Per Diem RN | Hematologic Malignancies
About The Position
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. Join our team as a Per Diem Clinical Nurse in Ambulatory Office Practice Services. We're looking for a dynamic nursing professional eager to showcase compassionate, evidence-based nursing care skills and make a meaningful impact in our Hematologic Malignancies division. The role involves working within a Nurse-Physician based Ambulatory Care Office Practice Model, providing clinical support to staff members, and assisting with the management of a caseload of ambulatory hematology services patients receiving treatment. This includes performing patient assessment, symptom management, and offering patient and family education. The nurse will also participate in the implementation of patient education and clinical support programs to ensure optimal care throughout the healthcare continuum and participate in an individualized training/orientation program geared to providing nursing care in an ambulatory setting.
Requirements
- New York State RN license and BSN
- 1.5-2 years of RN experience required
- Willing to take action and eager to embrace new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
- A good decision-maker, with proven success at making timely decisions that maintain high standards of nursing care within the organization
- Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged, using both formal and informal development
- Approachable and comfortable with diverse groups of people and able to make others comfortable with you
- An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and executing communications based on that understanding
- Capable of building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
Nice To Haves
- Hematology oncology (Leukemia, Lymphoma, or Myeloma) and ambulatory care experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Work within a Nurse-Physician based Ambulatory Care Office Practice Model
- Provide clinical support to staff members
- Assist with the management of a caseload of ambulatory hematology services patients receiving treatment
- Perform patient assessment
- Perform symptom management
- Offer patient and family education
- Participate in the implementation of patient education and clinical support programs to ensure optimal care throughout the healthcare continuum
- Participate in an individualized training/orientation program geared to providing nursing care in an ambulatory setting
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
