The Western New York VA Medical Center is currently seeking a Registered Nurse - Informatics Nurse. This position will involve utilizing advanced techniques and tools to improve the efficiency of operations and clinical process flows. The incumbent will use a combination of clinical, management and technological knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and training to provide innovative solutions to clinical processes and efficiencies through improvements in the electronic health record.

Duties

Nursing Informatics (NI) is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice. Nursing informatics facilitates the integration of data, information, and knowledge to support patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision making in all roles and settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology. The Clinical Informatics and Clinical Applications Coordinator (CAC) Nurse Informaticist uses a combination of clinical, management and technological knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and training to provide innovative solutions to clinical processes and efficiencies through improvements in the electronic health record. The incumbent will serve as the knowledge expert for the computerized medical record and provides users and other staff with consultative support and education, and develop recommendations for improving clinical data management methods, follow-up procedures, and timely compliance with regulatory guidelines. Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Consult, advise and educate all levels of employees including the highest level of management on methods and means to make healthcare operations more effective and efficient. Identify end-user educational requirements and training needs. Develop educational programs and instructional materials appropriate tools to educate the users and support staff at all levels of the organization. Exercise expertise in clinical operations, develop and/or oversee the development of information related to patient care, such as patient registries to allow the Clinical Team to track management of patient illnesses; and develop performance management tracking tools. Extract, analyze and provide data to assess treatment impacts such as: clinical endpoints, health status outcomes and utility estimates; estimated usage; characteristics of treating designated populations; evaluating patterns of substitution against other products such as resource impact assessments. Provide relevant clinical and/or administrative data to identify, quantify, and resolve organizational problems. Provide for the maintenance and updating of site parameters and site-specific files to ensure proper functioning of complex, interrelated and interdependent software applications. Participate in the development of clinical decision-support systems with the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, the Medical Records Committee, program development vendors using Commercial Off the Shelf Software (COTS) and decision support systems, Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee. Develops and presents recommendations for improving clinical data-management methods, follow-up procedures and timely compliance with regulatory guidelines. Conducts tests to analyze usability, sequencing, flow, plain language, minimum keystrokes, and comfort level of the user, ensuring adaptability so the processes used are the most efficient and effective. Develops implementation plans for new software releases/applications and updates. Serving as project leader or team member, works through and with interdisciplinary teams to complete health information system initiatives established by national, Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN), and local authorities. 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. Monday - Friday (8:00 am - 4:30 pm) Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: May be eligible for a highly qualified candidate Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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: Masters Degree in Nursing (MSN) Minimum of 3 years experience in nursing practice in a variety of clinical settings with increasing degrees of responsibility Minimum of 2 years of Clinical Informatics and Clinical Applications Coordinator (CAC) experience, utilizing advanced techniques and tools to improve the efficiency of operations and clinical process flows, and experience integrating the with data mining/reporting tools Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with professional, administrative, and technical staff at all levels Ability to work collaboratively in applying clinical expertise and knowledge of healthcare to minimize risk and optimize patient safety Evaluation techniques, including statistics, research methodology and program evaluation and HRO principles Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 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 visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. Mechanical patient lifts are provided. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing, as a condition of employment.

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]