Clinical Nurse | Emergency Oncology

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: We are looking for talented nurses to join MSK's Emergency Center! The Emergency Center provides emergent and comprehensive patient-centered care to MSKCC’S patients, families, and staff 24 hours, 7 days a week. Patients are triaged/evaluated, and a decision is made to admit, discharge, or place a patient in observation status in the Clinical Decision Unit (CDU). 

Emergency Oncology - Urgent Care Center

MSK’s Emergency Room (ER) operates 24/7, managing 80–100 patients daily. This unit does not handle trauma or 911 calls but provides urgent care for registered MSK patients. Once stabilized, patients are typically transferred to Cornell. The ER functions with ICU, Stepdown, Telemetry, and Med/Surg capabilities, and admits about 50% of its patients.

Role Overview: 

• Implement the nursing process for medical and surgical patients requiring intensive monitoring and nursing interventions in our Urgent Care Center. 

• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate continuity of care. 

• Provide outstanding patient-centered care to our patients and unregistered patients. 

• Deliver care to employees who are injured on the premises. 

Key Qualifications:  

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program (ADN or BSN required)

• Active New York State RN license required

• Active BLS Certification required

• Minimum 1.5 years of RN experience

• Critical Care/ Emergency Department and/or medical oncology experience highly preferred 

Core Skills:  

• 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. 

Additional Information: 

• Location: 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY

• Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts Monday through Friday, rotating weekends and holidays. The team is seeking candidates for both Night Shift and Mid-Shift We ask that candidates who apply are amenable to both shifts.

- Night Shift: 7:30PM-8AM

- Mid-Shift: 12pm-12:30am

Closing:

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

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.  

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