Registered Nurse - Informaticist

<p>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. Demonstrates the following core informatics functions to include content management, application support, health information technology system optimization and enterprise data management.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Informaticist Registered Nurse demonstrates the following core informatics functions to include content management, application support, health information technology system optimization, enterprise data management, business architecture management, partnership management, requirements management, and change management. Duties listed but are not limited to: 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. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility/practice setting and network. Works closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veteran Affairs (VA) staff nationwide. Assists in directing the provision of education, orientation, competencies, and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation. The lnformaticist RN is responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level. Synthetizes available data, information, and knowledge relevant to the situation to identify patterns and variances. Develops recommendations and nursing informatics strategies to address and resolve complex issues and problems. Establishes formal and informal consultative relationships that can also provide professional development and mentorship opportunities. Applies advanced clinical knowledge/judgement to lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting. Establishes formal and informal consultative relationships that can also provide professional development and mentorship opportunities. 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 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>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 examination. 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.