Clinical Nurse - Per Diem - Thoracic Medicine
About The Position
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is hiring a per diem Clinical Nurse in its Thoracic Medicine Unit. The nurse partners with a multidisciplinary oncology team to provide compassionate, evidence-based care to patients with thoracic cancers who are receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, and other systemic cancer treatments. The role practices within a Nurse–Physician-led Ambulatory Care Practice Model and supports coordinated care throughout the treatment journey. The nurse conducts comprehensive assessments, evaluates symptoms and treatment tolerance, educates patients and families, helps manage treatment-related concerns, and provides telephone and ambulatory triage. The position also coordinates treatment visits, follow-up appointments, testing, referrals, and transitions in the plan of care. The schedule is per diem, with 10-hour shifts from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (flexed), Monday through Friday, with no weekends or holidays. The position is located at 530 East 74th Street (Koch) and reports to the Nurse Leader.
Requirements
- New York State RN license.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Minimum of 1.5–2 years of related medical/surgical nursing experience.
- Sound clinical judgment and timely decision-making while maintaining safe, evidence-based nursing care.
- Effective communication with patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members, adapting communication to individual needs.
- Ability to build trusting relationships and provide compassionate, patient-centered support.
- Ability to identify changes in patient condition, treatment-related symptoms, and care needs, and communicate concerns appropriately.
- Collaborative approach and willingness to pursue continued professional growth in a fast-paced, evolving oncology environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience caring for patients receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or other systemic cancer treatments.
- Ambulatory oncology experience, including patient education, symptom management, and clinical triage.
Responsibilities
- Practice within a Nurse–Physician-led Ambulatory Care Practice Model to support coordinated care for patients with thoracic cancers.
- Provide clinical nursing support and assist with managing a caseload of patients receiving systemic anticancer therapies, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy.
- Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments, evaluating symptoms, treatment tolerance, functional status, and evolving patient needs.
- Educate patients and families about treatment plans, medications, potential side effects, symptom management, and when to contact the clinical team.
- Assess and manage common treatment-related concerns, including fatigue, nausea, pain, respiratory symptoms, and other therapy-related toxicities.
- Review relevant clinical information and coordinate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and other care team members to support safe, timely treatment.
- Provide telephone and ambulatory triage, responding to patient concerns and helping determine appropriate next steps.
- Coordinate treatment visits, follow-up appointments, testing, referrals, and transitions in the plan of care.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary thoracic oncology team to promote continuity of care and support patients and families during treatment and follow-up.
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Job Type
Part-time
