Nurse Practitioner - Oncology, Santa Monica

UCLA Health; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Santa Monica, CA seeks a Nurse Practitioner to join the Hematology/Oncology clinic team. The role provides independent clinical assessment and patient care management in collaboration with medical leadership and attending physicians.

Candidate must be self-directed and capable of working with minimal supervision in a fast-paced outpatient setting. Requirements include CA RN and NP licensure, BLS, NP degree, national certification, and oncology NP experience preferred.

Qualifications

• CA RN and NP licensure required
• BLS from AHA or ARC required
• NP degree required
• NPI #, DEA #, -required
• National Certification in NP specialty required
• 1-2 years Oncology NP experience preferred
• Ability to independently prioritize work with minimal direct supervision required
• Ability to work with a wide variety of individuals in many complex settings required
• Skills to perform history and physical examinations of oncology patients required
• Skills to perform accurate assessment and evaluation of oncology patients required
• Skills to develop and implement treatment plans under established protocol and physician supervision required
• Ability to triage patients accurately after evaluating vital signs, symptoms, findings, etc required
• Ability to intervene to deal with patient problems when physicians are not immediately available required
• Ability to write clearly and distinctly in medical records communications required
• Ability to use EMR/EHR systems to obtain pertinent patient information required
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision in outpatient environment required
• Ability to use computer for word processing, spreadsheets and databases required
• Detailed background in oncology clinical medicine required
• Knowledge to organize, coordinate, and follow complex clinical regimens required
• Skill in communicating medical information to patients and families required
• Knowledge of English language sufficient to read medical reports and prepare correspondence required
• Ability to maintain confidentiality required
• Ability to interact with patients, colleagues and physicians required
• Skill in teamwork and collaboration required
• Ability to perform under fluctuating workload and interruptions required
• Skill in delegating work for efficiency required
• Skill in prioritizing assignments to complete work timely and accurately required.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent clinical assessment and patient care for hematology/oncology clinic patients.
• Collaborate with Medical Director, attending physicians and fellows.
• Work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced outpatient setting.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Oncology NP

EHR experience

Clinical assessment

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Master's or Doctoral Degree in Nursing, NP Specialty

Tools

EPIC/CareConnect

Job description

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Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Posted Date

10/23/2026

Salary Range: $93.81 - 133.97 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33485

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The NP functions in an interdependent role by implementing the appropriate Standardized Procedures (SPs). In collaborative practice with the Medical Director, attending physicians and fellows, the NP will be responsible for providing independent clinical assessment and patient care management services for Hematology/Oncology clinic patients. Incumbent must be self-directed and function with minimal direct supervision.

Salary range: $93.81-$133.97/hourly

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Current CA Licensure as RN and Nurse Practitioner-required
• Current BLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross-required
• Master's or Doctoral Degree in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Specialty-required
• NPI #, DEA #,-required
• National Certification in NP specialty-required
• 1-2 years of Oncology NP experience- preferred
• Ability to independently prioritize work with minimal direct supervision-required
• Ability to work with a wide variety of individuals in many complex settings-required
• Skills and abilities to perform history and physical examinations of oncology patients-required
• Skills and abilities to perform accurate assessment and evaluation of oncology patients-required
• Skills and abilities to develop and implement appropriate treatment plans under established protocoland physician supervision-required
• Ability to triage patients accurately after evaluating their vital signs, symptoms, findings, etc-required
• Ability to intervene to deal with patient problems when physicians are not immediately available-required
• Ability to write clearly and distinctly so as to accurately and concisely communicate using the medical record or business correspondence-required
• Ability to use electronic medical record (EHR)/EPIC/CareConnect to obtain pertinent patient information-required
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision in the outpatient environment while performing a variety of tasks-required
• Ability to use computer for standard word processing, spreadsheet and database functions in order to develop communications and to store necessary patient data-required
• Detailed background in oncology clinical medicine-required
• Knowledge and ability to organize, coordinate, and follow complex clinical regimens-required
• Skill in communicating and translating medical information to patients and their families, including giving patients and families an understanding of their medical condition and what they might expect in the future-required
• Knowledge and proficiency of the English language sufficient to read medical reports and records with comprehension and to prepare reports and correspondence-required
• Ability to maintain confidentiality-required
• Ability to interact effectively and communicate accurately with patients, colleagues and referring physicians-required
• Skill in working as part of a team and collaborating with colleagues-required
• Ability to perform effectively under conditions of fluctuating workload and frequent interruption-required
• Skill in delegating work for maximum efficiency-required
• Skill in prioritizing assignment to complete work in a timely and accurate manner-required.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.