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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
12 hrs, Sunday-Saturday 7am-19:30 including holiday's and weekends
Posted Date
06/04/2026
Salary Range: $96.74 - 96.74 Hourly
Employment Type
6 - Staff: Per Diem
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
30948

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Clinical Director of the Patient Flow Command Center and Patient Flow leadership, the Per Diem RN is responsible for coordinating and supporting timely patient throughput for elective and urgent admissions, interfacility transfers, and direct admissions across all three UCLA Health campuses. Responsibilities include clinical review, coordination, and processing of transfer requests from outside hospitals, as well as collaboration with referring and accepting physicians, executive leadership, Nursing Supervisors, Patient Experience, and hospital support services to facilitate safe and efficient patient placement.

The Per Diem RN will develop expertise in the UCLA CareConnect EPIC EHR bed management system and work collaboratively with nursing leadership, management, and multidisciplinary teams to support a systematic approach to patient flow and bed management that promotes operational efficiency and a positive patient experience.

The incumbent must demonstrate strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, communication, professionalism, adaptability, and commitment to organizational goals related to patient throughput, patient safety, access to care, and quality outcomes.


*This position has the potential to convert to Career*


Salary: $96.74 - $96.74 Hourly


Job Qualifications

  • Current California Registered Nurse license - required.
  • BSN or MSN - required
  • Minimum of five (5) years of current inpatient clinical experience - required.
  • BLS - Required
  • Critical Care/ICU experience strongly preferred.
  • Previous administrative, patient flow, transfer center, bed management, or leadership experience preferred.
  • Prior Patient Placement experience preferred.
  • Case Management experience is desirable.
  • Demonstrated expertise in managing high census and capacity constraints, with the ability to problem solve, prioritize, and exercise sound clinical judgment in complex operational situations.
  • Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills in a fast-paced, high-acuity healthcare environment.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with all members of a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, nursing leadership, executive leadership, and ancillary departments.
  • Strong clinical assessment skills with the ability to triage and prioritize patient placement needs based on clinical specialty, level of care, patient safety considerations, and bed capacity limitations.
  • Proficient technology and communication skills, including:
    • Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, preferably EPIC/CareConnect
    • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
    • Zoom and Microsoft Teams
    • Multi-line phone and communication systems
  • Ability to adapt to frequent operational changes and function effectively in a dynamic patient flow environment.

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.