Title:
Nurse I/Graduate Nurse (Inpatient Units - Various Full-Time Days/Nights Openings)
Company:
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department:
Time Type:
Full time
Weekly Hours:
37.5
FTE:
0.9375
Summary:
🌟 Start Your Nursing Career at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center! 🌟
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking Graduate Nurses and Nurse I's to join our Inpatient Nursing teams across a variety of units and shifts. This is an excellent opportunity to begin or advance your nursing career in a nationally respected, leading‑edge oncology environment.
Inpatient Units Include:
Medical Oncology:
- Leukemia
- Solid Tumor & Palliative Care
- Transplant & Cellular Therapy
- Leukemia & Transplant & Cellular Therapy
- Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, & Immunotherapy
Surgical Oncology:
- Thoracic & GU
- GI & Soft Tissue
- Head & Neck, Neurosurgery, Breast & GYN
Medical & Surgical Oncology:
-Step-down Critical Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU):
- Critical Care
Across these units, nurses work with a multidisciplinary team—including providers, therapists, social workers, and case managers—to support patients. A key priority is educating patients and caregivers to promote a safe, confident transition home.
About the Role:
The Nurse I provides patient care, health teaching, and health counseling in an oncology setting under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or other licensed independent provider.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plans, provides and supervises nursing interventions for individuals with cancer and cancer related health care problems.
- Diagnoses and treats human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as patient care, health teaching, and health counseling.
- Provides interventions supportive to or restorative of life and well-being and executes medical regimens prescribed by a physician, dentist or other licensed health care provider authorized by the State Education Commissioner’s regulations.
- Supervises Licensed Practical Nurses, Hospital Clinical Assistants and clinical secretaries in the provision of nursing interventions to patients.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
Compensation:
The starting rate of pay for this position is $43.84 per hour. For the night shift, there is an additional night shift differential of $6.50 per hour.
**Please Note: This posting is for external applicants only.**
👉 Learn more about nursing program
https://www.roswellpark.org/careers/nursing
Qualifications:
Required Education and Experience
License Requirement
1. License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of New York; or
2. Eligibility for license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of New York.
Education and Experience
1. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing (see note #2); or
2. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and the equivalent of one (1) year of full-time medical-surgical experience in an acute care setting (see note #3).
NOTES:
1. Incumbents must obtain and maintain a License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of New York within sixty (60) days of appointment as a condition of continued employment. Individuals who have graduated from a NYSED-approved nursing program and have applied for RN licensure and a limited permit may practice as a Graduate Nurse under direct RN supervision in accordance with NYS Office of the Professions requirements, which permit Graduate Nurse practice for up to ninety (90) days following graduation.
2. Incumbents must serve a one (1) year full-time probationary period as a Nurse I in order to be eligible for promotion to a Nurse II.
3. Upon successful completion of orientation and the ability to function independently at a satisfactory level for three (3) months (full-time), the incumbent would be eligible to be promoted to a Nurse II. This individual would then serve a one (1) year full-time probationary period as a Nurse II.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation (RPCIC) and Health Research Inc. (HRI) Roswell Park Division believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants or job seekers because of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, creed, age, disability, pregnancy-related condition, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, genetic information, individual’s relationship or association with a member of a protected category or any other protected group status as defined by law.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
RPCIC and HRI are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email HR-BenefitsandLeaves@roswellpark.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Our Core Values
RPCIC and HRI are committed to providing an environment where patients, families, employees and community are treated with courtesy and respect. We support an inclusive environment that nurtures the talents, skills and abilities of each individual to embody and reflect our core values: Innovation, Integrity, Teamwork, Commitment, Compassion and Respect.
Historical Compensation Information Statement
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
