RN Telemetry

Bakersfield, California

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Posted Sep 9

Unit and setting: Telemetry · Hospital RN Telemetry
License: RN license Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing with the CA. boardRegistered Nurse (RN) license in good standing
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

License: Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing with the CA. board Check your license
Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) through AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) through the AHA
Certification: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through the AHA

What it pays

Against similar roles: Bakersfield staff RN median is $50/hrBakersfield staff RN postings that state pay run $46/hr to $52/hr, the middle half $47/hr to $50/hr, across 82 postings. This posting's $46/hr to $79/hr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.

The role and schedule

Day to day: provide individualized care, assessments, procedures, and care plans
Day to day: collaborate within an interdisciplinary team You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

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Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

Job Requirements*Required
Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing with the CA. board
Basic Life Support (BLS) through the AHA
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through the AHA

Where You'll Work

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the area's only inpatient oncology unit, the Orthopedic, Spine, and Hand Center, Family Birth Center, the Lactation Support Center and retail store, and many others.

Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1910. Learn more here at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.

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Pay Range

$45.55 - $79.04 /hour

What's around it?

In Bakersfield, CA

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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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: roadwaymoving.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: trulia.com Source 4: thebeltergroup.com Source 5: meatheadmovers.com

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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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: fitmoversllc.com Source 3: reddit.com

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.

Sources

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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Living in Bakersfield

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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Bakersfield, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.