Registered Nurse (Informaticist)

The Informaticist Registered Nurse exercises leadership in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of hardware and software applications integrated with the electronic health record (EHR) and associated programs/applications. The Informaticist collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility/practice setting and network.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Synthesizes available data, information, and knowledge relevant to the situation to identify patterns and variances. Provides leadership at the unit/group or team level to enable healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology adjoined to the EHR thereby delivering quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tools and access to them. Applies proficient skills in nursing informatics, problem-solving, and clinical knowledge/judgment to guide/support staff in planning, executing, and evaluating outcomes of unit level quality or performance improvement initiatives. Develops recommendations and nursing informatics strategies to address and resolve complex issues and problems, in collaboration with key stakeholders. Supports initiatives to improve the Veteran experience i.e., care coordination, timeliness to resolve issues, negative trends, or environment of care concerns. Demonstrates leadership in patient advocacy by protecting the health, safety, and rights of patient population groups served in the immediate practice setting. Leads staff to identify, analyze and address ethical issues that impact patients, caregivers and staff within the practice setting. Models' high reliability principles and I CARE values to improve the consistency of care delivery and patient outcomes. Demonstrates the ability to improve the effectiveness of communications and interactions with others, to inspire their cooperation and confidence to ensure safe and effective outcomes in the current practice setting. Provides leadership at the team level to cultivate and maintain effective relationships with key partners and stakeholders that impact informatics at the facility level. Provides feedback and shares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues as evidenced by such activities as presentations at formal or informal meetings and/or professional conferences and to enhance one's own professional nursing practice. Participates in ongoing educational activities related to appropriate knowledge bases and professional issues. Seeks experiences that reflect current practice to maintain skills appropriate to the specialty area, practice setting, role, or situation, and formal and independent learning activities to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge. Makes sustained contributions to health care as evidenced by professional presentations, publication in professional journals, academic teaching, and/or active participation in professional organizations. Assesses the immediate practice setting to identify efficient, cost-effective care delivery. Utilizes best practice evidence and research findings to guide nursing informatics practice decisions at the unit/team/work group level. Incorporates, promotes, and assists staff in evidence-based practice/research activities as a basis for learning, critically analyzing and interpreting for application to practice. 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: M-F 0800-1630 Compressed/Flexible: Compressed schedule may be authorized at management's discretion. Telework: Not eligible for Telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.