Clinical Nurse – Per Diem in Surgical Oncology Office Practice Services

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Join our team as a Clinical Nurse – Per Diem in Surgical Oncology Office Practice Services. We're looking for a dynamic nursing professional eager to showcase compassionate, evidence-based nursing care skills and make an important impact.

Role Overview:

• Work within a Nurse-Physician/APP based Ambulatory Care Practice Model.

• Provide clinical support and assist with management of a caseload of surgical oncology patients.

• Perform patient assessment, symptom management, and telephone triage and offer patient/family education.

• Act as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of care throughout various stages of treatment and follow-up.

• Participate in the implementation of patient education and clinical support programs to ensure optimal care throughout the healthcare continuum.

• Join in an individualized training/orientation program geared to providing nursing care in ambulatory setting.

Key Qualifications:

• New York State RN license and BSN

• 1.5 years of related medical/surgical experience preferred

• 1.5 – 2 years of oncology experience highly preferred

• Ambulatory procedural experience and specimen collection experience preferred

Core Skills:

• Willing to take action and eager to adopt new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and passion.

• A creative decision-maker, with shown success at making timely decisions that maintains standards of nursing care within the organization.

• Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged, using both formal and informal development channels.

• Approachable and skilled with providing care to diverse groups of people.

• An effective communicator, capable of resolving how best to reach different audiences and delivering communications based on that understanding.

• Flexible in your approach and demeanor to align with the shifting demands of evolving circumstances.

• Capable of building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Additional Information:

• Location: MSKCC Commack, 650 Commack Road, Commack, New York 11725

• Schedule: Per diem schedule 10-hour shifts, flexed Monday - Friday 7:30AM-7PM. Six shifts per quarter as needed

• Reports to: Nurse Leader

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