Clinical Nurse – Main PACU (Nights)

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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.

Clinical Nurse – Main PACU (Nights)

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Join our team as a Clinical Nurse at our Main Hospital. We're looking for a dynamic nursing professional eager to showcase compassionate, evidence-based nursing care skills and make a significant impact in our PACU department.

Role Overview:

• Work reciprocally with other members of the perioperative team

• Implement the nursing process for surgical patients requiring intensive monitoring and nursing interventions in an acute and critical 24-hour setting

• Safely recover post-operative patients of varying ages emerging from anesthesia

• Actively participate in multidisciplinary collaboration to provide high-quality, evidence-based, and safe patient care

• Assure completion of required diagnostic and evaluative tests, providing related patient education and post-operative clinical assessments

• Educate patients and families on post-operative care, including medication usage and wound care prior to discharge

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct frequent assessments and titration of vasoactive, cardiac, and sedation infusions; monitor ventilated patients and initiate weaning protocols

• Provide care and maintenance of invasive hemodynamic lines, including central venous and arterial catheters

• Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition with strong clinical judgment in a high-acuity environment

Key Qualifications:

• NYS RN license, BSN

• BLS required; ACLS and PALS preferred

• Minimum of 1.5+ years of related clinical experience in acute care

• Critical care/Surgical experience and related certification highly 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 skilled decision-maker, with a proven track record of making timely decisions that ensure quality nursing care

• Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged through formal and informal development

• Approachable and comfortable with diverse groups of people, fostering a supportive environment

• An effective communicator, able to tailor communication across audiences

• Capable of building strong relationships and delivering patient-centered care

Additional Information:

Location: 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Schedule: Nights; 3x 12-hour shifts between 8:00 PM and 8:30 AM with weekend rotation required

Reports to: Nurse Leader

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