Job Description
Consolidated Medical Travel is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Bakersfield, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty : Med Surg
- Discipline : RN
- Duration : 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift : 12 hours, days
- Employment Type : Travel
Unit Profile – Medical / Surgical Telemetry (MST)
Beds : 32 (all private rooms)
Telemetry : GE monitors; RNs must read & interpret all cardiac rhythms.
Staffing & Ratios
RN : Patient Ratios :Telemetry : 1 : 4
Med-Surg : 1 : 5Mixed team (MS + Tele) : 1 : 4CNAs : Assigned based on censusCharge Structure :House Supervisor on-site 24 / 7
Nurse Manager during business hoursEach shift includes Nurse Shift Manager + Charge Nurse OR Break NurseIf no Nurse Shift Manager : Charge Nurse + Break NurseCharge RN may take an assignment only if needed (not the norm)Required Certifications
BLSACLSNIHSSPatient Population
Acute & chronic medical conditionsCardiac telemetry patientsStroke patientsCOVID patientsForensic patientsPost-op (potential)Patients on non-titrating dripsDrips
No titration requiredCommon set-rate drips :Cardizem
AmiodaroneHeparinExperience Requirements
Minimum 2 years RN experienceCerner experience preferredRespiratory / Equipment
CPAP / BiPAP (with RT & MD order)No ventilatorsShifts & Scheduling
12-hour shifts :0700–1930
1900–0730Shift huddle at 0700 and 1900Self-scheduling : Not explicitly statedWeekend requirement :4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule
Nights : Fri / SatDays : Sat / SunHoliday requirement :1 major + 1 minor
Call / Standby
No formal callMay be placed on standby for low censusIf called in from standby → 30-minute response timeFloating Expectations
Travelers float first. Possible float locations :
Mercy Downtown (approx. 6.5 miles away)Any MS / MST unitICU (for MST-level patients only)ER (for MST holds)Scrub Color / Dress Code
Navy blue scrubsUndershirts : navy, white, or blackScrub jackets : navy onlyNo hoodies, sweatshirts, or sweat jackets