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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Day shift: 7am-7:30pm, rotation of weekends and holidays, operating 7 days/week
Posted Date
04/15/2025
Salary Range: $67.02 - 101.4 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
23641

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Join an elite team at the forefront of pre-hospital stroke care as a Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) Registered Nurse with UCLA Health. In this dynamic and highly autonomous role, you will respond directly to 911 calls across the Los Angeles area — including Westwood, the San Fernando Valley, and surrounding communities — assessing and treating stroke patients in the field before they even arrive at the hospital.

As part of the MSU team, you will collaborate closely with paramedics, CT technologists, and a remote vascular neurologist via telehealth to deliver rapid, advanced stroke care right at the patient’s doorstep.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Respond to emergency 911 calls for suspected stroke patients
  • Perform field assessments, initiate treatment protocols, and assist in rapid triage and transport decisions
  • Operate with a high level of autonomy while collaborating with the interdisciplinary mobile team
  • Communicate in real-time with an MD via telehealth to coordinate care
  • Support CT imaging processes performed on board the unit
  • Participate in ongoing training and simulation, including initial onboarding in Long Beach and Torrance
  • Collaborating with an interdisciplinary mobile team to deliver high-quality stroke care in the field
  • Assisting in the execution and maintenance of MSU research protocols, including quality data collection and patient follow-up
  • Participating in continuous training and maintaining a strong knowledge base in stroke treatment advancements


Job Qualifications

  • Current California RN license and strong clinical nursing skills required
  • BSN or MSN required
  • BCLS and ACLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association required
  • 6+ months of RN experience working with Neurology/Neurosurgery/Stroke patient populations including IV thrombolysis required
  • SCRN certification (preferred)
  • Research coordination or clinical trial experience (preferred)
  • Knowledge of medical terminology, particularly neurology (preferred)
  • Ability to perform thorough patient assessments and implement appropriate interventions
  • Strong critical thinking, organizational, and interpersonal skills
  • Experience working independently in dynamic and rapidly changing environments
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team and maintain professional relationships with trial staff, coordinating centers, sponsors, and the community

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional 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; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.