The Western New York VA Medical Center is currently seeking a Registered Nurse - Chief Health Informatics Officer. This position provides leadership in designated projects and cross-coverage with other informaticists in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The incumbent will foster leadership and professionalism by building, supporting, and creating alignments for informatics best practices, lead health informatics initiatives and innovation through collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Duties

Nursing Informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple information management and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. Nursing Informatics supports nurses, consumers, patients, the inter-professional healthcare team, and other stakeholders in their decision-making roles and settings to achieve desired outcomes. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology. The Chief Health Informatics Officer must possesses an understanding of clinical treatment modalities, organization and administration of the VA healthcare delivery systems, educational principles, clinical information systems, accreditation and regulatory standards, and program development. The incumbent will use clinical informatics principles, theories, and practices to achieve the vision of transparent technology adaptation into informatics, clinical practice, and education. Demonstrates knowledge of health informatics, i.e., design, configuration and management of health information and clinical support systems; health data collection, storage, extraction, manipulation, reporting and communications. The Chief Health Informatics Officer (RN) responsibilities include but are not limited to: Focuses on the application of informatics and information technology to deliver healthcare services, and develops business requirements, workflows, and processes specifically in support of health information systems. Demonstrates earned competencies in areas such as project management, data science, process improvement, performance improvement, system redesign, change management, health informatics, population health, leadership, and advocacy. Collaborates across service lines with other clinicians and managers regarding data, analytics, healthcare, and informatics disciplines such as clinical decision support, human factors, human computer interaction and usability, artificial intelligence, standards, a learning health system, evidence-based practice, and effective communication. Uses clinical informatics principles, theories, and practices to achieve the vision of transparent technology adaptation into informatics, clinical practice, and education. Demonstrates knowledge of health informatics, i.e., design, configuration and management of health information and clinical support systems; health data collection, storage, extraction, manipulation, reporting and communications. Provides executive input in the strategic planning, budget, mission, operational planning, and policy development for local and network efforts. Utilizes current trends and relevant theories in an analytical framework to design/modify, implement, and measure integrated programs and activities to achieve clinical and administrative goals of the medical center and/or network. Evaluates outcomes against strategic priorities. 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: Full Time, Days (8:00 am - 4:30 pm) Compressed/Flexible: Not Eligible Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Eligible Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Eligible Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Preferred Experience: CPRS/CAC/Informatics experience Demonstrated ability to collaborate with professional disciplines in assuring standards of care and practice are maintained, as well as the ability to develop, implement and analyze performance improvement activities Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, evaluate and interpret professional nursing goals, medical center policies, procedures, standards of nursing and assist the nursing staff in the implementation of the same Demonstrated leadership in developing productive working relationships with groups in other programs, services, academic settings and community agencies, to design, modify and implement systems compatible with professional standards, the mission and the goals of the organization to improve the cost effective use of resource Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse IV - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 4-5 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and appropriate basic or advanced certification desired, and approximately 3-4 years of nursing practice/experience. Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing and sitting. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing. The incumbent may be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. May need to cover for nurse managers in their absence or during vacancies.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VA Western New York Healthcare System 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo, NY 14215 US
• Name: Sean Dixon
• Phone: 585-393-8797
• Email: [email protected]