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Registered Nurse – Progressive Care - Travel - (PCU RN)

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AMN Healthcare Nursing

Tehachapi, California

Staffing partner

Posted Jul 20

Shift
12-hour nights
Unit
Med-Surg

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour nights
Term
Travel
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Staffing partner
AMN Healthcare Nursing

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Travel package
Housing provided

About this role

This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Required

Qualifications

Registered Nurse, PCU; SSN Required; DOB Required; Work History: Should not be more than 30 days of gap in entire work history; References: 1 Reference in the last 12 months; MS Skills Checklist within a year; RTO upon submission.

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Requirements

  • Registered Nurse, PCU; SSN Required; DOB Required; Work History: Should not be more than 30 days of gap in entire work history; References: 1 Reference in the last 12 months; MS Skills Checklist within a year; RTO upon submission.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay rates
  • Free, quality, private housing
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 401(k) and Flex Spending
  • Life Insurance
  • Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
  • Free Continuing Education
  • Refer a friend and earn extra cash

Place

City
Tehachapi, California
Median rent
$1,295/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$72,957/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

State price level
11% above the national average

California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.

Tehachapi is a small mountain-town community in the Tehachapi Mountains, known for its apple orchards, wind farms, and the historic Tehachapi Loop railroad landmark. At roughly 4,000 feet elevation, it offers four distinct seasons and a slower pace with easy access to both Bakersfield and the Mojave Desert — ideal for nurses seeking rural calm.

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Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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AMN Healthcare Nursing
Staffing partner

AMN Healthcare is a publicly traded healthcare staffing company with over 30 years of experience connecting clinicians across all specialties to healthcare facilities nationwide. Rather than operating its own hospitals or clinics, AMN functions as a staffing agency, placing nurses…

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Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

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  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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