Registered Nurse - Informaticist

Join the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System as a Nurse Informaticist and help shape how technology supports exceptional Veteran care. In this role, you will optimize clinical workflows, support Federal Electronic Health Record initiatives, strengthen data quality and decision support, engage and train end users, and collaborate with clinical, informatics, and technology partners to improve system performance, usability, and care delivery across VA.

Bring your clinical expertise and interest in technology to a role where you can influence how care is delivered across the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System. As a Nurse Informaticist, you will serve as a vital connection between frontline clinicians, informatics leaders, and technology partners, helping transform clinical needs into practical, effective solutions. Through workflow improvement, end-user engagement, education, system optimization, and data-driven innovation, you will help clinicians work more efficiently and support safer, more coordinated Veteran care. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to Federal Electronic Health Record initiatives, guide meaningful change, collaborate across local and national informatics programs, and help build a high-reliability learning environment where technology strengthens both the Veteran and staff experience. Duties include, but are not limited to: - Optimize clinical workflows and information systems by evaluating current processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and helping integrate standardized, evidence-based practices into daily operations. - Support Federal Electronic Health Record implementation, sustainment, and optimization by troubleshooting issues, evaluating system requirements, validating new functionality, and helping advance technology solutions that meet clinical needs. - Engage nurses and other clinical staff through huddles, usability check-ins, user forums, and other outreach to identify challenges, monitor system use, and promote effective adoption of informatics tools. - Deliver timely education and just-in-time training on new workflows, system enhancements, documentation practices, and technology updates to help staff confidently use clinical information systems. - Strengthen clinical decision support, documentation quality, and data integrity by evaluating information resources, supporting documentation standards, and promoting accurate, reliable, and interoperable health data. - Lead and support change management for informatics initiatives by communicating system changes, coordinating enhancement requests, assessing workflow usability, and helping teams successfully transition to improved practices. - Collaborate with the Chief Health Informatics Officer, clinical stakeholders, super users, and Office of Information and Technology partners to develop, implement, and sustain informatics solutions across care settings. - Contribute to the growth and advancement of informatics practice by serving as a subject matter resource, mentoring new informatics staff, reporting initiative progress to leadership, and participating in Veterans Integrated Service Network and national informatics activities. 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 7:30am - 4:00pm and 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

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. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. 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.