Job Description

Job Description

Consolidated Medical Travel is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Bakersfield, California.

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/08/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Role Type: Hybrid of Charge Nurse, Clinical Mentor, and Manager responsibilities.
The clinician provides on-shift leadership to ensure safe, high-quality, and compassionate care while mentoring staff and promoting a positive work environment. Duties include:

• Rounding on patients and addressing safety or service concerns
• Serving as a clinical and interpersonal resource
• Assuming charge nurse assignments as needed, based on census and staffing

Note: This is not a first-time traveler position. Candidates must have recent charge nurse experience in their most recent assignment.

• Unit Type: All MedSurg/Tele Units
• Beds: 27
• Patient Ratios:
  • 1:5 – MedSurg
  • 1:4 – Chemo/Tele patients
• Common Diagnoses/Patient Types:
  • General Medical-Surgical
  • GYN, Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy, some spine and joint cases
  • Oncology (7 private oncology suites – may include patients with cancer history but not necessarily active chemo)
  • No acute stroke or cardiac patients
  • No continuous drips
  • May care for pediatric patients >15 years old

• Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Must-Have Experience:
  • Strong central line skills
  • Proven charge nurse experience
  • Compassionate, patient-centered approach
  • Enjoys teaching and mentoring
• Not a new traveler opportunity

• EMR: Cerner
• Telemetry: Remote monitoring with monitor techs
• Vents: None
• IV Team: No dedicated IV team, but resource nurse available; PICC/midline team present
• Hospitalist Coverage: 24/7
• RT Coverage: 24/7
• Pharmacy Coverage: 24/7

• Nurse Aides: Target of 2 per shift
• Charge Nurse: Clinician/charge role hybrid; takes patients as needed

• Shift Options: 07:00–19:00 (Days) | 19:00–07:00 (Nights)
• Weekend Requirement: 1 weekend shift every 2 weeks
• Holiday Requirement: 2 major + 1 minor holiday rotation
• Call / Standby: Must report within 30 minutes if placed on standby
• Floating: To other MedSurg units as needed

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