Registered Nurse-Informaticist

Veterans Health Administration • Big Spring, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Registered Nurse-Informaticist is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process and influences outcomes through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members. The role requires proficiency and self-directed goal setting to manage complex situations, as well as competence in content management, application support, health information technology system optimization, and enterprise data management.

The Informaticist RN provides leadership in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating hardware and software applications integrated with the electronic health record and associated programs and applications. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including program and service leaders at the facility and network levels, and maintains effective relationships with VA staff nationwide. The nurse is accountable for documented outcomes at the program or service level, which are broad and complex and may be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility, VISN, or VACO.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 0800–1630. Ad hoc telework is available; this is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited professional nursing program, subject to the listed education pathways and exceptions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the applicable Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship, unless appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Applicants selected for VA employment in a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to background and security investigation.
• Complete the required online onboarding and application requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Provide an accredited ADN, BSN, or MSN as applicable; submit transcripts when relying on education to qualify.
• Meet the stated physical requirements, including intermittent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, walking, standing, kneeling, bending, climbing, vision, hearing, and hand-use requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as an Informatics Nurse.
• Informatics certification.
• Experience as a CAC.

Responsibilities

• Carry out and be accountable for all elements of the nursing process.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence outcomes.
• Demonstrate proficiency and self-directed goal setting in managing complex situations.
• Provide leadership in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating hardware and software applications integrated with the EHR and associated programs or applications.
• Collaborate with program and service leaders at facility and network levels.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with VA staff nationwide.
• Produce documented, broad and complex outcomes at the program or service level, at the facility, VISN, or VACO level.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, comprising 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k), with VA contributions up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree