Clinical Specialist - Hematology/Oncology
Skills & Requirements
- Required master's degree in nursing
- Required licenses/certifications in the following by Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact and American Heart Association: RN - Lic-Registered Nurses, BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support
- Required at least 4 years of experience in nursing for specified patient population
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology experience
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Serves as an advanced clinical practitioner
- Collaborates with the health care team to help plan, implement and evaluate the treatment approach using theoretical knowledge, sound judgment and problem-solving
- Acts as a clinical resource to staff and other members of the health care team seeking to improve quality and safety of patient care
- Utilized by the leadership team for expertise related to unit/system issues
- Assesses the learning needs of staff, family, and patients
- Facilitates the acquisition of knowledge through formal and informal teaching
- Consistently applies new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing to clinical practice
- Participates in the efforts of the Quality Outcomes Program and/or unit-based quality initiatives by coordinating, developing, implementing, and monitoring quality initiatives that promote clinical outcomes and demonstrate nursing excellence
- Supports and facilitates the attainment of institutional goals and strategic plans
About Us
Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world since 1954. We have a comprehensive health care network including our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI), the Feigin Tower for pediatric research, Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births, Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston, Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston, and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.