Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Cancer Prevention

UT MD Anderson

Houston (TX)

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USD 45,000 - 94,000

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Tuition Assistance Program

Retirement plans

Job summary

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking an Outpatient Clinical Nurse to coordinate and implement patient care across the continuum in the Texas Medical Center, with travel to other locations as needed. This role supports evidence-based care and collaborates with the inter-professional team to uphold patient rights.

The ideal candidate will have at least one year of nursing experience, preferably in ambulatory settings.

Qualifications

Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience, ambulatory setting preferred.
Evidence-based practice and patient advocacy are essential.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and implement patient care across the continuum.
Act as patient and family advocate to uphold patient rights.
Organize and prioritize care, train and coach team members for optimum patient care.

Skills

Nursing experience

Ambulatory care

Education

RN License/Registration

Job description

This position will be located in the Texas Medical Center, but will need to travel to our other locations as needed.

The primary purpose of the Outpatient Clinical Nurse position is to coordinate and implement patient care across the continuum of care. The Outpatient Clinical Nurse is accountable and responsible for providing quality, evidence-based patient care through the appropriate use of resources in collaboration with the inter-professional team. Acts as a patient and family advocate to uphold patient rights. Organizes and prioritizes work of patient care team; trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources.

The ideal candidate will have at least one year of Nursing experience, preferably in an Ambulatory environment.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Some flexibility may be required.

Hourly breakdown of salary range:

Minimum $32.69 - Midpoint $50.57 - Maximum $68.50

Why Us?

At UT MD Anderson, the Clinical Nurse directly supports the mission to end cancer by delivering compassionate, and evidence-based care. This role offers meaningful leadership growth, collaboration with expert multidisciplinary teams, and the opportunity to influence patient outcomes while maintaining a weekday-based schedule that supports work-life balance.

MD Anderson offers our nurses:

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.

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.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Transformational Leadership and New Knowledge, Innovation, and Improvement

Transformational Leadership

The Clinical Nurse is responsible for the provision of care to patients and families consistent with the unit's values, beliefs, and behaviors to meet the demands of the future.

Participates in daily unit operations to achieve and maintain the financial goals by utilizing all resources effectively and efficiently
- Provides quality and fiscally responsible patient care
- Proactively anticipates patient and family needs in collaboration with the Charge Nurse, Clinical Nurse Leader, and Nurse Manager
- Utilizes available material resources responsibly for direct patient care
Practices autonomously within the scope of professional nursing practice - patient care competency
Participates in change initiatives
- Demonstrates loyalty and commitment to the unit's inter-professional team
- Incorporates the process of change in daily practice
Fosters peer relationships and participates in coaching and mentoring
- Supports an environment that values and respects the staff and patients - patient care competency

New Knowledge, Innovation and Improvements

The Clinical Nurse is responsible and accountable for providing exemplary nursing practice and has an ethical and professional responsibility to contribute to innovation, improvement, and new knowledge.

New Knowledge
- Applies new and existing evidence in patient care standards, incorporating new knowledge, innovations, and improvements in clinical practice and the patient care delivery system - professionalism competency
- Complies with regulatory standards
- Fosters an environment that challenges the status quo, embraces and promotes change
Innovation
- Practices within the established patient care delivery system, consistent with the Professional Practice Model
Improvement
- Participates in assessing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the delivery of safe and effective patient and family care utilizing evidence-based and empirical outcome measurements

Structural Empowerment

The Clinical Nurse engages in problem solving in order to meet unit goals and achieve desired outcomes.

Provides feedback to the Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, and Clinical Nurse Leader through the evaluation of performance of clerical and clinical staff
- Supervision: Fosters an environment conducive to Just Culture by holding self and staff members accountable
- Evaluation: Participates in the evaluation of staff members' clinical performance through contributions to the annual evaluation and professional development processes
- Productivity: Maximizes performance within the scope of practice to accomplish unit goals and achieve desired outcomes
Demonstrates effective communication, collaboration, conflict management, and resolution - oral communication competency
Contributes to an innovative environment where strong professional practice flourishes and positive patient and family outcomes are achieved
Strengthens practice, builds strong relationships and develops partnerships to improve patient and family outcomes on the unit

Exemplary Professional Practice and Empirical Outcomes

Exemplary Professional Practice

Practices evidence-based, quality clinical nursing consistent with current nursing research, the Professional Practice Model, the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Texas, institutional and national practice standards. Adheres to the use of unit's standard operating procedures
Delivers care using a systematic approach to achieve measurable, outcome focused, patient care; identifies, implements, and evaluates opportunities for improvement
Communicates and collaborates effectively with leaders, departments, other disciplines, staff members, patients, and families - professionalism competency
Integrates ethical principles into clinical practice
Maintains and integrates knowledge of current clinical practice and technological proficiency; provides clinically competent, compassionate, direct patient care consistent with the Professional Practice Model
Seeks opportunities to broaden knowledge relevant to the Clinical Nurse role and healthcare through engagement in professional organizations and commitment to life-long learning

Empirical Outcomes

The Clinical Nurse is responsible for seeking out and maintaining knowledge regarding relevant empirical outcomes, including the impact of quality improvement initiatives and institutional best practices on the patient population, nursing workforce and institution, as reflected in unit and institutional metrics.

Center Specific Knowledge

Demonstrates application of knowledge and skills necessary to carry out patient care in the Cancer Prevention Center.
Coordination of care with other services involved in the patient's care and treatment.
Identification of the elements in a practice algorithms for each of the Survivorship disease types in Cancer Prevention Center.
Articulate screening recommendations and cancer risks for men and women.
Educate patients regarding lifestyle modification, health risks, and outcomes of cancer therapy.

Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION

Required: Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.
Preferred: Bachelor's Degree Nursing.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required: None

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Required: RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license. Upon Hire and
Required: BLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire or
Required: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Upon Hire and
Required: ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support If working in the following department: ASC Post Anesthesia (600761). Upon Hire or
Required: PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support If working in the following departments: ASC Post Anesthesia (600761) or Pedi - Child & Adolescent Center (113200). Upon Hire
Preferred: OCN - Oncology Nurse Certification Certification in specialty practice area. Upon Hire

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

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.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

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