Stroke Coordinator

Who We Are

UCI Health is one of California’s largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health — Orange, UCI Health — Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.

As Orange County’s only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

In collaboration with the Stroke Program Manager, the Stroke Coordinator assists in the planning, implementation, coordination, and continuous evaluation of the hospital's Stroke Program to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based patient care. This role supports the achievement and maintenance of national stroke certification standards by coordinating clinical, operational, and quality improvement initiatives across the continuum of stroke care.

The Stroke Coordinator partners with the Stroke Program Manager and collaborates with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, emergency medical services (EMS), emergency department personnel, radiology, laboratory, rehabilitation, and case management to promote timely stroke recognition, treatment, and recovery. The coordinator facilitates communication among multidisciplinary team members to improve care coordination, ensure adherence to evidence-based guidelines, and optimize patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include supporting stroke certification readiness and regulatory survey preparation; coordinating staff education, reviewing stroke cases to identify opportunities for quality improvement; monitoring compliance with established stroke protocols and performance measures; and providing ongoing feedback to clinical teams to improve patient outcomes. The Stroke Coordinator also serves as a clinical resource for staff, patients, families, and community partners by promoting stroke prevention, education, and community awareness. In partnership with the Stroke Program Manager, the coordinator supports strategic initiatives that strengthen the organization's stroke program, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and advance excellence in stroke care.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

Understanding of performance improvement processes

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data

Must demonstrate professionalism and sensitivity to diverse cultural backgrounds at all times and in all situations

Must demonstrate excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills

Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job

Minimum 5 years of experience caring for stroke patients in the Acute Care hospital setting.

Good organization skills and ability to prioritize assignments

Demonstrated experience working with physicians, nurses, and others to effectively develop and initiate patient care plans

Computer skills, especially Microsoft Office, Word, Excel

Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiar with University of California policies and procedures

Licenses and Certifications:

Registered Nurse

Basic Life Support

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Nursing

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: 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.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [email protected] or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization