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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Per Diem

Part-time

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NYPart-time$136–225K/yrPosted 3w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$136–225K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current NY RN License With CNS Qualification, requiredNational Certification, requiredMaster's degree, required

Job overview

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center seeks a Clinical Nurse Specialist to support patients with cancer and the nursing staff who care for them. The role provides clinical leadership in evidence-based oncology nursing practice, education, consultation, and research, and coordinates practice standards across sites. The position is per diem, with 12-hour overnight shifts at the Main Campus.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Decision-Making, nice to havePlanning and Prioritization, nice to haveCollaboration, nice to haveEvidence-Based Oncology Nursing, nice to haveClinical Leadership, nice to haveNursing Education, nice to haveNursing Consultation, nice to haveNursing Research, nice to haveOncology Nursing, nice to haveSelf-Direction, requiredInterpersonal Skills, required

Qualifications

Current NY RN License With CNS Qualification, requiredMaster's in Nursing, requiredNational Certification, required3+ Years Related Acuity or Critical Nursing Care Experience, requiredAdvanced Nursing Role Experience, nice to haveOncology Experience, nice to have

Full 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 pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity: 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.

Role overview:

  • A good decision-maker, with proven success at making timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
  • Able to work effectively in an environment notable for complex, information across multiple treatment sites
  • Adept at planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
  • A successful collaborator with the ability to engage others with different points of view and priorities

Key Qualifications:

  • Current NY RN license with CNS qualification required
  • Master's in Nursing
  • National certification
  • 3+ years of related acuity care or critical nursing care experience.
  • Experience in an advanced nursing role is strongly preferred
  • Oncology experience strongly preferred
  • Self-direction and strong interpersonal skills are essential

Core Skills:

  • 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 as it relates to nurse-sensitive indicators and patient and staff satisfaction.
  • Promote a patient-centered environment through collaboration with nursing leaders and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Support and cultivate Relationship Based Care in all aspects of care delivery.
  • Disseminate MSK oncology nursing practice standards and outcomes through abstract submission, podium presentation and evidence-based research findings.

Additional Information:

  • Schedule: Per Diem, schedule as need (12 hours shift) starting at 7pm to 7am.
  • Location: Main Campus, 1275 York Avenue
  • Reports To: Associate Director, Nursing

Pay Range: $136,400.00 - $225,100.00 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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How this job compares

Set against the 28,914 open Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$136–225K/yr
  • New York median$87–117K/yr495 salary ranges
  • US median$80–111K/yr2,561 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $181K, is 74% above the New York median midpoint ($104K) — in the top quarter of Nurse salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,468 open Nurse jobs in New York and 28,914 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 12,048 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 304 of the 28,914 open Nurse jobs (1%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Nurse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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