Travel

Endoscopy

Bakersfield, CA

Endoscopy RN & Tech

Shift & Schedule

12-hour days, every other weekend, first to float. Guaranteed 36 hours per week. 13-week contract.

About the Role

Join a high-volume endoscopy department performing 5–25 procedures daily. You'll manage all three phases of patient care: pre-procedure, procedural support, and recovery.

Key Responsibilities (RNs)

  • Administer and recover patients from monitored anesthesia care (MAC) and procedural sedation
  • Circulate during MAC cases; work as circulator or sedator during procedural sedation cases
  • Transfer intubated patients to PACU
  • Perform bedside procedures in the ER and ICU as needed
  • Collaborate with techs and physicians

Key Responsibilities (Techs)

  • Assist physicians in all procedures except bronchoscopies (handled by RT)
  • Manage equipment, stock rooms, and prepare/reprocess scopes
  • Support nursing staff during all three phases

Common Procedures

EGDs, colonoscopies, ERCPs, bronchoscopies, EUS, PEGs

Requirements

  • RNs & Techs: Minimum 2 years' endoscopy experience; call experience required
  • RNs: BLS, ACLS; procedural sedation experience essential
  • Techs: Experience with OER Pro Elite/Lite machines and ERCP

Call & On-Call

  • Weeknight call shared with staff; 30-minute response time
  • RNs: weekend call typically 7 AM–7 AM (one day)
  • Techs: weekend call 7 AM Saturday–6 AM Monday
  • Holiday call: rotate for one major and one minor holiday

Floating

No floating outside endoscopy/GI lab. Possible travel between two nearby campuses (7 minutes apart).

Orientation

2–3 days, tailored to experience level.