Nurse Informaticist

The Informatics Nurse is an expert clinician in a specialized area of nursing practice. The incumbent:
Applies the nursing process principles within a collaborative, inter professional practice setting. Effectively determines the most appropriate use of expertise in systems issues requiring intervention and quality and performance measures. Determines the most appropriate use of expertise in clinical informatics coordination, patient and staff education, and quality and performance measures.

~Applies the nursing process principles within a collaborative, interprofessional practice setting.

~Effectively determines the most appropriate use of expertise in systems issues requiring intervention and quality and performance measures.

~Determines the most appropriate use of expertise in clinical informatics coordination, patient and staff education, attention to systems issues that require intervention, and quality and performance measures.

~Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interprofessional team.

~Possesses knowledge of and active participation in quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs.

~Influences program or service level care outcomes by providing expert consultation and clinical guidance within the field of informatics and by implementing improvements in clinical health care delivery systems.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule:

Full Time, 7:30am-4:00pm, Monday - Friday. Work Schedule is subject to change based on agency need.

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized