Title : Registered Nurse - Leukemia - Primary Unit | Evenings/Nights

Department : MD Anderson Nurse

Type : Full Time

Location : Houston, TX

Job Details :

On behalf of MD Anderson, HR Maximizer* is posting this job looking for an experienced RN - Leukemia - Primary Unit

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Featured Video: Why MD Anderson: Clinical nurse Tiambe Kuykendall

Video source: Shared from the MD Anderson YouTube Channel

About the Leukemia - Primary Unit at MD Anderson 

Oncology nursing excellence is a central pillar in MD Anderson's worldwide reputation for cancer care. As a Magnet Recognized hospital, we provide our patients with excellent oncology nursing care. Our values are caring, integrity and discovery.

 

Essential 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.

 

Featured Video: Sarah Lee, a Clinical Nurse speaks highly about MD Anderson

Video source: Shared from the MD Anderson YouTube Channel

 

Qualifications/Requirements

The ideal candidate will be a licensed RN with prior Oncology experience. Chemotherapy administration; administration of blood products preferred. Strong Med/Surg, or ICU experience is a plus.
  • Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing, required
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing, preferred
  • Current State of Texas professional nursing license (RN), required
  • Minimum of 1 year RN experience. Prior Oncology experience, preferred

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.

 

Shift

  • Evenings/Nights

Benefits

MD Anderson provides free health coverage for full-time and part-time employees who work 30 or more hours per week. 

  • Your Wealth
    • Base pay
    • Performance rewards
    • Differential pay
    • Certification pay
    • State of Texas longevity pay
    • Anderson Awards
    • Merit pay
  • Your Time
    • PTO 
    • Extended Illness Bank
    • An average of nine paid institutional holidays per year
    • Family and Medical Leave
    • Parental Leave
    • Available leave for military service, funeral, jury duty and required education
    • Recognition Leave
  • Your Health
    • Medical/Dental/Prescription/Vision
    • Disability
    • Life
    • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
    • Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Retirement planning options, including the teachers’ retirement system
  • Your Life
    • Alternative work arrangements
    • Back-up dependent care
    • Financial education and resources
    • Working Mothers’ Rooms
    • Eldercare referral services
    • Employee discounts
    • Employee Assistance Program
  • Your Wellness
    • Online health assessment
    • Free membership to a state-of-the-art fitness centers on campus (for eligible employees)
    • Weight Watchers at Work
    • Online and in-person nutrition courses
    • Physical, financial and emotional education programs
    • Running, walking and cycling clubs
    • Tobacco Cessation Resources
  • Your Development
    • My Buddy program to help you adapt to the institution
    • Employee Networks to promote and foster a culturally inclusive and effective work environment
    • Tuition assistance program
    • Online and in-person training and education opportunities with more than 4,000 online courses and 25,000 e-books
    • A robust mentoring program
    • Online career self-management toolkit

 

Video 3: David McCue, a Senior Clinical Studies Coordinator, Department of Leukemia, talks about why he loves working at MD Anderson

Video source: Shared from the MD Anderson YouTube Channel

 

About MD Anderson

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world's most respected centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. MD Anderson provides cancer care at several convenient locations throughout the Greater Houston Area and collaborates with community hospitals and health systems nationwide through MD Anderson Cancer Network®.

U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" survey has ranked MD Anderson the nation's top hospital for cancer care. Every year since the survey began in 1990, MD Anderson has been named one of the top two cancer hospitals, and it has ranked first 14 times in the last 17 years. The recognition reflects the passion of our 20,000 extraordinary employees and 1,000 volunteers for providing exceptional care to our patients and their families, and for realizing our mission to #endcancer. 

MD Anderson is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace.

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