**Overview**

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds 48 licensed critical care beds 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center the Lauren Small Childrens Center including the areas only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Family Care Center a Level II NICU the Sarvanand Heart and Brain Center with Kern Countys first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial 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 1956. Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

**Responsibilities**

**Position Summary:**

Is expected to perform duties in alignment with the mission and policies of the organization. Performs duties in support

of and in compliance with the performance improvement plan Joint Commission and other licensing accrediting and

regulatory agencies. Is responsible to support the Nurse Manager of the unit to manage and coordinate clinical

operations in order to provide quality direct patient care to the pediatric adult and geriatric population. Ensures all

aspects of documentation care planning and patient care delivery to meet regulatory requirements. Responsible for

fostering a positive interactive team milieu. Facilitates optimal environment to support orientation competency

validation.

\#RN@DH

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Qualifications:**

+ CA RN BLS and ACLS required. ACLS for new grads within 6 months of hire.

+ 1-2 years of previous acute care experience required or hired through the Versant RN Residency Program

+ Basic Computer Skills

+ Have met all of the required core competency levels and certifications for provision of care on the particular unit assigned to support.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ PALS NRP ABLS and NIH Stroke certification preferred.

+ BSN preferred.

**Pay Range**

$42.11 - $73.08 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.