Thoracic Oncology Nurse - Per Diem (Ambulatory)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Job summary
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York invites applications for a Clinical Nurse Per Diem in the Thoracic Medicine Unit. You will provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing care across the treatment journey for patients with thoracic cancers, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapies.
Join a multidisciplinary oncology team, conduct thorough nursing assessments, educate patients and families, perform symptom management, ambulatory triage, and ensure safe, timely
Qualifications
- New York State RN license is required.
- BSN is required.
- 1.5 - 2 years of related medical/surgical nursing experience.
- Experience with chemotherapy, immunotherapy or targeted therapies preferred.
- Ambulatory oncology experience is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care for patients with thoracic cancers across treatment.
- Support patients receiving systemic anticancer therapies, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
- Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and monitor treatment tolerance.
- Educate patients and families on treatment plans, side effects and symptom management.
- Offer symptom assessment and management for common treatment-related concerns.
- Coordinate with physicians and the care team for safe, timely treatment.
- Provide telephone and ambulatory triage and plan patient follow-up.
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Job description
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York invites applications for a Clinical Nurse Per Diem in the Thoracic Medicine Unit. You will provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing care across the treatment journey for patients with thoracic cancers, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapies.
Join a multidisciplinary oncology team, conduct thorough nursing assessments, educate patients and families, perform symptom management, ambulatory triage, and ensure safe, timely
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