Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Pediatrics & Young Adults

Clinical Nurse, Outpatient

Join MD Anderson's Pediatrics Child & Adolescent Center as a Clinical Nurse, Outpatient and provide specialized care to pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients receiving treatment for hematologic and oncologic conditions. You'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and families while delivering expert, compassionate care in an outpatient environment at one of the world's leading cancer centers.

What's in it for you? This role provides the opportunity to develop specialized expertise in pediatric and AYA oncology, including the administration of chemotherapy, blood products, and immunotherapies. You'll practice autonomously while collaborating closely with physicians, nursing leaders, and the interprofessional team to anticipate patient and family needs, deliver evidence-based care, and achieve measurable patient outcomes.

You'll also be part of a team committed to innovation, professional growth, and continuous improvement. You'll have opportunities to participate in quality improvement initiatives, apply new evidence and best practices to patient care, mentor and support peers, and contribute to efforts that improve outcomes for patients and families. The MondayFriday schedule with a rotating weekday off also provides a consistent outpatient workweek, with some weekend and holiday on-call responsibilities.

The primary purpose of the Clinical Nurse is to provide care to pediatric and AYA (adolescent and young adults) hematology/oncology patients. This will include administering chemotherapy, blood products and immunotherapies.

SHIFT: Monday Friday, 7:30am - 6pm x 10 hrs. with a rotating day off during the week and some on-call for weekends and holidays.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree and two years of recent inpatient nursing experience, preferably in pediatrics or oncology.

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.

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.

Exemplary Professional Practice: 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.

Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

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

Work Experience

Preferred: Two years relevant clinical nursing experience preferably in Pediatrics or Oncology.

All clinical nurses with less than one year registered nurse (RN) work experience will be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.

Licensure/Certification

Required: Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license (RN). Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification. Preferred: Certification in oncology or specialty practice area. American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification as required by patient care area.

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.