• Job Description

  Req#: 75836

  Pay Range

  $100,000.00

  Job Description

  The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Oncology Fellowship is a 12-month post-graduate training program for nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) who wish to transition into oncology-based care. The program is open to newly graduated APPs, as well as those with prior experience as an APP. The fellowship is especially well-suited for those looking to gain specialty exposure to oncology and those eager for an immersive learning experience. This fellowship allows for in-depth clinical training while affording protected educational time, which will help develop the APP as a well-rounded and extremely knowledgeable provider prepared to practice patient care in the cancer care continuum.

  Throughout the fellowship program, fellows will:

  • Develop skills to strengthen critical thinking
  • Improve procedural abilities,
  • Build the confidence to work within a professional clinical setting,
  • Exercise self-directed learning, and
  • Utilize and integrate evidence-based practice into patient care.

  Please visit our website for full program details.

  Please submit all required documents as one PDF document in the "resume" section of the application.

  • Curriculum vitae
  • A personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation

  Applications will be reviewed, and interviews will occur on a rolling basis between March 4th and May 3rd, 2024.

  Work Hours:

  • Fellows may be asked to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
  • Average work week is about 50 hours to include clinical learning and protected didactic learning time.

  Fellow Clinical Responsibilities Will Include (As Appropriate for Each Subspecialty Track):

  • Gathering a comprehensive patient history
  • Performing a comprehensive physical examination
  • Ordering and analyzing laboratory and diagnostic studies
  • Formulating differential diagnoses, offering rationale for clinical decisions, and implementing treatment plans
  • Evaluating patient response to treatment
  • Coordination of patient care
  • Active participation within the interdisciplinary healthcare team
  • Accurate and complete documentation of patient encounters
  • Performing procedures
  • Participation in didactic learning experiences, including projects and presentations

  Subspecialty Tracks and Number of APP Fellow Positions Available:

  Subspecialty Track

  Number of APP Fellow Positions Available as of 04.29.24

  Critical Care Medicine

  0, all filled

  Geriatric Oncology

  0, all filled

  Hematology/Oncology

  0, all filled

  Hospice and Palliative Care

  2, start date July 2nd

  Neurology/Neurosurgery

  0, all filled

  Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

  0, all filled

  Psycho-Oncology

  0, all filled

  Solid Tumor Medical Oncology

  0, all filled

  Surgical Oncology

  0, all filled

  Annual Stipend:

  $100,000

  Benefits:

  APP Fellows are eligible for clinical trainee benefits. While not a guarantee, fellows are eligible to apply for MSK housing.

  Eligibility & Requirements:

  You are a highly motivated critical thinker with a strong desire to care for the oncology patient population. You are empathetic, resourceful, you communicate well, and enjoy working interprofessionally. You are seeking a fellowship position in an environment that fosters mutual respect, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

  All Applicants Must:

  • Be graduates of an accredited Nursing, NP, and/or PA program in the United States
  • Have current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) and Nurse Practitioner (NP) licenses or a Physician Assistant (PA) license and appropriate NP/PA board certification as listed below prior to the MSK credentialing deadline:

  Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Critical Care Medicine, Geriatric Oncology, Hematology/Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Care, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Psycho-Oncology, Solid Tumor Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology (if also has first assist certification)

  Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner: Geriatric Oncology, Hematology/Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Care, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Psycho-Oncology, Solid Tumor Medical Oncology

  Family Nurse Practitioner: Geriatric Oncology, Hematology/Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Care, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Psycho-Oncology, Solid Tumor Medial Oncology, Surgical Oncology (if also has first assist certification)

  Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

  Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

  Physician Assistant: Critical Care Medicine, Geriatric Oncology, Hematology/Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Care, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Psycho-Oncology, Solid Tumor Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology

  Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Psycho-Oncology

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• About the company

  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is a cancer treatment and research institution in New York City, founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital.

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