About the Role
We are looking for compassionate and enthusiastic musician volunteers to play in the lobby of our Kimmel Outpatient Center, enhancing the patient experience as visitors enter and exit the building.
Responsibilities
- Play music in the main lobby of the Kimmel Outpatient Center.
- Enhance the patient experience as visitors enter and exit the building.
- Bring own instruments to volunteer shifts.
Requirements
- Age 16+
- Able to commit to a weekly 2-hour shift for at least 6 months.
- If a former or current MSK patient, must be out of active treatment for at least one year.
- Comfortable performing various music genres in lobby spaces with patients, visitors, and staff passing by.
- Friendly and comfortable engaging with patients, families, and staff.
- Reliable.
- Onboarding must be completed within 4-6 weeks.
- Virtual interview may require performing a piece of music or providing a recording/video.
- 2-3 reference checks.
- Background check & drug screen (18+ only).
- Medical clearance (flu and other immunizations required; at applicant’s expense).
Skills
- Musical performance
- Instrument proficiency
- Comfortable performing various music genres
- Friendly
- Comfortable engaging with patients, families, and staff
Location
- Kimmel Outpatient Center – 353 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065
Work Type
- Volunteer
- Part-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Minimum 6 months commitment
Salary/Compensations
- Unpaid volunteer role
About the Company
- The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life.
- Specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages.
- Basic research is conducted at the Sloan Kettering Institute.
- Scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research.
- MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians.
Equal Opportunity
- MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment.
- All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
- Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
- Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job.
