Travel ICU Registered Nurse

Travel Nurse RN ICU – Intensive Care Unit (Bakersfield, California)

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU – Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Bakersfield, California.

• Specialty:
  ICU – Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  03/16/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Shift: 12H Nights Nights, EOW, first to float

--- Unit Notes:
No first time travelers! Unit: ICU and ICU‑CV Recovery‑Basic EKG interpretation test assigned during orientation. Critical care RNs (ED/ICUs/PICU) will have more than just the basic interpretation test (like those included in the STEMI curriculum and Procedural Sedation curriculum assigned to them). # beds: 24 Beds (with the capacity to go up to 32 beds) Ratios: 1 to 1, 1 to 2 Intensivist:
Intensivist on the unit from 7a - 5p & on‑call after hours Certs: BLS & ACLS & NIHSS are required. IABP, CRRT, & ICP are NOT required; however if they have any of these it would be a plus! EMR System:
Cerner required Add'l Equipment:
Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectra link phones Unit Orientation: 2 shifts on the unit, as well as orientation to the East tower (4E, 5E, & 6E) & West tower (4W & 5W) for floating purposes. Nurse Aides:
No
- Charge Nurse:
Yes - Rarely take patients. There is also a “Free Resource Nurse” that MAY take patients IF staffing needs require this. Charge responds to all Rapid responses Shifts/

Hours:

12's Breaks: 1/2 hour break (clock‑out); 3 - 15 min breaks per shift (CA Law) Weekends:
Every other weekend or equivalent of 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule (Example: could be 2 in a row, then off 2 in a row) 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:
Spacelabs Monitoring - 24/7 monitor techs on this unit & also help out as secretary, etc However, nurses are solely for all of their own tele strips, reading, etc

NOTE:

tele monitors are also in the patient rooms. Vents:
Yes - Maintained by RT- IV Team:
No- RT 24/7:
Yes - Pharmacy 24/7: 24/7 pharmacy in the hospital. Dedicated pharmacist on the unit 12/hr M-F & 6 hrs on the weekends. Also Omnicell - Types of patients: “Respiratory failure, sepsis, AMI, ARDS, GI bleed, CABG (fresh hearts by trained staff), TAVR, Impella, vascular surgeries, neuro surgeries, CVAs Neuro experience would be a PLUS. They are adding a Neuro ICU in 2018 & they are seeing a lot of neuro.

Nurses must participate in multidisciplinary rounds.

NOTE:

If the need is for a general ICU nurse they would be kept on the general side. We would know if they were looking for a specific CV ICU nurse) Medications:
All cardiac & vasoactive drips, conscious sedation, etc Floating: MUST be willing to float to any Med Surg/Tele units (4E, 4W, 5E, 5W, & 6E) Travelers float 1st. Cancellation Policy:

Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks (Hospital may also pay full hours for a particular shift, in lieu of cancellation). Charting System:

Cerner BSN

Required:

No License to Submit:

Yes Trauma Level: Care Setting:
Acute Division:
Shift Notes:

Nights, EOW, first to float Required

Certifications:

ACLS, BLS Certification, NIHSS

As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.

As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care is in high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way.

Our long‑standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours