Nurse Practitioner- Stroke Team -Per Diem

The Per Diem Stroke Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides comprehensive inpatient stroke and neurologic care at UCLA Health Santa Monica Hospital as part of a 24/7 Comprehensive Stroke Program. Working a minimum commitment of one 12-hour shift per week, the Per Diem APP functions as an integral member of the multidisciplinary stroke team, providing high-quality, evidence-based care to patients with acute stroke and other neurologic emergencies.

Per Diem Stroke APPs respond to Code Stroke activations, manage acute neurologic patients across multiple inpatient settings, and collaborate closely with vascular neurologists, emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, nursing, radiology, pharmacy, rehabilitation services, and other members of the healthcare team. During each scheduled shift, the Per Diem APP is expected to function with the same clinical autonomy and responsibilities as regularly scheduled Stroke APPs.

This position is ideal for experienced Acute Care Nurse Practitioners seeking a flexible schedule while maintaining expertise in acute stroke and neuroscience care.

Salary range: $98.95/hourly

• 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