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Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Surgery - Sugar Land
Join MD Anderson and make a difference where it matters most. For over 80 years, we’ve been a global leader in cancer care, offering world-class treatment close to home across Greater Houston. At our Sugar Land location, you’ll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of oncology-trained professionals dedicated to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care. Here, your expertise helps shape personalized treatment plans and improve lives every day. We offer a collaborative environment, professional growth opportunities, and the chance to be part of a mission-driven organization ranked among the best in cancer care.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years of clinical nursing experience, preferably in an outpatient clinic setting with hands-on involvement in outpatient procedures. Surgical or medical oncology experience is a plus.
This position serves as the Clinical Nurse for Sugar Land Surgery and also provides floating coverage to other clinics within the Sugar Land location, ensuring seamless patient care across the campus.
What’s in it for you?
Make a Meaningful Impact: Use your clinical expertise to support cancer patients through some of their most critical moments, contributing directly to lifesaving, evidence-based care in a top-ranked, mission-driven organization.
Grow Your Career: Access ongoing professional development through shared decision-making, leadership pathways, and skill-building opportunities such as serving as a charge nurse, preceptor, or clinical coach.
Collaborate & Innovate: Work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team that embraces research, continuous improvement, and innovative care models, empowering you to help shape how oncology care is delivered.
Shift: Monday - Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Salary range: $68,000 minimum - $105,000 midpoint - $142,000 maximum
Summary:
The Clinical Nurse in Medical Oncology at Sugar Land is responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based patient care across the continuum. This role supports optimal patient outcomes through direct care, coordination, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, while ensuring efficient use of resources.
Structural Empowerment
Actively participates in shared decision-making at the unit level.
Identifies barriers to care and contributes to effective solutions.
Builds strong partnerships across departments to support patient outcomes.
Exemplary Professional Practice
Trains, mentors, and supports team members to ensure optimal care and resource utilization.
Manages and delivers patient care in assigned areas.
Functions effectively in roles such as charge nurse, preceptor, clinical coach, and protocol manager.
Demonstrates clinical competency in procedures, medication administration, and emergency response.
Assesses patient needs and collaborates with physicians and care teams to develop and evaluate care plans.
Advocates for patients and upholds their rights throughout the care process.
Provides coverage for Surgical Oncology and Infusion patients as needed.
New Knowledge, Innovation, and Improvements
Integrates research findings and evidence-based practices into daily care.
Participates in or leads practice improvement and care redesign initiatives.
Empirical Quality Results
Applies safety and quality standards in all aspects of care delivery.
Minimizes risk behaviors and reports incidents using established systems.
Collaborates on performance improvement efforts.
Documents care accurately and in accordance with institutional standards.
Other Duties
Performs additional responsibilities assigned to support unit and institutional goals.
EDUCATION
Required: Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.
Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION
Required: 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).
Preferred: Oncology Nursing Certification (OCN) or Certification in specialty practice area.
EXPERIENCE
Required: None.
Preferred: Two years of clinical nursing experience, preferably experience with outpatient clinics, as well as experience assisting with outpatient clinic procedures. Surgical or medical oncology experience is a plus.
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.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.
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.http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
