Registered Nurse - Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VISN 2, SYRACUSEVA MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC) in Syracuse in the Clinical Informatics Service.

The Incumbent achieves leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for an integrated program that crosses services and/or discipline lines and influences the organizational mission. This informatics leader is responsible for providing organizational level leadership in the development and use of informatics solutions and technology to support all clinical domains. 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.

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.

Program responsibilities include program development, project implementation, budget, logistics, ongoing monitoring and analytics, communication, collaboration, and education. The incumbent of this position reports to the Medical/VISN/VHA Center Director or Chief of Staff and independently carries out assigned duties. Incumbent will supervise the Clinical Informatics Registered Nurse and Health Informatics Specialists.

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:

Mon - Fri 0800 - 1630

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.