Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinic
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - CVC Lab

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public. SUMMARY The lab will be open 7 days a week, including holidays. Shifts will vary: 8, 10 and 12 hour shifts, sometimes a 4 hour shift is also needed. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of experience in and Ambulatory environment. JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES Transformational Leadership and New Knowledge, Innovation, and Improvement Transformational Leadership: The Outpatient 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. * Participates in daily unit operations to achieve and maintain the financial goals by utilizing all resources effectively and efficiently * Provides quality and fiscally responsible patient care * Proactively anticipates patient and family needs in collaboration with the Charge Nurse, Assistant Nurse Manager, and Associate Director * Utilizes available material resources responsibly for direct patient care * Practices autonomously within the scope of professional nursing practice - patient care competency * Participates in change initiatives * Demonstrates loyalty and commitment to the unit's inter-professional team * Incorporates the process of change in daily practice * Fosters peer relationships and participates in coaching and mentoring Supports an environment that values and respects the diversity of staff and patients - patient care competency New Knowledge, Innovation and Improvements: The Outpatient 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. * New Knowledge * Applies new and existing evidence in patient care standards, incorporating new knowledge, innovations, and improvements in clinical practice and the patient care delivery system - professionalism competency * Complies with regulatory standards * Fosters an environment that challenges the status quo, embraces and promotes change * Innovation * Practices within the established patient care delivery system, consistent with the Professional Practice Model * Demonstrates proficiency in the application of technology in providing care to patients and families * Improvement * 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 The Outpatient Nurse engages in problem solving in order to meet unit goals and achieve desired outcomes. * Provides feedback to the Associate Director, Assistant Nurse Manager and Charge Nurse through the evaluation of performance of clerical and clinical staff * Supervision: Fosters an environment conducive to Just Culture by holding self and staff members accountable * Evaluation: Participates in the evaluation of staff members' clinical performance through contributions to the annual evaluation and professional development processes * Productivity: Maximizes performance within the scope of practice to accomplish unit goals and achieve desired outcomes * Demonstrates effective communication, collaboration, conflict management, and resolution - oral communication competency * Contributes to an innovative environment where strong professional practice flourishes and positive patient and family outcomes are achieved * Strengthens practice, builds strong relationships and develops partnerships to improve patient and family outcomes on the unit Exemplary Professional Practice and Empirical Outcomes Exemplary Professional Practice: The Outpatient Nurse applies exceptional professional practice in relationship with patients, families, and the inter-professional team, and understands how new knowledge and evidence is applied. * 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. Adheres to the use of unit's standard operating procedures * 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 - professionalism competency * Integrates ethical principles into clinical practice * Maintains and integrates knowledge of current clinical practice and technological proficiency; provides clinically competent, compassionate, direct patient care consistent with the Professional Practice Model * Seeks opportunities to broaden knowledge relevant to the Outpatient Nurse role and healthcare through engagement in professional organizations and commitment to life-long learning Empirical Outcomes: The Outpatient 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 Diagnostic Lab job specific competencies * The outpatient nurse has the competence and competencies regarding all aspects of performing phlebotomy through a central venous access device to an adult population in the Diagnostic Lab Center. * Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills. * Has the ability to assess and educate patients and family/caregivers to ensure future care needs are met. * Develops collaborative, professional relationships with physicians and all members of the heath care team. * Specific competencies include: IV insertion and venous access device management to include dressing changes and declotting of central venous access devices; Laboratory specimen collections and blood draws from central venous access devices; Accurate administration of solutions to saline or heparin lock central venous access devices. * Management of treatment related side effects and adverse reactions; Minimizing the risk for infection among patients who are actually or potentially immunocompromised; Knowledge needed to facilitate early detection of specific side effects that lead to effective self-management of the side effect when it does occur Other duties as assigned. Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing. 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. 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). 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 Onsite Presence: Is Required Additional Information * Requisition ID: 167741 * Employment Status: Full-Time * Employee Status: Regular * Work Week: Days, Evenings, Weekends * Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 68,000 * Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 101,000 * Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 134,000 * 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 * Science Jobs: No #LI-Onsite