Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Career with Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Oncology is a leading healthcare institution dedicated to providing exceptional patient care, advancing medical research, and fostering innovation in oncology services. Our commitment to excellence has positioned us as a premier destination for cancer care across regional, national, and international settings.

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We are seeking a highly experienced, autonomous System Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to support the entire Cancer Service Line across multiple domestic sites and international partnerships. This role is designed for a senior CNS who will function as a clinical expert, systems leader, and evidence‑based practice champion, providing hands‑on clinical leadership to support program expansion, quality, safety, and practice harmonization across the enterprise.

This is a system‑level role best suited for an experienced CNS who thrives in a dynamic, project‑based environment and is comfortable operating with a high degree of independence.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Leads quality and patient safety initiatives through gap analyses, needs assessments, and data‑driven decision‑making across multiple sites.
• Translates best evidence into practice and facilitates integration of programs across regional, national, and international oncology settings.
• Defines, tracks, and analyzes clinical metrics to monitor outcomes, compliance, and variation in care delivery.
• Conducts on‑site assessments to evaluate workflows, identify contributing factors to variation, and implement corrective actions.
• Supports domestic expansion and international oncology partnerships in collaboration with Johns Hopkins International.
• Functions as a system clinical leader, influencing practice change and supporting sustainable implementation.
• Represents the organization in professional, academic, and specialty forums related to oncology nursing and clinical nurse specialist practice.
• Serves as a clinical resource to nurses and interprofessional teams by modeling best practice, demonstrating procedures, and validating competency.
• Supports clinical teams during new program launches, workflow redesign, and implementation of new therapies, technologies, or equipment.
• Uses advanced communication skills to navigate complex clinical, operational, and system‑level challenges.
• Leads system‑wide evidence‑based practice (EBP) initiatives across the cancer service line.
• Develops population‑based clinical profiles and conducts inquiries to identify variation in practice and opportunities for improvement.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates evidence‑based policies, procedures, protocols, and care models to ensure consistency across all sites.

Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited Clinical Nurse Specialist program with a Master’s Degree
• Post‑Master Certificate, DNP, or PhD preferred (or exception per MBON regulations)
• Board certification in area of specialty or population focus aligned with oncology practice (e.g., Adult‑Gerontology) or exception per MBON regulations
• Minimum 3–5 years of full‑time experience in oncology or related specialty
• Prior experience functioning as a Clinical Nurse Specialist with demonstrated autonomy
• Current unrestricted MD licensure as a Registered Nurse or multistate licensure privilege
• Current unrestricted MD certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Advanced Compact to practice as a CNS
• Enrollment in PECOS, if applicable, per Medicare requirements
• BLS and ACLS certified

About Johns Hopkins Health System

The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation (JHHS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing the highest quality patient health care in the treatment and prevention of human illness. JHHS is an academically based health system consisting of:

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH), a world-renowned academic medical center that provides a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art tertiary and quaternary care and is consistently recognized as one of America’s best hospitals.

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Inc. (JHBMC), a not-for-profit organization that operates a community-based teaching hospital offering a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services as well as long-term care facility.

Howard County General Hospital, a not-for-profit, community-oriented medical center offering a full range of acute care inpatient services as well as extensive outpatient services.

Suburban Hospital, a community-based, not-for-profit hospital serving Montgomery County and the surrounding areas as a designated regional trauma center and a health care facility offering a wide range of primary and specialty care services.

Sibley Memorial Hospital, a not-for-profit, full-service community hospital that offers surgical, obstetric, psychiatric, oncologic and skilled nursing inpatient services, as well as a 24-hour state-of-the-art emergency department.

The Johns Hopkins All Children’s health system, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, includes a teaching hospital and regional affiliations and collaborations that make it possible to provide expert pediatric care for infants, children and teens with some of the most challenging medical problems.

Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, the largest primary care group practice in the State of Maryland which includes a not-for-profit network of 15 health care centers throughout the State of Maryland.
The Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corporation, the not-for-profit corporation that contracts with the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan contract to provide and manage care for military retirees and active duty family members.

Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation, the healthcare management and services organization that develops, organizes and manages a regional patient delivery system to serve Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine physicians and JHHS hospitals.