Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Cancer Prevention

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center • Houston, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Clinical Nurse coordinates and implements patient care across the continuum of care. The nurse is accountable for delivering quality, evidence-based care through appropriate resource use and collaboration with the inter-professional team, while advocating for patients and families and upholding patient rights. The role organizes and prioritizes the work of the patient care team and trains, coaches, and assists team members to support high-quality care and efficient use of resources.

This position is based in the Texas Medical Center and may require travel to other locations. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some flexibility potentially required. The role supports care in the Cancer Prevention Center, including coordinating care with other services, applying relevant practice algorithms, communicating screening recommendations and cancer risks, and educating patients about lifestyle modification, health risks, and outcomes of cancer therapy.

The Clinical Nurse provides compassionate, clinically competent care consistent with evidence-based practice, the Professional Practice Model, the Texas Nurse Practice Act, and institutional and national standards. The role contributes to unit operations, staff development, quality improvement, innovation, and the use of empirical outcomes to improve patient and family care.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license as a Registered Nurse.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification upon hire or as required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification if working in ASC Post Anesthesia (600761).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification if working in ASC Post Anesthesia (600761) or Pedi - Child & Adolescent Center (113200).
• Clinical nurses with less than one year of RN work experience must participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of nursing experience, preferably in an ambulatory environment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Oncology Nurse Certification (OCN) or certification in a specialty practice area.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement patient care across the continuum of care.
• Provide quality, evidence-based, compassionate patient care and use resources appropriately.
• Collaborate with the inter-professional team and advocate for patients and families, upholding patient rights.
• Organize and prioritize the work of the patient care team; train, coach, and assist team members.
• Participate in unit operations and use resources effectively to support financial goals and quality care.
• Anticipate patient and family needs in collaboration with the Charge Nurse, Clinical Nurse Leader, and Nurse Manager.
• Participate in change initiatives, coaching and mentoring, and the development of a respectful team environment.
• Apply evidence, new knowledge, technology, and established standards to clinical practice.
• Assess, coordinate, implement, and evaluate the delivery of safe and effective patient and family care using outcome measures.
• Provide feedback on clerical and clinical staff performance and contribute to staff evaluation and professional development processes.
• Communicate and collaborate with leaders, departments, disciplines, staff, patients, and families; manage and resolve conflict effectively.
• Coordinate care with other services involved in patients' care and treatment.
• Apply Cancer Prevention Center practice algorithms for survivorship disease types and articulate screening recommendations and cancer risks for men and women.
• Educate patients about lifestyle modification, health risks, and outcomes of cancer therapy.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant empirical outcomes, quality improvement initiatives, institutional best practices, and unit and institutional metrics.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid employee medical benefits with zero premium for employees working 30 or more hours per week, starting on the first day.
• Group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals.
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service.
• Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans.
• Employer-paid life and AD&D coverage and an illness-related reduced salary pay program.
• Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement flexible spending accounts.
• Fertility benefits.
• State of Texas longevity pay.
• Wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs, and employee resource groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level