Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Cancer Prevention

Seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse to join our team in The Cancer Prevention Center. Our center offers a range of services to help you learn how to reduce your cancer risk or to detect cancer early - when it's most treatable. Cancer screening exams are based on age, gender and disease risk. We also offer risk assessment, risk reduction and diagnostic evaluation services.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience. Previous Ambulatory experience strongly preferred. The schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm and may require rotation to all CPC locations.

MD Anderson offers employees:
• 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.
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups.
• Opportunities for professional growth through Career Development Center and Mentoring programs.

We have been named one of the top two hospitals in cancer care every year since U.S. News & World Report began its annual rankings in 1990. As one of the largest cancer centers in the world, MD Anderson remains committed to the highest standards for research-driven patient care and to providing quality education and training for the next generation of medical professionals.

KEY FUNCTIONS
Transformational Leadership and New Knowledge, Innovation, and Improvement:
• Participates in daily unit operations to achieve and maintain the financial goals by utilizing all resources effectively and efficiently.
• Proactively anticipates patient and family needs in collaboration with the Charge Nurse, Clinical Nurse Leader, and Nurse Manager.
• Participates in change initiatives.
• Fosters peer relationships and participates in coaching and mentoring.
• Complies with regulatory standards.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the application of technology in providing care to patients and families.
• 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:
• Provides feedback to the Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, and Clinical Nurse Leader through the evaluation of performance of clerical and clinical staff.
• Fosters an environment conducive to Just Culture by holding self and staff members accountable.
• Maximizes performance within the scope of practice to accomplish unit goals and achieve desired outcomes.
• Strengthens practice, builds strong relationships and develops partnerships to improve patient and family outcomes on the unit.
Exemplary Professional Practice and Empirical Outcomes:
• 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.
• 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.
• Seeks opportunities to broaden knowledge relevant to the Clinical Nurse role and healthcare through engagement in professional organizations and commitment to life-long learning.
• Demonstrates application of knowledge and skills necessary to carry out patient care in the Cancer Prevention Center.
• Identification of the elements in a practice algorithm 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.

EDUCATION

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

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Preferred: At least two years of Clinical Nurse experience.
• Preferred: Ambulatory experience.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Required: RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license. Upon Hire
• Required: BLS - Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Upon Hire
• Required: ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support If working in the following department: ASC Post Anesthesia (600761). Upon Hire or 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.

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 178183
• Employment Status: Full-Time
• Employee Status: Regular
• Work Week: Days
• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 68,000
• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 105,000
• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 142,000
• FLSA: exempt and eligible for overtime, paid at a time and a half rate
• Fund Type: Hard
• Work Location: Onsite
• Pivotal Position: Yes
• Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
• Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes

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