Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Location: Bakersfield, CA

Start Date: 10-12-2026

End Date: 01-11-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Nights, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM, 12-hour shifts, Friday/Saturday weekend rotation (4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $68.60 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms on a 31-bed telemetry unit with a 1 to 4 patient ratio
• Deliver compassionate care to patients recovering from pacemaker placement, hemodialysis, new onset afib, RVR, stroke and sepsis
• Respond quickly and confidently to changes in patient condition, including stepdown and ICU transfers
• Document accurately in Cerner and collaborate with hospitalists and intensivists on call after hours
• Support patients with CPAP and BiPAP needs in partnership with respiratory therapy
• Educate patients and families while helping them navigate complex, high acuity care
• Float where needed across MedSurg, remote tele and ICU hold areas as the first to float
• Report within 30 minutes if placed on standby or call

Qualifications

• Active California RN license in good standing
• 2 years of nursing experience with solid telemetry background
• Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Current NIHSS certification
• Comfort reading and interpreting all cardiac rhythms
• BSN not required, so ADN prepared nurses are welcome to apply

Education

• Charting System: Cerner
• Unit Notes: - Unit: 4W Telemetry
• # beds: 31 beds (11 private & 10 semi-private)
• Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS are required
• Ratios: 1 to 4
• EMR: Cerner
• Charge Nurse: Shift Manager & a Resource Nurse
• Nurse Aides: Yes - 2 on days & 1 on nights
• Weekend Requirement: 4 shifts out of 4 week schedule.
• Weekend shifts for nights are Fri/Sat & Sat Sun for days
• Holidays: Travelers are expected to work into the perm staff holiday rotation schedule (1 major holiday & 1 minor holiday)
• Scrub Color: Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black.
• Tele: Phillips *Must be able to read & interpret all cardiac rhythms
• Vents: Cpap or Bipap (per RT)
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes - on call after hours
• IV Team: No
• RT 24/7: Yes
• Call requirements: must report within 30 mins if placed on stand by/call
• Pharmacy 24/7: Yes & Omnicell
• Shifts: 12's 7 - 7:30. Block scheduling allowed if the needs of the unit are met, but not guaranteed.
• Floating: Travelers are the 1st to float. Could possibly float between MSW & MHB because they are under the same license, travelers may float between the two. They would float to 2W Med Surg remote tele, Med Surg SW, some to ICU for tele MS hold, or ER holds.
• Floor specific orientation: 1-2 shifts w/ preceptor
• Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Post pacer, hemodialysis, no cardiac/surgical patients, new onset afib, or RVR. CP sent out. Stepdown from ICU, surgical patients, urology patients: Cystoscopy. Oncology patients would transfer if they have cardiac problems to be monitored. Rare ortho patients. Some correctional patients (federal not State), strokes, TBI, high acuity, heavy patients, a lot of patients with bedsores, about 1/3 from nursing homes, peg tubes, sepsis, etc...
• Years of Experience: 2
• Shift Notes: Nights, EOW, first to float
• Specialty: Telemetry (4W)
• Start Date: 2026-10-12
• End Date: 2027-01-11
• Created Date: 2026-09-14
• Required Hours/Week: 36
• Positions: 2
• Short Description: RN (Registered Nurse)
• Contract Type:

Knowledge & Skills

• Cardiac rhythm interpretation on Phillips telemetry monitors
• Telemetry and cardiac monitoring expertise
• Strong patient assessment and critical thinking
• Cerner EMR proficiency is a plus
• Flexibility to float and adapt to new units and patient populations
• Teamwork with charge nurses, resource nurses and nurse aides
• Care for high acuity patients including those with peg tubes and bedsores

Benefits

• Guaranteed 36 hours per week so your paycheck stays steady
• Generous housing stipend to keep you comfortable
• Travel reimbursement to get you to Bakersfield with ease
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage options
• 401K retirement savings plan
• Block scheduling requests welcome when unit needs allow
• One to two shifts of precepted orientation so you start strong
• A supportive unit with a Shift Manager and Resource Nurse on hand

Travel Perks: Explore Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield sits right in California's sunny Central Valley, so you are perfectly placed for weekend adventures. Explore the Kern River Parkway Trail for biking and walking, catch a show at the historic Fox Theater, or wander the shops and restaurants of downtown. Nature lovers can head to the Sequoia National Forest and Kern River Canyon for hiking, rafting and breathtaking views, while wine enthusiasts will enjoy tasting rooms along the Kern Wine Trail. Day trips to Los Angeles, the Pacific coast and the Sierra Nevada are all within easy reach, making your time off just as memorable as your shifts.

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