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Full Job Description
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.
- 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
Critical Care Medicine
2
Geriatric Oncology
1
Hematology/Oncology
2
Hospice and Palliative Care
4
Neurology/Neurosurgery
1
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
2
Psycho-Oncology
1
Solid Tumor Medical Oncology
2
Surgical Oncology
2
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