RN ICU

Dignity Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health Memorial Hospital Bakersfield is seeking an ICU Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver high-quality care in a fast-paced environment. You will perform comprehensive assessments, support critical interventions, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, bedside care, and adherence to ICU protocols, with opportunities for professional growth within Memorial Hospital’s extensive services in Bakersfield, CA.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of acute care experience required or hired through the RN Versant program.
• Registered Nurse: CA license required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR (American Heart Association)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS (American Heart Association)

Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessment/reassessment, including shift handoffs and history taking.
• Ensure ICU Bundle is followed and participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds.
• Complete documentation accurately in electronic and paper formats.
• Provide direct patient care and assist physicians with procedures as needed.
• Report changes in patient condition to the physician.

Skills

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Emergency care

Education

Registered Nurse licensure (CA)

CPR certification (AHA)

ACLS certification (AHA)

Tools

EMR / EHR documentation

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN) in the ICU department, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well‑being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To be successful in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast‑paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

Responsibilites

• Perform patient assessment/reassessment, including giving or receiving comprehensive change of shift and intermittent report, obtaining the nursing history, conducting a physical assessment, establishing priorities for care.
• Assures that ICU Bundle is followed with every patient. Completes multidisciplinary rounding tool daily.
• Completes both computer and hand written documentation using correct format in an accurate, precise, timely, legible and complete manner .
• Provide direct patient care, as required. Assist physician with procedures, as necessary.
• Report changes in patient's condition to physician.

Job Requirements

• Other Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications
• 1-2 years of previous acute care experience required or hired through the RN Versant program.,
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR Amercian Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Amercian Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree of Nursing (BSN)
• ICU experience

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County. One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$45.55 - $79.04 /hour