Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pediatrics, Adolescent and Young Adults
About the role
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.
At MSK, we recognize and champion the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist and how it enhances the clinical setting and the value it provides to our patient population. Our highly skilled nursing team includes over 40 Clinical Nurse Specialists. Each of us is dedicated to delivering excellence in the art and science of professional nursing, consistent with our mission to provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing care to patients and families living with cancer in a healing and innovative environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership in the areas of evidence-based oncology nursing practice, education, consultation, and research.
- Provide support to MSK's patients with cancer diagnosis and the nursing staff who care for them.
- Coordinate implementation of practice standards with colleagues across sites.
- Demonstrate positive quality outcomes