Vice President, Ambulatory Nursing Services

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Vice President, Ambulatory Nursing Services
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

As the Vice President, Ambulatory Nursing Services, you will lead and evolve MSK’s outpatient clinical nursing network. Working closely with the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive (SVP/CNE), you’ll help translate the Department of Nursing’s vision, mission, and values into strategy and execution.

This is a high-impact leadership role overseeing ambulatory nursing operations workforce across MSK’s Manhattan-based outpatient sites and regional locations in Long Island, Westchester, and New Jersey. You’ll collaborate with senior leaders to strengthen care delivery, align operations, and guide teams through ongoing transformation.

The ideal candidate is grounded, practical, and hands-on—someone who can build trust quickly, move work forward, and support both frontline staff and organizational change with empathy and clarity.

Role Overview

Program Planning and Development

• Collaborate and shape short- and long-term strategies for ambulatory nursing services and patient access.
• Develop strong relationships with MSK’s clinical, operational, scientific, and administrative leadership.
• Oversee implementation and evaluation of ambulatory nursing processes and practices.
• Partner closely with the SVP/CNE to align priorities and execution.
• Represent ambulatory nursing operations in enterprise planning efforts.

Operational Leadership

• Provide strategic oversight of nursing operations across MSK’s outpatient network.
• Standardize practice and workflows to ensure safe, high-quality, and cost-effective care.
• Determine staffing models that reflect patient needs, operational realities, and financial stewardship.
• Ensure strong coordination across clinical and non-clinical partners in the ambulatory setting.
• Participate in institutional emergency preparedness planning as needed.

Staff Leadership and Development

• Lead and support a respected, skilled, and engaged ambulatory nursing workforce.
• Promote a healthy and inclusive work environment that supports professional development and retention.
• Develop an environment conducive to shared governance and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and guide direct reports and high-potential talent across the team.
• Model transparency, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.

Care Delivery Engagement and Outcomes

• Partner with Quality and Safety and Patient Relations leaders to implement performance standards across the ambulatory care continuum.
• Monitor quality and safety, patient experience, and care team measures; identify areas of opportunity, lead improvement initiatives, and execute plans.
• Promote a culture of safety, teamwork, and engagement.
• Identify best practices for team well-being and develop standard work.
• Create a culture of leadership engagement and problem solving.

Financial Planning and Oversight

• Partner on the development and management of operating and capital budgets.
• Ensure sound financial planning that balances patient and service needs with cost-effective, efficient and evidence-based practices.
• Monitor key performance indicators and support data-informed decision-making.

Professional Development

• Stay current on industry and regulatory changes impacting ambulatory care delivery.
• Maintain strong relationships with professional associations and peer institutions.
• Champion MSK’s values and mission across all levels of the nursing organization.

Key Qualifications

• More than 10 years of progressive nursing leadership experience in an academic medical center or academic teaching hospital—including 5+ years leading ambulatory nursing teams and operations across multiple sites.
• Proven experience supporting optimization and end-user adoption in Epic environments
• Master's prepared with NYS and NJ RN license/registration and ANCC Magnet-approved specialty certification required.

**We are open to candidates willing to relocate

Core Skills and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of professional nursing standards in ambulatory settings, regulatory requirements, healthcare finance, employee relations, and fostering just culture.
• Proven ability to lead through complexity—identifying barriers, making decisions, and moving work forward in partnership with others.
• Experience driving quality and operational performance improvements across multidisciplinary, geographically distributed teams.
• Strategic thinker who can roll up their sleeves, connect and engage with frontline staff, and translate ideas into action.
• Clear communicator with the courage to ask hard questions and the judgment to navigate sensitive issues thoughtfully.
• Respect for existing teams and practices - paired with the ability to support change and evolution.
• Values alignment with MSK’s mission, with a strong focus on transparency, collaboration, and delivering results that matter to patients and staff.

Pay Range
$293,800.00-$514,000.00

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Our highly skilled, Magnet®-recognized nursing team at Memorial Sloan Kettering is comprised of over 5,600 staff and includes more than 600 nurse practitioners, as well as over 70 clinical nurse specialists and nurse educators. We are dedicated to delivering excellence in the art and science of professional nursing, consistent with our Vision, Mission, and Values.

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