Registered Nurse - Informatics

The Informatic Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process, influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team, and executes position responsibilities that demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches, and systematically evaluates current practice.

Major duties/functions include, but are not limited to:

* Deliver self-directed, professional nursing practice using the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) for complex patients based on conscious and deliberate planning with occasional supervision.

* Independently identifies expected outcomes as measurable informatics goals.

* Utilize specific evidence-based actions and steps specific to the identified problem to achieve defined outcomes.

* Utilize healthcare capabilities and the technology adjoined to the EHR to deliver quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tools.

* Establish formal and informal consultative relationships that can also provide professional development.

* Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own nursing informatics judgments and actions, recognizing and addressing ethical concerns.

* Demonstrate knowledge over a wide range of job responsibilities, effectively communicating with individuals and groups to build a strong sense of teamwork.

* Cultivate and maintain effective relationships with key partners and stakeholders that impact informatics.

* Prepare the New Electronic Health Record Modernization estimated for implementation in FY31.

* Assist with informatic duties providing inpatient and outpatient support.

* Will be the SME responsible for building templates and creating multiple reports for VOCERA, ICU documentation, (ICCA) Coordinator, and Anesthesia documentation system.

* Assist in developing inpatient nursing care plans, educate nurses on national VAAES documentation requirements, and conduct new employee education on the Electronic Health Record.

* Participate in ongoing educational activities related to appropriate knowledge bases and nursing informatics.

* Apply evidence-based practice/research, considering patient preferences, to improve quality of care and resource utilization, participating in established improvement activities.

* Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

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:

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework: AD-HOC telework available.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized