Nurse II

About the Role

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking passionate Critical Care Nurses to join our team in full-time night shifts in our Assessment and Treatment Center. This role is ideal for nurses who thrive in fast-paced, high-acuity environments and are confident, skilled, and able to act independently in urgent situations. You’ll work with highly skilled clinicians caring for critically ill patients, collaborate with exceptional providers, and grow your skills in an advanced, high-tech ICU environment.

Responsibilities

• Advanced assessment of a patient’s condition and planning and implementing patient care plans.
• Providing advanced life support including ventilator support.
• Assisting physicians in performing procedures.
• Observing and recording patient vital signs as well as intake and outputs every one (1) hour.
• Ensuring that ventilators, monitors, and other types of medical equipment function properly.
• Administering continuous vasoactive and cardiac medications.
• Ordering diagnostic tests.
• Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team.
• Providing care using nursing standards and Hospital/ICU protocols for treatment.
• Acting as patient advocates.
• Providing education and support to patient families.
• Caring for both medical and surgical patients, including immediate post-operative patients.
• Responding to Rapid Responses and medical emergencies throughout the medical campus.
• Participating in end-of-life conversations and collaborating with the Palliative Care and Hospice teams.

Qualifications

Required

• License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of New York.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and one of the following:
  • The equivalent of one (1) year of full-time oncology nursing experience; or
  • The equivalent of one (1) year of full-time critical care experience; or
  • The equivalent of three (3) years of full-time medical-surgical experience in an acute care setting; or
  • The equivalent of one (1) year of full-time medical-surgical experience in an acute care setting and completion of Roswell Park nursing orientation with the ability to function independently at a satisfactory level for three (3) months (full-time) as a Nurse I at Roswell Park.

Required degrees must have been granted by an accredited college or university or one recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as following acceptable educational practices.

Incumbents will serve a one (1) year full-time probationary period as a Nurse II.

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher, with strong preference given to those with advanced academic preparation.
• Oncology experience, particularly in settings involving complex cancer care, treatment planning, and patient support.
• Experience in critical care or emergency department environments.
• Relevant professional nursing certifications reflecting a commitment to clinical excellence and ongoing professional development.

Pay

The starting rate of pay for this position is $47.58 per hour. For the night shift, there is an additional night shift differential of $6.50 per hour. The listed pay rate reflects the potential compensation for this role, and the actual offer may vary based on the candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience.

Schedule

• Shift: Third Shift (Night)
• Time Type: Full time
• Weekly Hours: 37.5
• FTE: 0.9375