Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Bakersfield, CA
First Connect Health
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

⚡ AUTO-OFFER POSITION: 48-HOUR DAY-SHIFT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) RN CONTRACT – BAKERSFIELD, CA

An immediate 13-week travel contract opening with Auto-Offer status is available for an experienced Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse (RN) in Bakersfield, CA 93301. Operating within an advanced critical care pavilion at an accredited acute care medical center, this top-compensating clinical assignment features an intensive 48-hour daytime schedule (four 12-hour day shifts weekly with California daily overtime; 36-hour option also considered). AUTO-OFFER FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES! TOP-TIER OVERTIME PACKAGE ($3,401/WEEK GROSS)! $1,665/WEEK TAX-FREE HOUSING & MEAL STIPEND! ZERO MANDATORY ON-CALL & NO FLOATING REQUIRED! STRICT 1:2 CALIFORNIA CRITICAL CARE RATIOS! EPIC EHR! Caring for complex critical care and advanced cardiac populations, the ICU nursing team coordinates advanced life-support therapies, mechanical circulatory support management, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and multi-drip vasoactive titrations. Operating with Impella and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) devices is a mandatory clinical prerequisite. Clinical management spans acute myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, post-cardiac arrest targeted temperature management, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), mechanical ventilation, continuous sedation, and multi-organ dysfunction. If you are an acute critical care nurse skilled in mechanical circulatory support, advanced hemodynamics, complex vasoactive titrations, and ventilator management looking to earn $3,401/week on day shifts in Central California, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE (48-Hour Week / CA Daily OT Structure)

• Weekly Gross: $3,401.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,665.00
• Hourly W2 Regular Rate: $31.00/hr (32 regular hours)
• Hourly W2 Daily Overtime Rate: $46.50/hr (16 daily overtime hours included)
• (Travel and local candidates eligible; travel stipend subject to qualifying tax home radius rules).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Day shifts, 4x12-Hours (12-hour days; 36-hour schedule also considered per department discretion).
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours weekly under California daily overtime structure.
• Assignment Duration: 13 Weeks.
• Block Scheduling: Block schedules are not offered.
• On-Call Requirements: NO ON-CALL REQUIRED!
• Floating Scope: NO FLOATING REQUIRED!
• Department Setting & Scope: High-acuity inpatient Intensive Care Unit managing complex medical, surgical, and cardiovascular critical care patients.
• Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios: Strict California mandated critical care ratios of 1:2 across all shifts.
• Mechanical Circulatory Support (Strict Hard Stop): Hands-on clinical management of Impella and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) devices is strictly required.
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Care:
  • Direct intensive care nursing for high-acuity medical, surgical, and cardiovascular ICU patients.
  • Mechanical circulatory support: comprehensive bedside management, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Impella devices and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP).
  • Advanced hemodynamics: arterial line monitoring, central venous line management, cardiac output assessment, and invasive pressure waveform analysis.
  • Comprehensive respiratory management: invasive mechanical ventilator management, ET/NT suctioning, ventilator weaning protocols, and arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation.
  • Critical pharmacology: continuous titration of multiple IV vasopressors, inotropes, antiarrhythmics, continuous IV sedation, and emergency medications.
  • Inpatient critical stabilization: cardiogenic shock, severe sepsis/septic shock, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), acute respiratory failure, and acute neurological emergencies.
• EMR System: Epic electronic health record.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience Requirement: Minimum 1–2 full years of dedicated acute care inpatient ICU RN clinical experience (BSN preferred; acute care hospital background preferred).
• Clinical Hard Stops:
  • Documented, hands-on clinical experience with Impella and Balloon Pump (IABP) is strictly required.
  • Hands-on Epic EHR experience is strictly required.
• Licensure (Strict Hard Stop): Active California Registered Nurse (RN) License strictly in hand at submittal (pending licenses cannot be submitted).
• Certifications Required at Submittal (Must all be active and attached):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) / CPR — AHA or ARC approved vendor.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — AHA-ACLS or ARC-ALS required.
• EMR Competency (Strict Hard Stop): Epic EHR experience required.

✨ APPLICATION PROCESS Avoid administrative processing delays on broad public job boards. As an Auto-Offer position, complete candidate profiles matching all clinical prerequisites receive expedited review and immediate contract generation. Apply directly to this posting to lock in your file with our specialized critical care recruitment team!