Job opening: Nurse (Chief Health Informatics)
Salary: $115 111 - 153 094 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jan 23 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) at the Tuscaloosa VAMC is part of a nationwide Veterans Health Administration (VHA) team charged with actively and vocally supporting a successful national informatics infrastructure for VHA and advancing national strategies for managing workflow and knowledge in clinical systems.
Duties
This position provides leadership in designated projects and cross-coverage with other informaticists in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The volume and complexity of responsibilities are significant and constantly evolving. The incumbent will foster leadership and professionalism by building, supporting and creating alignments for informatics best practices, and lead health informatics initiatives and innovation through collaboration and stakeholder engagement across and beyond the enterprise. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the oversight of informatics practice, establishing effective clinical and administrative systems, designing useful decision support systems, managing and delivering educational experiences, enhancing lifelong learning and supporting healthcare research. Program responsibilities include program development, project implementation, budget, logistics, ongoing monitoring and analytics, communication, collaboration and education. This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VISN 7, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center (TVAMC) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and resides within the Office of the Chief of Staff, Health Informatics Service. The incumbent of this position reports to the Medical Center Chief of Staff and independently carries out assigned duties. At a minimum, the incumbent will perform the following eight core informatics functions (VHA Health Informatics Functions Framework, 2020):
Application support
Business architecture management
Enterprise data management
Content management
System optimization
Change management
Requirements management
Partnership management
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 Full Time
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
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: National board certification in nursing informatics is strongly encouraged.
Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required.
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.
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: The work is predominantly sedentary and does not require any special physical effort. Travel may be required.
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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center
3701 Loop Road East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
US
- Name: Robbie Lee
- Phone: 205-554-2000
- Email: [email protected]
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