Registered Nurse (Chief Health Information Officer)

Veterans Health Administration • Fort Harrison, MT

11h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse IV Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) provides substantial and continuous leadership and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross service or discipline lines and influence the organizational healthcare mission. Health Informatics is a multidisciplinary field focused on health information management and information technology in support of health and health care. The CHIO serves as the resident expert in health informatics and health information technology and as a primary advisor to the Medical Center Director, Chief of Staff, Associate Directors, and other executive leaders. The role requires understanding the needs of professional counterparts and the medical center's organizational structure, and how informatics supports departments across the organization. The CHIO oversees one or more informatics areas.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Limited ad-hoc telework may be available; this is not a virtual position. Relocation, recruitment incentives, and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position requires a master's or doctoral degree as specified in the qualifications, professional nursing experience, and current unrestricted nursing registration. The role also has significant physical requirements, including standing, walking, lifting, and travel by automobile.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated alternatives for qualifying bridge-program candidates and foreign nursing graduates.
• Current, full, active, unrestricted registered professional nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• For Nurse IV: a master's degree in nursing and four years of professional nursing experience, including one year of specialized experience equivalent to Nurse III; or a master's degree in a related field with a BSN and the same experience; or a doctoral degree in nursing and three years of professional nursing experience, including one year of specialized experience equivalent to Nurse III; or a doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and the same experience.
• Meet the Nurse IV scope and dimension criteria for leadership, business acumen, workforce and lifestyle, communication and relationship management, and professional and social responsibility.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Selected applicants are subject to drug screening, background/security investigation, onboarding, and pre-employment physical evaluation; seasonal influenza vaccination is required for VA health care personnel.
• Comply with Selective Service registration requirements where applicable and complete application requirements listed in the announcement.
• Be able to perform the position's physical activities without restriction, including considerable standing, walking, stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, turning, and automobile travel; the role may involve lifting more than 50 pounds and protecting oneself from physically abusive patients.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with EHRM.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the resident expert in health informatics and health information technology.
• Advise the Medical Center Director, Chief of Staff, Associate Director(s), and other executive leadership team members.
• Act as a change agent and understand the needs of professional counterparts, including medical support staff, nurses, physicians, and pharmacists.
• Understand the medical center's organizational structure and the role of informatics across its departments.
• Oversee one or more informatics areas within the organizational structure.
• Lead health care delivery using evidence-based practices, research, and innovative care models; lead change to improve performance and achieve measurable outcomes.
• Implement processes, technology, informatics, and data analytics using business models and resource-management concepts.
• Promote shared decision-making, workforce development, trust, and effective teamwork in service of Veterans, families, and caregivers.
• Direct relationship management to achieve positive customer-service experiences consistent with organizational values.
• Advance holistic care, health advocacy, health equity, ethical decision-making, and nursing knowledge through research and translation of evidence into practice.

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 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
• Career Level: Senior