Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Thoracic Center

MD Anderson Cancer Center•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Nurses at UT MD Anderson’s Thoracic Center deliver personalized, compassionate care for patients with lung cancer and mesothelioma as part of a nationally recognized, multidisciplinary team. You’ll support patients receiving advanced treatments, contribute to coordinated care plans, and help preserve quality of life during and after cancer treatment. The ideal candidate will have to perform medical/surgical clinical and administrative tasks in a fast-paced patient care environment and is available to work Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Outpatient nursing experience is preferred.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license (RN).
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification if working in the following department: ASC Post Anesthesia (600761).
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) if working in the following departments: ASC Post Anesthesia (600761) or Pedi - Child & Adolescent Center (113200).
All clinical nurses with less than one year of registered nurse (RN) work experience will be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
OCN – Oncology Nurse Certification, Certification in specialty practice.
At least two years of RN experience
Medical/surgical experience preferred
Outpatient nursing experience
Oncology experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and implement patient care across the continuum of care.
Provide quality, evidence-based patient care through the appropriate use of resources in collaboration with the inter-professional team.
Act as a patient and family advocate to uphold patient rights.
Organize and prioritize work of patient care team; train, coach and assist team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources.
Coordinate and perform multiple activities while in collaboration with Thoracic medical oncologist, Thoracic surgeons, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), residents, nurses and other multidisciplinary team members to provide quality patient care.
Set and implement priorities, practice independently, exemplify critical thinking skills, dependability, expertise in establishing and maintaining positive cooperative working relationships, flexibility, interpersonal verbal and written communication skills, computer proficiency, organizational skills, problem solving skills, resourcefulness, and self-motivation.
Provide pre and post-surgical patient education.
Interaction with electronic health records.
Telephone triage of incoming patient calls.
Administration of subcutaneous and intramuscular injections.
Safe handling and disposal of oral medications to minimize patient and staff exposure to hazardous drugs.
Management of treatment related side effects and adverse reactions.
Minimizing the risk of infection among patients who are actually or potentially immunocompromised.
Knowledge needed to facilitate early detection of specific side effects that lead to effective self-management of the side effect when it does occur.