Registered Nurse - Patient Safety Informatics

Veterans Health Administration•Sioux Falls, SD

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System is hiring a Patient Safety Informatics Registered Nurse to help improve patient safety for Veterans. The role combines clinical nursing expertise, informatics, and systems thinking to identify electronic health record (EHR) risks, analyze safety trends, improve digital workflows, guide risk mitigation, and collaborate with local and national partners. The nurse works with informatics specialists, patient safety professionals, quality leaders, facility leadership, and national partners to evaluate emerging issues, strengthen digital workflows, share lessons learned, and promote safe system use. The position contributes to organizational decision-making, EHR modernization, and the facility’s culture of safety. The nurse also provides clinical expertise through the Informatics Committee and educates end users and super users during EHR go-live and sustainment activities. The position is based at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System. The stated work schedule is Monday through Friday, with either 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Occasional, episodic, or short-term telework may be authorized subject to required training and an agreement; this is not a virtual position. A pre-employment physical evaluation is required. The position requires a current, full, active, and unrestricted U.S. nursing registration, subject to the stated education and licensure provisions and exceptions.

Requirements

Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the education alternatives and provisions described in the announcement.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; the announcement describes a Graduate Nurse Technician temporary appointment exception for otherwise qualified candidates pursuing licensure.
Must meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the applicable VA Nurse grade and level. Requirements vary by grade and may include an ADN or nursing diploma, BSN, MSN, doctoral degree, and specified professional or specialized nursing experience.
U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of VA employment.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
Must be subject to a background/security investigation and complete the online onboarding process and application requirements.
Must provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements; effective May 7, 2025, non-REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses or state identification cards cannot be used as acceptable employment identification.
Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
May be required to serve a probationary period.

Responsibilities

Review and reconcile patient safety events, technical tickets, system change requests, and incidents reported through Joint Patient Safety Reporting, ServiceNow, Remedy, and related electronic health record systems.
Identify patient safety risks in electronic health record workflows and work with the facility Informatics team to evaluate concerns and develop practical solutions.
Analyze safety information using systems thinking and end-to-end workflow review to identify contributing factors, emerging risks, and opportunities to improve digital care process reliability.
Conduct retrospective and prospective risk analyses, including Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, accident and close-call investigations, and ticket analysis.
Synthesize patient safety findings and communicate trends, risks, and recommendations to facility leaders, patient safety professionals, informatics partners, and the National Center for Patient Safety.
Develop and share site-level lessons learned and timely safety updates to help stakeholders recognize risks and apply mitigation strategies.
Collaborate with leadership on communication strategies for EHR modernization patient safety objectives, risks, and system expectations.
Contribute clinical expertise through the Informatics Committee.
Educate end users and super users during EHR go-live and sustainment activities on patient safety responsibilities, safe-use practices, and informatics workflows.

Benefits

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
50 days of paid time off per year as described in the posting, including annual leave, sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
Federal pension and Thrift Savings Plan, with VA contributions and matching described in the posting.
Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
VA Nurse Locality Pay System and VA Special Rates.
Premium pay, including overtime, Saturday, Sunday, holiday, on-call, and night work.
Incentive and recognition awards.
Annual leave accrual of 8 hours per full biweekly pay period for full-time nurses and nurse anesthetists.
Sick leave accrual of 4 hours per full biweekly pay period.
12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Organ donor leave, military leave, and disabled veteran leave.
Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care.
Leave Sharing Program.
Child Care Subsidies.
Employee Assistance Program.
Wellness and Physical Fitness Programs.
Transit Subsidies.
Continuing Education Opportunities.