Clinical Nurse - Per Diem - Thoracic Medicine

Job details

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 MSK as a Clinical Nurse Per Diem, in the Thoracic Medicine Unit, where you’ll partner with a multidisciplinary oncology team caring for patients with thoracic cancers. You’ll provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing care throughout the treatment journey, supporting patients receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, and other systemic cancer treatments.

Role Overview

• Practice within a Nurse–Physician–led Ambulatory Care Practice Model, supporting high-quality, coordinated care for patients with thoracic cancers.
• Provide clinical nursing support and assist in managing a caseload of patients receiving systemic anticancer therapies, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy.
• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments, including evaluation of symptoms, treatment tolerance, functional status, and evolving patient needs.
• Educate patients and families about their treatment plans, medications, potential side effects, symptom management, and when to contact the clinical team.
• Provide ongoing symptom assessment and management for common treatment-related concerns such as fatigue, nausea, pain, respiratory symptoms, and other therapy-related toxicities.
• Review relevant clinical information and coordinate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and other members of the care team to support safe and timely treatment.
• Provide telephone and ambulatory triage, responding to patient concerns and helping determine appropriate next steps based on clinical needs.
• Coordinate care throughout the patient’s treatment journey, including treatment visits, follow-up appointments, testing, referrals, and transitions in the plan of care.
• Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary thoracic oncology team to promote continuity of care and support patients and families throughout treatment and follow-up.

Key Qualifications

• New York State RN license required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Minimum of 1.5 - 2 years of related medical/surgical nursing experience required.
• Experience caring for patients receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or other systemic cancer treatments strongly preferred.
• Ambulatory oncology experience, including patient education, symptom management, and clinical triage, highly preferred.

Core Skills

• Demonstrates sound clinical judgment and makes timely decisions while maintaining high standards of safe, evidence-based nursing care.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members, adapting communication to individual needs and situations.
• Builds trusting relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate, patient-centered support throughout the cancer treatment journey.
• Proactively identifies changes in patient condition, treatment-related symptoms, and care needs and communicates concerns appropriately to the clinical team.
• Embraces new challenges, seeks opportunities for continued professional growth, and works collaboratively in a fast-paced, evolving oncology environment.

Additional Information:

• Hours: Per Diem shifts: 10 hours (8am-6pm flexed) Mon-Friday. No Weekends or Holidays
• Location: 530 East 74th (Koch)
• Reports To: Nurse Leader

Closing:

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

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