Location: Bakersfield, CA

Start Date: 03-30-2026

End Date: 06-29-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM; primarily nights with every-other-week (EOW) scheduling, includes weekend coverage (night weekend blocks: Fri/Sat) and a 4-shifts-per-4-week weekend requirement; night shift (first-to-float, EOW)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $70 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Monitor telemetry and interpret cardiac rhythms accurately using Phillips telemetry to keep patients safe
• Perform thorough patient assessments and respond to changes in condition promptly
• Provide skilled nursing care for a diverse acute telemetry population including post-pacer, new-onset AFib/RVR, hemodialysis patients, and step-down transfers
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team (RT, pharmacy, hospitalists/intensivists) to coordinate care
• Manage ventilatory support needs as directed (CPAP/BiPAP in collaboration with RT)
• Chart timely and accurately in Cerner to ensure continuity of care
• Float to sister units (MSW, MHB, ICU/ER holds) as needed while maintaining quality standards
• Respond to call/standby within required timeframe and participate in charge/shift manager communication as needed

Qualifications

• Active RN license eligible for submission in California (license to submit required)
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience (telemetry or acute care experience preferred)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• NIHSS certification required
• Comfortable reading and interpreting all cardiac rhythms (Phillips telemetry experience strongly preferred)
• Familiarity with Cerner charting system
• Able to float between units and work nights, weekends, and holiday rotation

Education

• Active RN license (California submission required)
• BSN not required

Knowledge & Skills

• Telemetry nursing and cardiac rhythm interpretation
• Patient assessment and acute care management
• Experience with Phillips telemetry monitors
• Cerner EMR documentation
• Familiarity with Omnicell medication systems
• Comfort managing hemodialysis patients and high-acuity stepdown cases
• Basic ventilator support knowledge (CPAP/BiPAP) and working with RT
• Ability to prioritize in a 1:4 ratio environment

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel reimbursement to make your move easy and stress-free
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage to keep you healthy on and off shift
• 401K retirement savings plan so you can plan ahead
• Life Insurance and other basic protections for peace of mind
• Paid Time Off so you can recharge between assignments
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement to help you maintain credentials
• Referral bonus program — bring a friend, get rewarded
• A supportive team that values YOU and your professional growth

Travel Perks: Explore Bakersfield, CA

Explore Bakersfield’s local flavor between shifts: visit the Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace for live music and local history, stroll the Kern County Museum and Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, enjoy family-friendly fun at the California Living Museum (CALM), or stretch your legs at Hart Park along the Kern River. Craving a weekend escape? The Sierra Nevada foothills and Sequoia country are within easy driving distance for hiking and scenic day trips, and the region’s Basque and farm-to-table restaurants make for delicious evenings off.

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