Clinical Nurse, Outpatient - Pain Management Center
- Requisition #: 181234
- Department: Pain Mgmt Center
- Location: Houston, TX
- Posted Date: 6/8/2026
Maintaining patients' comfort and quality of life is a top priority at UT MD Anderson. The Pain Management Center plays a major role in this effort. Our multidisciplinary team includes specialists from anesthesiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Emergency Medicine, neurology, and other fields who work together to find the best care for each patient.
Clinical Nurse, Outpatient opportunity in the Pain Management Clinic. The preferred candidate will be a high performer with the ability to demonstrate initiative, high-level critical thinking, and professionalism.
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Depending on the needs of the department, the nurse will be required to occasionally stay late to finish the clinic.
Salary Range
• Annual: $68,000 minimum - $105,200 midpoint - $142,500 maximum
• Hourly breakdown: minimum $32.69 - midpoint $50.58 - maximum $68.51
What's in it for you?
Make a meaningful impact every day - Join a nationally renowned cancer center where your work directly improves patients' comfort, function, and quality of life through collaborative, evidence-based pain management care.
Work alongside top multidisciplinary experts - Partner with specialists across anesthesiology, neurology, rehab, and more, gaining exposure to complex cases while strengthening your clinical expertise and critical thinking.
Enjoy a stable schedule with growth potential - Benefit from a consistent Monday-Friday outpatient schedule, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to contribute to innovation, leadership, and professional development in a high-performing environment.
SUMMARY
The primary purpose of the Clinical Nurse is to positively affect patient outcomes by providing, coordinating, and supporting evidence-based direct patient care across the continuum of care for patients. The highest quality of patient care and the appropriate use of resources are achieved in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Transformational Leadership: The Clinical Nurse is responsible for the provision of care to patients and families consistent with the unit's values, beliefs, and behaviors to meet the demands of the future.
New Knowledge, Innovation and Improvements: The Clinical Nurse is responsible and accountable for providing exemplary nursing practice and has an ethical and professional responsibility to contribute to innovation, improvement, and new knowledge.
Structural Empowerment: The Clinical Nurse engages in problem-solving in order to meet unit goals and achieve desired outcomes.
Exemplary Professional Practice and Empirical Outcomes: Exemplary Professional Practice: The Clinical Nurse applies exceptional professional practice in relationship with patients, families, and the inter-professional team, and understands how new knowledge and evidence is applied.
Service Orientation: Provide service to our customers, including patients, patient caregivers, referring physicians and each other, in a reliable, responsive, safe, friendly and courteous manner.
EDUCATION
Required: Graduate 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: OCN - Oncology Nurse Certification, Certification in specialty practice.
EXPERIENCE:
Required: None.
Preferred: Two years of relevant nursing experience
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.
WORK CONDITIONS: Patient care environment
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
Additional Information
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Clinical Nurse, Outpatient opportunity in the Pain Management Clinic. The preferred candidate will be a high performer with the ability to demonstrate initiative, high-level critical thinking, and professionalism.
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Depending on the needs of the department, the nurse will be required to occasionally stay late to finish the clinic.
Salary Range
• Annual: $68,000 minimum - $105,200 midpoint - $142,500 maximum
• Hourly breakdown: minimum $32.69 - midpoint $50.58 - maximum $68.51
What's in it for you?
Make a meaningful impact every day - Join a nationally renowned cancer center where your work directly improves patients' comfort, function, and quality of life through collaborative, evidence-based pain management care.
Work alongside top multidisciplinary experts - Partner with specialists across anesthesiology, neurology, rehab, and more, gaining exposure to complex cases while strengthening your clinical expertise and critical thinking.
Enjoy a stable schedule with growth potential - Benefit from a consistent Monday-Friday outpatient schedule, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to contribute to innovation, leadership, and professional development in a high-performing environment.
SUMMARY
The primary purpose of the Clinical Nurse is to positively affect patient outcomes by providing, coordinating, and supporting evidence-based direct patient care across the continuum of care for patients. The highest quality of patient care and the appropriate use of resources are achieved in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Transformational Leadership: The Clinical Nurse is responsible for the provision of care to patients and families consistent with the unit's values, beliefs, and behaviors to meet the demands of the future.
New Knowledge, Innovation and Improvements: The Clinical Nurse is responsible and accountable for providing exemplary nursing practice and has an ethical and professional responsibility to contribute to innovation, improvement, and new knowledge.
Structural Empowerment: The Clinical Nurse engages in problem-solving in order to meet unit goals and achieve desired outcomes.
Exemplary Professional Practice and Empirical Outcomes: Exemplary Professional Practice: The Clinical Nurse applies exceptional professional practice in relationship with patients, families, and the inter-professional team, and understands how new knowledge and evidence is applied.
Service Orientation: Provide service to our customers, including patients, patient caregivers, referring physicians and each other, in a reliable, responsive, safe, friendly and courteous manner.
EDUCATION
Required: Graduate 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: OCN - Oncology Nurse Certification, Certification in specialty practice.
EXPERIENCE:
Required: None.
Preferred: Two years of relevant nursing experience
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.
WORK CONDITIONS: Patient care environment
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
Additional Information
- Requisition ID: 181234
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Days
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 68,000
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 105,200
- Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 142,500
- FLSA: exempt and eligible for overtime, paid at a time and a half rate
- Fund Type: Hard
- Work Location: Onsite
- Pivotal Position: Yes
- Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
- Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
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