Clinical Program Coordinator RN - Stroke & Sepsis

Agence PROvidence; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Program Coordinator for Stroke & Sepsis to provide clinical leadership, coordinate programs, and support education and performance improvement across care teams. You will collaborate with nursing, medical staff, EMS, and QA to advance evidence-based care.

The role emphasizes regulatory readiness, data review, protocol adherence, and continuous quality initiatives to improve outcomes for stroke and sepsis patients.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with California license and Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Certification in Stroke or Neurosciences required within 6 months of hire.
• Minimum 3 years of direct clinical care to stroke patients in an acute care setting.
• Minimum 3 years of acute care nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for the stroke and sepsis programs across the hospital.
• Coordinate program operations, education, and performance improvement activities.
• Ensure regulatory and accreditation readiness and protocol adherence.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Nursing experience

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Certification in Stroke or Neurosciences

California Registered Nurse License

ACLS/BLS

Fire and Life Safety Card

Specialty certifications (SCRN/CEN/CCRN/CPHQ/NE-BC)

Job description

Description

The Clinical Program Coordinator, Stroke & Sepsis provides clinical leadership, program coordination, education, and performance improvement support for the hospital's stroke and sepsis programs. This role advances safe, timely, evidence-based care across the continuum by partnering with nursing, medical staff, emergency services, critical care, quality, data, rehabilitation, case management, EMS, and other inter-professional stakeholders. The coordinator supports program operations, regulatory and accreditation readiness, data review, clinical education, protocol adherence, and quality improvement initiatives that improve outcomes for patients with stroke and sepsis.

Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, recognized as one of the best regional hospitals in 9 types of care by U.S. News & World Report. Awarded Healthgrades' Patient Safety Excellence Award for 2024 and America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery Award in 2025, we provide exceptional patient care with a commitment to excellence.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Tarzana Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we Providence know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Coursework/Training: Certification in Stroke or Neurosciences (Upon hire or within 6 months of hire)
• California Registered Nurse License upon hire.
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire
• California Fire and Life Safety Card - National Organization within 30 days of hire.
• SCRN, CEN, CCRN, CPHQ, NE-BC, or other specialty certification relevant to stroke, sepsis, critical care, quality, or nursing leadership upon hire
• 3 years of Clinical experience in the acute care setting providing direct care to stroke patients.
• 3 years of Acute care nursing experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Quality, Education, or related field
• Certification in Neuroscience upon hire
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Certificate - NIH Stroke Scale Training Course within 120 days of hire.
• 2 years of experience as a program coordinator, nursing leader, or educator.
• 3 years of experience in emergency, critical care, neuroscience, stroke, sepsis, quality, or performance improvement.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About The Team

The Sisters of Providence and Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have deep roots in California, bringing health care and education to communities from the redwood forests to the beach shores of Orange county - and everywhere in between. In Southern California, Providence provides care throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, High Desert and beyond. Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care, and even our own Providence High School. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Pay Range: $60.76 - $94.33

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.