Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Breast Center

MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX Full Time
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Job Description

Join the Nellie B. Connally Breast Center at UT MD Anderson as a Clinical Nurse in our outpatient setting. Provide compassionate, evidence-based breast cancer care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to exceptional patient outcomes.

What You'll Do
  • Deliver direct patient care and coordinate services across the continuum of care
  • Lead and mentor team members to ensure optimal patient care and resource efficiency
  • Practice autonomously within professional nursing scope and participate in shared decision-making
  • Integrate evidence-based practice and research findings into daily clinical care
  • Advocate for patients and families while maintaining safety and quality standards
Requirements
  • Graduate from accredited nursing school with current Texas RN license
  • BLS or CPR certification required; ACLS certification may be required by department
  • Minimum two years RN experience preferred, ideally in oncology outpatient setting
  • OCN or CBCN certification highly desirable and valued
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
Benefits
  • Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm schedule with no nights or weekends
  • Competitive salary ($68,000-$142,500) with comprehensive benefits at top cancer center
  • Professional growth opportunities, leadership development, and evidence-based practice projects
  • Tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition

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Support roles in senior living — housekeeping, maintenance, activities, and social work — are far more resident-facing than similar positions in other industries. Housekeepers and maintenance staff interact with residents in their personal living spaces daily, which requires discretion, patience, and genuine respect for the people who live there. In Texas, even non-clinical staff must complete facility-specific training on topics like abuse prevention, infection control, and emergency procedures.

Activities coordinators and social workers play a direct role in resident well-being — isolation and depression are significant concerns in senior living, and programming that keeps residents socially engaged has measurable health outcomes. Maintenance staff in senior care need to understand life-safety systems (fire alarms, emergency generators, call systems) and are often the first responders for building emergencies. Background checks are required for all positions, and many facilities prefer candidates who have previous experience working with older adults.

What to Expect in This Role Day-to-Day

Based on typical senior living facilities in the Houston area.

For housekeeping roles, the day follows a room-by-room schedule — cleaning resident rooms, sanitizing common areas, managing laundry, and responding to spill or accident cleanups as they happen. Infection control protocols are more rigorous than in hotels or commercial cleaning, especially during flu season or respiratory illness outbreaks.

Maintenance staff handle a daily work order queue — everything from changing light bulbs and fixing call buttons to HVAC maintenance and plumbing repairs. Life-safety equipment checks (fire extinguishers, exit lighting, generator testing) happen on set schedules. Activities professionals plan and lead group programming — exercise classes, crafts, music sessions, outings — and also provide one-on-one engagement for residents who cannot participate in group settings. Social workers manage care conferences, discharge planning, family mediation, and community resource referrals. Across all these roles, the common thread is that you become a familiar, trusted presence in residents' daily lives.

Houston Area Salary Data

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Home Health and Personal Care Aide positions in the Houston metro area earn a median wage of $11.27/hr ($23,442/yr). The typical range is $10.92 – $13.35/hr (25th–75th percentile).

Entry Level (10th) $22,235/yr
Houston Median $23,442/yr
Experienced (90th) $31,928/yr
vs. National Median -34.5%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area). Salary data provided by Houston Senior Living Guide.

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