Nurse Manager - Inpatient Hospital Medicine

MD Anderson Cancer Center • Houston, TX

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the G11 Hospital Medicine Unit at MD Anderson Cancer Center. This role oversees daily clinical operations and is responsible for leadership in patient care delivery, financial stewardship, human resource management, and quality and outcome improvement. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, the Nurse Manager ensures high quality patient care, optimal resource utilization, and consistent achievement of clinical outcomes across the continuum. In partnership with the Associate Director and Clinical Nurse Leader, the Nurse Manager helps shape the unit’s vision and drive a culture that reflects the organization’s values, beliefs, and future goals. The role includes developing, guiding, and empowering staff to problem solve, meet unit and organizational objectives, and achieve high reliability performance. The Nurse Manager promotes a strong understanding of nursing practice within the unit and the institution, advancing evidence based care and supporting the application of new knowledge. The position carries an ethical and professional responsibility to contribute to patient care excellence, organizational improvement, and the advancement of the nursing profession through innovation and leadership. Ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in nursing, an RN license and at least 5 years of professional nursing experience to include two years of supervisory experience in direct patient care activities. This role will cover primarily night shift from 1830 – 0430 including weekends with some dayshift coverage as needed. Candidate must be flexible with schedule. MD Anderson offers our Nurse Managers: - Five (8 hour) shifts and four (10 hour) shifts per week, minimum of 1,872 hours per year. - Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week - 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, AD&D 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 - Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups. PLUS - nurses will earn up to $8,320 in annual department-based differentials for all inpatient units. Clinical Nurses relocating from 100+ miles from MD Anderson will also qualify for up to $10,000 in relocation assistance! MD Anderson is among 25 of hospitals in the world who have earned six consecutive Magnet Recognition Program® designations from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Our nursing community transforms nursing care through clinical practice, education, and research. Each day, more than 4,400 registered nurses deliver compassionate, evidence-based cancer care to patients and their families.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• 5 years Professional nursing experience, to include one year of supervisory experience in direct patient care activities
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure Current State of Texas Professional Nursing License (RN)
• BLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire or Required: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Upon Hire
• Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree Nursing or related field
• at lest 2 years supervisory experience
• Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate and/or LEADing Self Discover programs may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience. Completion of both programs can be substituted for a maximum of two years of supervisory or management experience.
• OCN - Oncology Nurse Certification Certification in oncology or specialty practice area
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification as required by patient care area
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification as required by patient care area

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily clinical operations
• Leadership in patient care delivery
• Financial stewardship
• Human resource management
• Quality and outcome improvement
• Ensures high quality patient care
• Optimal resource utilization
• Consistent achievement of clinical outcomes across the continuum
• Helps shape the unit’s vision
• Drive a culture that reflects the organization’s values, beliefs, and future goals
• Developing, guiding, and empowering staff to problem solve
• Meet unit and organizational objectives
• Achieve high reliability performance
• Promotes a strong understanding of nursing practice within the unit and the institution
• Advancing evidence based care and supporting the application of new knowledge
• Contribute to patient care excellence, organizational improvement, and the advancement of the nursing profession through innovation and leadership

Benefits

• Five (8 hour) shifts and four (10 hour) shifts per week, minimum of 1,872 hours per year.
• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week
• 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, AD&D 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
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups
• nurses will earn up to $8,320 in annual department-based differentials for all inpatient units
• Clinical Nurses relocating from 100+ miles from MD Anderson will also qualify for up to $10,000 in relocation assistance!

What This Job Offers

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