UT MD Anderson is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. As an Outpatient Clinical Nurse, you will collaborate with expert inter-professional teams, advocate for patients and families, coordinate care delivery, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives that support exceptional outcomes. The Outpatient Clinical Nurse role combines direct patient care, leadership, innovation, and professional development in a world-renowned oncology environment.
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 including experience working in Oncology.
Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Some flexibility may be required.
Hourly breakdown of salary range:
Minimum $32.69 - Midpoint $50.57 - Maximum $68.50
This position will be located at our West Houston location.
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:
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
Demonstrates proficiency in the application of technology in providing care to patients and families
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: The Clinical Nurse applies exceptional professional practice in relationship with patients, families, and the inter-professional team, and understands how new knowledge and evidence is applied.
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.
Patient Assessment and Care Planning
Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: 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.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
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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