**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 (https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/memorial-hospital) 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. Provides all clerical services for a nursing unit including guest relations for families visitors and hospital personnel.

**Qualifications**

**Requirements:**

+ Current BLS (AHA)

+ Hospital/medical terminology experience.

+ Computer literacy required.

+ Able to interpret dysrhythmias on the cardiac monitor.

+ High School Diploma or equivalent technical training.

+ Must pass pre-hire dysrhythmia test.

**Preferred Skills:**

+ Acute care is preferred.

**Special Skills:**

+ Must pass annual dysrhythmias test.

+ Ability to have a courteous and professional manner in regard to accomplishing responsibilities.

+ Ability to act with self-direction and able to take initiative.

+ Ability to problem solve.

+ Willingness to work with all staff members toward unit goals.

+ Must have the ability to read write and speak English.

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

This position is represented by SEIU United Healthcare Workers.

**Pay Range**

$23.00 - $28.75 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.