Registered Nurse - Informatics

Veterans Health Administration • Salt Lake City, UT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is accountable for all elements of the nursing process, collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to influence outcomes, demonstrates leadership and creative approaches, and systematically evaluates current practice. In this informatics role, the nurse exercises leadership in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating hardware and software applications integrated with the electronic health record (EHR) and associated programs. The position applies informatics principles and theories to healthcare operations and projects, and analyzes healthcare data to identify quality-improvement opportunities and outcomes. The nurse works with interdisciplinary colleagues and program and service leaders at the facility and network levels, and builds effective relationships with VA staff nationwide. The role also focuses on individual growth and development, with increasing self-direction. Clinical rotations throughout the SLC VAHCS may be required as needed.

This is a full-time position with a Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. schedule. Situational (ad hoc) telework is authorized, but the position is not virtual or remote. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Applicants must meet the nursing education and licensure requirements described in the announcement. A degree in informatics, an MSN, and/or one year of informatics experience is preferred. The position has physical demands that include standing, walking, bending, lifting, assisting with patient transfers, and exposure to infected patients or contaminated materials; protective clothing may be required in certain situations.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent nursing education as specified in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• Meet pre-employment conditions, including U.S. citizenship subject to the stated exception, background/security investigation, drug screening for selected applicants in testing-designated positions, pre-employment physical evaluation, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Ability to meet the position's physical requirements, including standing, walking, lifting, patient assistance and transfers, and other physical activities described in the announcement.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Informatics.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
• One year of experience in Informatics.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of hardware and software applications integrated with the EHR and related programs or applications.
• Apply informatics principles and theories to healthcare operations and projects.
• Obtain and analyze healthcare data to identify quality-improvement opportunities and outcomes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including facility and network program and service leaders.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with VA staff nationwide.
• Pursue individual growth and development in practice with increasing levels of self-direction.
• Perform clinical rotations throughout the SLC VAHCS as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 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 up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• 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