that require a 1:1 ratio which impacts our staffing needs. Typically, Open heart cases don’t come out until the afternoon. Also, we have TAVR cases that are not scheduled until later in the schedule time frame.

Floating to other units Required? When we are over staffed, we will float nurses and care partners to AHBD ICU, AHSB PCU, and AHSB ED.

Weekend Coverage Required? Our critical care unit operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Medication System: Pyxis EMR System: Cerner (Epic to go live in 2026)

IV Teams: Respiratory typically inserts midlines, picc lines, and arterial lines during 0700-1930

Lift Teams: No lift team Pharmacy Hours: 0700-1700 Phlebotomy available on unit? 0300-1100

Transport Team: No transport team Intensivist: On call 24 hours via Tiger Text and Phone (Rounding in hospital hours vary, but typically 0800-1100) Hospitalist: 0700-1900 for on-site hospitalists. Nocturnist via Tiger Text and Phone call from 1900-0700

Special Equipment Used on This Unit: Teleflex Arrow Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps/Impella/Tablo PIRRT/Stryker AirTap/Stryker cooling system/Ultrasound/EKG 12 lead/Edwards Hemosphere for Hemodynamic Monitoring/Nihon Kohden bedside and transfer monitors/Level 1 rapid transfuser/Re-sternotomy cart/EVD drains Special Procedures Performed on This Unit: Re-sternotomy for emergent re-access s/p Open Heart.

Moderate sedation procedures, TEE, possibly Bronchoscopy Scrubs: Provided two uniforms per year. Navy Blue for RNs/Royal Blue for CNAs Our staffing needs vary due to quick increases and decreases in the census. ""

Formerly known as Bakersfield Heart Hospital since 1999, Our facility Specialty Bakersfield is building upon a legacy of exceptional heart care and expanding our ability to better serve Kern County for decades to come. We are comprised of a 47-bed hospital with three operating rooms, four cardiac catheterization labs and offer a range of specialty services to the community. 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.

Job

Summary

Delivers coordinated nursing care for a patient or an assigned group of patients according to established standards of care and the nursing process.

Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing staff, and coordinates care with other disciplines while utilizing critical thinking, professional and supervisory discretion, and independent judgment.

Job

Requirements

Education and Work

Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred

Acute care facility

experience

Preferred

Licenses/

Certifications

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy:

Required Facility Specific License/

Certifications

AHA-BLS or ARC-BLS: Required AHA-ACLS or ARC-ALS: Required

Essential Functions

Collects relevant data pertinent to the patient?s health or situation.

Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnosis and care issues.

Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain outcomes.

Implements the plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.

Evaluates progress toward attaining outcomes. Identifies outcomes for the patient or the patient's situation.

Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment.

Provides learning opportunities for patients/family members and team members.

Directly provides health information to patients, families, and treatment team.

in discharge planning in order to provide continuity of care.

Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational

Requirements

Our facility 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.