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Experienced Clinical Nurse - Main Operating Room - Orthopedic / Neurosurgery
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead patients, families, and team members toward future care goals
- Organize and prioritize patient care team workflow
- Ensure continuity of care through discharge planning and coordination
- Practice independently within nursing scope
- Participate in unit-level shared decision-making
- Identify and resolve barriers to care
- Build partnerships to improve patient outcomes
- Deliver compassionate, competent care using technology and procedures
- Train and support team members in roles such as charge nurse and preceptor
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and advocate for patients
- Apply research findings to daily practice
- Lead or participate in evidence-based projects
- Contribute to care delivery redesign
- Integrate safety and quality standards into care
- Minimize risk behaviors and report incidents
- Support performance improvement and document care accurately
EDUCATION:
Required: Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.
EXPERIENCE:
Preferred: At least one year of Operating Room registered nursing experience in Ortho and Neuro.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Required: RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license. Upon Hire and
Required: ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire and
Required: PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support If working in the following department: Nursing Post Anesthesia Care Unit (600160). Upon Hire
Preferred: OCN - Oncology Nurse Certification Upon Hire
Preferred: Certification in specialty practice area. Upon Hire
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
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
