Registered Nurse - Nurse Informaticist

Incumbent is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Major duties: Major Duties: Serves as clinical resource and role model, functions as an Informatics resource expert and educator for staff by identifying Informatics related learning needs. Makes recommendations to the Chief Health Informatics Officer and Leadership regarding changes to Clinical Reminders and other Informatics Programs. Is responsible for assuring that approved recommendations are implemented. Directs and supports the clinical staff with structured learning activities. Reviews, analyzes, and conducts follow-up to identify learning needs of staff with regard to the electronic health record. Establishes priorities according to timely achievement of program/service goals and objectives. Partners with Quality & Safety on performance improvement projects impacted by the use of clinical reminders. Promotes and provides educational instruction in the use of standards of care and practice. Promotes education and adherence to all policy and procedures. Continually monitors and evaluates the achievement of program/service goals and objectives. Encourages participation of staff in problem solving activities by eliciting ideas to gain support for projects. Demonstrates the ability to communicate through role modeling and instruction of positive communication skills to promote an environment of acceptance, openness, and feedback. Actively participates in decision-making and interdisciplinary local and regional workgroups/committees. Evaluates and documents staff education, provides feedback, counsels as needed and makes recommendations for improvement. Evaluates and documents staff response to teaching activities, provides feedback and makes recommendations for follow up activities. Assesses the abilities and limitations of personnel and assists them to develop and strengthen their information management skills to improve performance. Establishes and maintains necessary reporting and tracking mechanisms online to assure timely retrieval of data. Transmits information clearly and accurately in both verbal and written forms. Accurately interprets policies or standards of care and practice. Provides colleagues/staff with clinical and administrative support when appropriate. Promotes performance measures and meets customer service standards. Collaborate with QM clinicians to optimize HEDIS measure performance. Identifies self and co-workers learning needs and seeks out the appropriate educational programs. Uses adult learning principles to enhance the practice of nursing, education, information and various related programs. Develops and utilizes appropriate evaluation tools for educational activities. Identifies educational needs of staff and provides opportunities for staff development through staff projects, assignments and/or in-services and workshops. Documents attendance and participation in individual educational tracking and training records. identifies changing concepts of care and technological advances, plans and participates in service-wide educational programs for staff. Assumes responsibility for maintaining education records, i.e., in-service training, CEU offerings and clinical competency checklists. Collaborates and participates with staff educators in providing New Employee Orientation, New Provider Academy, and staff development. Documents time and attendance for training. Revises educational programs based on compiled evaluative data. Keeps self and staff equipped with current knowledge and skills to meet changing program and service needs. Recommends valuable programs to colleagues and staff. Maintains current knowledge of education/training and Informatics concepts and expertise through participation in appropriate educational activities and professional organizations. Works collaboratively with other professionals in identifying quality and performance improvement opportunities and in developing programs and activities to support those activities. Maintains effective working relationship with professionals and support personnel within or outside of the Informatics Service. Major Duties Continued in Qualification Section 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, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Adhoc Eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements: 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. 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.