Nurse Leader (Employee Health)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 168,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is seeking a Nurse Leader for Employee Health to oversee clinical operations, regulatory compliance, and quality initiatives for MSK employees. You will lead a six-person Employee Health nursing team, ensure evidence-based, ethical care, and collaborate with regional sites to support organizational goals.

The role includes direct clinical coverage several days per week, plus staff development, performance management, and strategic program improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is required.
• 4–7 years of nursing/healthcare leadership experience.
• Current RN licensure in NY/NJ.
• BCLS certification and related nursing certification required.
• Occupational Health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for Employee Health clinical, operational, and HR functions across MSK, including regional sites.
• Lead a team of six Employee Health nurses, promoting engagement and high-quality care.
• Oversee employee health programs: immunizations, infectious disease exposures, workplace injuries, and return-to-work processes.
• Ensure care is safe, ethical, evidence-based, and compliant with regulatory requirements.
• Provide direct clinical coverage in Employee Health clinic several days per week.
• Manage daily clinic operations, staffing, and resource allocation across multiple sites.
• Partner with multidisciplinary stakeholders to support organizational goals and drive operational excellence.
• Use data to guide decision-making, identify gaps, and drive performance improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing Practice

Communication

HR & Budget

Quality & Safety

Change Management

Education

Nursing BSN

Job description

About Us:

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 pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Nurse Leader (Employee Health)

MSK is a world-renowned comprehensive cancer center dedicated to exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, and excellence in education. The Nurse Leader, Employee Health plays a critical leadership role in supporting the health, safety, and well-being of MSK employees by overseeing clinical operations, regulatory compliance, quality initiatives, and a team of nurses.

Role Overview

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for the clinical, operational, and human resource functions of Employee Health across MSK, including regional sites.
• Lead and support a team of six Employee Health nurses, fostering engagement, accountability, professional development, and high-quality care delivery.
• Lead employee health programs related to occupational health, immunizations, infectious disease exposures, workplace injuries and illnesses, and return-to-work processes.
• Ensure safe, ethical, evidence-based, culturally competent, and employee-centered care consistent with MSK standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provide direct clinical coverage in the Employee Health clinic multiple days per week, while ensuring the delivery of high-quality care that meets MSK standards, professional practice standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Direct employee health assessments, screenings, surveillance, education, counseling, referrals, and follow-up care.
• Serve as a clinical resource and subject matter expert while maintaining current knowledge of professional practice standards, regulations, and evidence-based guidelines.
• Manage daily clinic operations, staffing, resource allocation, and service delivery across multiple sites.
• Partner with multidisciplinary stakeholders and regional site liaisons to support organizational goals, strengthen collaboration, and drive operational excellence.
• Use clinical, operational, quality, and financial data to guide decision-making, identify opportunities, measure outcomes, and implement performance improvement initiatives.
• Lead strategic initiatives, process improvements, technology integration, and organizational change efforts that enhance Employee Health services and employee experience.
• Support talent management through recruitment, onboarding, coaching, performance management, professional development, recognition, and retention of staff.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a related field required.
• Four to seven years of relevant nursing or healthcare leadership experience required.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure applicable to New York and New Jersey required.
• BCLS certification and certification in a related nursing or healthcare specialty required.
• Occupational Health experience and/or certification preferred.

Core Skills

• Demonstrates strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, develop, coach, and retain high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Possesses advanced knowledge of professional nursing practice, occupational health principles, clinical quality and safety standards, and regulatory requirements, including OSHA, CDC, New York State, The Joint Commission, and NYC Department of Health requirements.
• Communicates effectively with employees, nursing staff, physicians, administrators, and other stakeholders and builds strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Demonstrates strong human resources, employee relations, financial and budget management, and operational leadership skills.
• Uses data, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement principles to identify gaps, develop action plans, and improve outcomes.
• Embraces innovation, change management, technology integration, and continuous improvement, using data and evidence-based practices to enhance outcomes and employee experience.

Additional Information:

• Schedule: 8-hour Day shift, Monday - Friday
• Location: Onsite; 222 E. 70th Street, New York, NY
• Reporting To: Occupational Health Chief

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Pay Range: $167,600.00 - $276,700.00

FSLA Status: Exempt

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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