Outpatient Clinical Nurse - Diagnostic Imaging / Woodlands

The Clinical Nurse, Outpatient role is based within the Diagnostic Imaging services at the West Houston Imaging Center, where the Clinical Nurse, Outpatient supports patient preparation, education, safety, procedural coordination, and high-level patient interaction across outpatient imaging services. The Clinical Nurse, Outpatient collaborates closely with an inter-professional care team to ensure safe, efficient, and patient-centered care throughout the diagnostic imaging continuum.

MD Anderson Cancer Center is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. The Clinical Nurse, Outpatient contributes directly to this mission by delivering evidence-based nursing care, supporting quality and safety standards, and advancing clinical excellence within an outpatient diagnostic imaging environment.

The ideal candidate for the Clinical Nurse, Outpatient role is a licensed registered nurse with experience supporting patient care in an outpatient or diagnostic imaging setting, who demonstrates strong clinical judgment, patient advocacy, and collaboration skills; candidates should meet all required education, work experience, and licensure criteria, with a commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice.

Minimum $32.69 – Midpoint $50.58 – Maximum $68.51 per hour based on a 40-hour work week.
Work location: Woodlands.
Typical work schedule: 10-hour shifts / Monday – Friday: 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. and rotating weekends: Saturday & Sunday, 6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Why Us?
The Clinical Nurse, Outpatient role offers an opportunity to directly support MD Anderson’s mission by delivering high-quality outpatient diagnostic imaging care while working in a collaborative, patient-focused environment that values professional growth, innovation, and work-life balance.
• Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
• Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.

Responsibilities

Transformational Leadership | New Knowledge, Innovation & Improvement
• Deliver quality, cost-effective patient care using available resources responsibly.
• Anticipate patient and family needs in collaboration with nursing leadership.
• Participate in unit change initiatives and support a positive team culture.
• Apply new evidence and comply with regulatory and professional standards.
• Utilize imaging technology and contribute to process improvement initiatives.

Structural Empowerment
• Provide input for staff performance evaluations and promote accountability.
• Demonstrate effective communication, collaboration, and conflict resolution skills.
• Support a culture of innovation, professional growth, and strong patient outcomes.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships across the unit and department.

Exemplary Professional Practice & Empirical Outcomes
• Deliver evidence-based nursing care aligned with the Texas Nurse Practice Act and MD Anderson standards.
• Provide systematic, outcome-driven care with measurable improvements.
• Maintain ethical practice, compassion, and clinical competence.
• Engage in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
• Contribute to the assessment and analysis of clinical and quality metrics.

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