Clinical Nurse - Main Operating Room

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Clinical Nurse in the Main Operating Room provides safe, efficient, and compassionate care to surgical patients before, during, and after procedures while supporting the surgical team and maintaining a sterile environment. The role is associated with Robotics, General, and Vascular surgery. The first six months include Operating Room orientation, Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. After orientation, employees transition to a day-shift schedule assigned according to department needs; the final schedule is determined upon completion of orientation. Nurses may earn up to $7,280 in annual department-based differentials. The position may also require routine reviews and screening to help maintain the security and integrity of critical infrastructure; satisfying and maintaining applicable requirements is a condition of hire and continued employment.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current State of Texas professional nursing license as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification upon hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification upon hire if working in the Nursing Post Anesthesia Care Unit (600160).
• Clinical nurses with less than one year of registered nurse work experience must participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.
• Ability to satisfy and maintain requirements necessary to ensure the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• At least one year of clinical nursing experience in an Operating Room.
• Experience supporting Robotics, General Surgery, and Vascular Surgery procedures.
• Oncology Nurse Certification (OCN).
• Certification in a specialty practice area.
• One year of recent experience as a Surgical Technologist in the Operating Room, specializing in Robotics, General, and Vascular.

Responsibilities

• Lead patients, families, and team members toward future care goals.
• Organize and prioritize patient-care team workflow.
• Ensure continuity of care through discharge planning and coordination.
• Practice independently within the nursing scope of practice.
• Participate in unit-level shared decision-making.
• Identify and resolve barriers to care.
• Build partnerships to improve patient outcomes.
• Provide compassionate, competent care using technology and procedures.
• Train and support team members in roles such as charge nurse and preceptor.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and advocate for patients.
• Apply research findings to daily practice.
• Lead or participate in evidence-based projects.
• Contribute to care-delivery redesign.
• Integrate safety and quality standards into care.
• Minimize risk behaviors and report incidents.
• Support performance improvement and document care accurately.
• 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, accidental death and dismemberment (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.
• Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance for qualifying clinical nurses relocating from 100 or more miles away.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed