| Location | Bakersfield, CA |
First Connect Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Endoscopy for a travel nursing job in Bakersfield, California.
RN Endoscopy (GI/Endoscopy)
Role
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts
Hours: 36 hours per week
Required Qualifications
Minimum 2 years of RN experience
Active California RN license required for submission
BLS and ACLS certifications required
Procedural sedation experience required
Previous call experience required
Unit Details
Unit: GI/Endoscopy
Care Setting: Acute Care
Procedure Rooms: 2 suites
Daily Procedures: Approximately 5–25
Charting System: Cerner
Charge Nurse: Available Monday through Friday on every shift
Endoscopy technicians assist with procedures, manage equipment, stock rooms, and perform scope care.
Respiratory Therapy assists with bronchoscopies.
Schedule
Day shifts, 12-hour shifts
36 hours per week
Every other weekend (EOW)
Start times may vary.
Block scheduling is not available.
Orientation: Typically 2–3 days, depending on experience and comfort level.
Floating
No floating outside the Endoscopy/GI lab.
May be required to work between two campuses located approximately 7 minutes apart.
Clinical / Operational Notes
One of the busiest Endoscopy departments within CommonSpirit Health.
RNs cover all three phases of patient care.
Responsibilities include recovery from monitored anesthesia care (MAC) sedation and procedural sedation.
Intubated patients are transferred to PACU.
Bedside procedures may be performed in the ER and ICU when needed.
For MAC cases, the RN circulates; for procedural sedation, a separate circulator and sedation nurse are assigned.
Common procedures include EGD, colonoscopy, ERCP, bronchoscopy, EUS, and PEG.
Call rotation is shared with other staff.
Weekend call is typically one 24-hour period, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM the following day.
Holiday call is required in rotation, including 1 major and 1 minor holiday.
Call response time: 30 minutes.
OR scrubs are provided.
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