Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Supportive Care Center

At MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Supportive Care Center is dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients and their families. When referred, patients receive care from one or more teams within the Supportive Care Clinic or the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic.

Patients access the Supportive Care Center through an internal consultation initiated by their primary service or physician. The center supports individuals with any cancer diagnosis and at any stage of their disease or treatment journey.

Clinical Nurse, Outpatient opportunities in the Supportive Care Center.  The ideal candidate will have at least two years of RN experience, preferably in hospice, palliative, and/or oncology care, or at least two years of med-surg experience.

Shift: varied shift between 7:45 am – 5:00 pm

Salary range: $68,000 – minimum - $105,000 midpoint - $142,000 maximum

What’s in it for you?

Meaningful, relationship-centered work: Make a direct impact on quality of life for patients and families by supporting them through complex physical and emotional needs, in a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.

Growth, autonomy, and professional empowerment: Practice at the top of your license with opportunities to lead, precept, influence care delivery, and participate in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and shared decision making.

Competitive pay and balanced schedule: Enjoy a strong salary range ($68K–$142K) with daytime, outpatient hours between 7:45 am–5:00 pm—supporting work-life balance while advancing your clinical practice in supportive care, palliative, or oncology nursing.

SUMMARY

The primary purpose of the Clinical Nurse position is to positively affect patient outcomes by providing, coordinating, and supporting evidence-based direct patient care across the continuum of care. The highest quality of patient care and the appropriate use of resources is achieved in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

Transformational Leadership: Clinical Nurse must lead others (co-workers, patients, families, significant others) to where they need to be in order to meet the demands of their future care needs. Organizes and prioritizes work of patient care team. Assures continuity of care as patients transition across the continuum through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services. Practice autonomously within the scope of professional nursing practice.

Structural Empowerment: Clinical Nurse is empowered to problem solve in order to meet organizational and unit goals and achieve desired outcomes. Active member in shared decision-making model at unit level. Accountable for identifying barriers to patient care and solutions. Active in developing strong relationships and partnerships with the organization to improve patient outcomes.

Exemplary Professional Practice: Clinical Nurse has a comprehensive understanding of the role of professional nursing in the institution that is demonstrated in the relationships with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members. Trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources. Accountable for the management and provision of patient care in assigned area.

Effectively and consistently functions in related roles as required; i.e. charge nurse, preceptor, clinical coach, protocol manager. Demonstrates clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies. Assesses patient's needs for nursing care and other services. Collaborates with physicians, other services, patient and patient's family to plan care and evaluate outcomes. Acts as a patient and family advocate in order to uphold patient rights.

New Knowledge, Innovation, and Improvements: Clinical Nurse is responsible for the integration of innovation and research-based findings into daily patient care practices. Improves practice by integrating results and theories of research studies. Participates in /leads evidenced based practice projects. Participates in the redesign of care delivery for unit/center patient population.

Empirical Quality Results: Clinical Nurse seeks solutions to problems inherent in our institution rather than creating work arounds. Ensures integration of safety and quality standards into practice and delivery of team care. Minimizes at risk behavior in self and others. Actively reports using the Good Catch and incident reporting systems. Collaborates with others in quality and performance improvement efforts. Documents care according to established standards.