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Function:Manages patient outcomes by providing, coordinating and supporting clinical aspects of direct patient care across the continuum of care.Scope:Impacts quality of patient care, patient outcomes and use of resources in a designated area in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.Essential Job Functions:Accountable for the management and provision of patient care in assigned area. Assesses patient's needs for nursing care and multidisciplinary team. Collaborates with physicians, other services, patient and patient's family to plan care and evaluate outcomes. Improves practice by integrating results and theories of research studies. Participates in data collection for current studies. Demonstrates clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies. Documents care according to established standards. Accesses, inputs and retrieves information from computer systems. Assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services. Acts as a patient and family advocate in order to uphold patient rights. Trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources.Marginal Job Functions Other duties as assigned.EDUCATIONRequired:Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.Preferred:Preferred Bachelor's of Science in Nursing.EXPERIENCERequired: NonePreferred: Minimum of 18 months RN experience in an acute care setting. Prior Chemotherapy, Oncology, or BMT experience is a plus.LICENSURE / CERTIFICATIONRequired:Current State of Texas professional nursing license (RN).Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.Preferred: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.All clinical nurses with less than one year registered nurse (RN) work experience will be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program. Foreign trained nurses who have not practiced nursing as an RN in the United States for at least one year will also be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.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.htmlAdditional Information
Requisition ID: 127450
Employment Status: Full-Time
Employee Status: Regular
FLSA: exempt and eligible for additional compensation for hours worked beyond your usual schedule, paid at a time and a half rate
Work Week: Evening/Night
Fund Type: Hard
Pivotal Position: No
Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 56,000
Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 78,500
Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 110,000
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