Nurse Practitioner - Stroke Team

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

Job summary

The Stroke Nurse Practitioner at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital delivers comprehensive inpatient stroke and neurologic care as part of a 24/7 stroke program supporting emergency, inpatient, and critical care services.

The role requires CA RN and NP licenses, CA NP furnishing with Schedule II, ANCC certification, and 1 year neurology NP experience; NIHSS is required with SCRN preferred. Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team ensures timely, evidence-based stroke care.

Qualifications

• CA RN and CA NP License required.
• State of California NP license and furnishing with Schedule II required.
• MSN or DNP in NP Specialty (AG-AC NP/Adult - Gero Acute Care NP).
• NPI #, DEA #; Enrollment in PECOS and CURES.
• 1 year neurology experience as a NP required.
• BLS and ACLS certification from AHA or ARC.
• Stroke team experience strongly preferred.
• NIHSS Certification required; SCRN preferred.
• Proficient in Excel, Word; able to use software.
• Ability to collaborate with admin and clinical staff; strong written communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive inpatient stroke and neurologic care as part of a 24/7 stroke program.
• Participate in rapid evaluation and management of acute stroke and neurologic emergencies.
• Collaborate with neurology, ED, nursing, pharmacy, rehab, radiology, and operations to optimize care.

Skills

CA RN license

CA NP license

NP furnishing with Schedule II

ANCC certification

MSN or DNP in NP specialty

NPI number

DEA number

PECOS enrollment

CURES enrollment

1 year neurology NP experience

BLS ACLS (AHA/ARC)

NIHSS certification

SCRN (preferred)

Excel/Word proficiency

collaborative teamwork

independent work

prioritization

writing and documentation

Education

MSN or DNP in NP specialty

Tools

PECOS

CURES

Job description

The Stroke Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive inpatient stroke and neurologic care at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital as part of a 24/7 stroke program supporting emergency, inpatient, and critical care services. The APP functions as an integral member of the multidisciplinary stroke team and participates in rapid evaluation and management of patients presenting with acute stroke and neurologic emergencies.

This role includes participation in around the clock stroke coverage, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. The Stroke APP collaborates closely with neurology attendings, emergency medicine physicians, nursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation services, radiology, and hospital operations to support timely, evidence based stroke care and optimize patient outcomes.

Salary range: $93.81-$133.97/hourly

Qualifications

• CA RN and CA NP License- required
• State of California NP, State of CA NP Furnishing with Schedule II, National Certification (i.e. ANCC)-required
• MSN or DNP in NP Specialty (AG-AC NP/Adult - Gero Acute Care NP)
• NPI #, DEA #,
• Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment in CURES
• 1 year neurology experience as a NP- required
• BLS and ACLS certification from AHA or ARC
• Previous Stroke Team experience - strongly preferred
• NIHSS Certification - required, SCRN - preferred
• Ability to utilize excel, word and other software program-required
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with administrative, clinical and academic personnel-required
• Skill in working independently and following through with minimum direction-required
• Ability to set priorities-required
• Demonstrate writing skills to compose logical, detailed and grammatically correct correspondence-required
• Document patient care in a concise and comprehensive manner- required

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.

Santa Monica, CA, United States (on-site)