Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Brain and Spine Center

Nursing at MD Anderson's Brain Center

With nearly 75 years of expertise, UT MD Anderson's Anne C. Brooks Brain and Spine Center offers nurses the opportunity to care for patients with highly complex brain, spine, and skull base tumors while working side by side with world renowned surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiation therapists. Nurses are integral to delivering personalized, team based care that directly impacts patient outcomes at the forefront of neuro oncology.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of clinical nursing experience, preferably ambulatory and neuro experience. Will have to perform clinical and administrative tasks in a fast-paced patient care environment.

• Shift: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, no holidays or weekends
• Salary range: $68,000 minimum - $105,200 midpoint - $142,500 maximum
• Hourly breakdown of salary range: minimum $32.69 - midpoint $50.58 - maximum $68.51

What's in it for you?

Specialized impact without burnout hours - Deliver high-acuity, cutting edge neuro oncology care alongside world renowned specialists without weekends or holidays, in a Monday-Friday outpatient setting.

Professional growth at the forefront of care - Expand your oncology and neuroscience expertise through complex cases, advanced technologies, and opportunities to serve as a charge nurse, preceptor, or mentor within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.

Stability, flexibility, and competitive pay - Enjoy a predictable daytime schedule, strong work life balance, and a highly competitive salary range ($68K-$142.5K) with clear hourly transparency and long term career stability at a globally recognized institution.

Summary 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.

Primarily responsible for providing, coordinating and supporting the aspects of direct patient care across the continuum of care.

Scope: Manages the quality of patient care, patient outcomes and use of the necessary resources in the Brain and Spine Center in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Essential Functions

• Provides and manages patient care in the Brain and Spine Center
• Assesses the patient's needs for nursing care and other services using clinical skills and visual, aural, and analytical abilities
• Collaborates with physicians, other services, patient and family to plan care and evaluate outcomes, requiring strong interpersonal skills.
• Integrates knowledge of age-specific care needs, principles of oncology practice, institutional goals and standards and nursing professional standards in the provision of patient care
• Demonstrates clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies
• Ensures safety and quality standards into practice of delivering care
• Documents care according to set standards
• Assess, inputs, and retrieves information from the computer systems
• Assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, education and coordination of services
• Upholds patient right by being a patient advocate
• Organizes and prioritizes work of patient care team; trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources
• Effectively and consistently functions in related roles as required; i.e. charge nurse, preceptor

Marginal Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned

Physical Demands

• Work is performed within critical time frames and under stressful situations
• Lift 50 - 100 lbs. of force, reach overhead and bend sufficiently to assist patients
• Frequent use of computer keyboard and monitor, walk within buildings and move heavy equipment as needed

Working Conditions

• May involve occasional exposure to one or more disagreeable element, such as infectious disease
• Will have direct contact with patients and families
• Must be able to coordinate and perform multiple activities; set and implement priorities; and establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Education

Required: Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

License/certification

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

Experience

Required: None Preferred: At least two years of RN experience preferably neuro; outpatient nursing experience; Oncology experience is a plus.

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

Additional Information

• Employment Status: Full-Time

• Employee Status: Regular

• Work Week: Days

• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 68,000

• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 105,200

• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 142,500

• 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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