RN Telemetry
Bakersfield, California
Posted Sep 9
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1912 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
*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.
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- 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](https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield) at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.
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*Pay Range*
$45.55 - $79.04 /hour
Sourced from a public job board.
Place
- City
- Bakersfield, California
- Median rent
- $1,472/mo
- Local household income
- $80,540/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Bakersfield area index 100.9, where 100 is the national average.
Bakersfield sits in California's Central Valley, offering a down-to-earth rhythm distinct from coastal-city bustle. Out-of-state RNs find broad healthcare demand, quick highway access throughout Kern County, and a music and agriculture heritage. Proximity to the Sierra Nevada provides weekend escapes to mountains and national parks.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
CommonSpirit Health is a large, faith-based nonprofit healthcare system formed in 2019 through the merger of Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI). Headquartered in Chicago with a significant operational presence in Los Angeles, CA, the system operates 2,200+ care…
On your path
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?
