Charge RN Surgery

CommonSpirit Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 61,248 - 106,281; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Bakersfield is seeking a Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate care impacting patients' recovery. The RN will collaborate within an interdisciplinary team, ensuring optimal patient outcomes in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate will have a Registered Nurse licensure in California and 1+ years of surgical experience. The position offers competitive pay ranging from $44.46 – $77.15 per hour, based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of operating room/surgical experience.
• Registered Nurse licensure required upon hire.
• Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care impacting patient recovery.
• Safely administer medications and blood products.
• Maintain a safe work environment and address problems.

Skills

Critical assessments

Medication administration

Infection control principles

Collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Registered Nurse licensure in California

Basic Life Support – CPR

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Surgical Registered Nurse (RN), you will deliver compassionate, high‑quality care that truly impacts patients' well‑being and recovery. You will provide individualized, comprehensive care, make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures, and meticulously implement patient care plans. You will collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain current knowledge of all patient safety standards and National Patient Safety goals and consistently incorporate them into nursing practice.
• Safely administer medications and blood products using the seven rights of medication administration and two separate hospital-approved identifiers to identify the patient prior to medication or blood administration.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic work environment at all times and identify and address problems to the appropriate departments.
• Adhere to principles of infection control, including medical and surgical asepsis and isolation techniques. Demonstrate aseptic technique while conducting sterile dressing changes, urinary catheterizations, and similar duties.
• Receive, interpret, and implement physician orders in a safe and timely manner using the hospital-approved process for telephone and/or verbal orders that include readback of all orders.

Required Qualifications

• High school graduate education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications. 1 year of operating room/surgical experience (training may be considered if operational conditions permit).
• High school GED upon hire.
• Registered Nurse licensure in California upon hire.
• Basic Life Support–CPR (American Heart Association) upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Association) upon hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher upon hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support upon hire.

About the Hospital

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. The hospital also offers a Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small Children’s Center (including the area’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit), a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand Heart and Brain Center with Kern County’s first bi‑plane interventional suite, a Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics, and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and has served the Bakersfield and Kern County communities with quality, compassionate care since 1956.

To learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, visit the Dignity Health website.

Salary

$44.46 – $77.15 per hour.