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Career: Informatics Nurse Specialists
Job Description
Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
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Develop, implement or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes or structures to assist nurses with data management. |
100
|
Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers using object-oriented models or other techniques. |
100
|
Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services. |
100
|
Identify, collect, record or analyze data that are relevant to the nursing care of patients. |
100
|
Design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts. |
100
|
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in informatics. |
100
|
Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information. |
100
|
Analyze computer and information technologies to determine applicability to nursing practice, education, administration and research. |
100
|
Develop or deliver training programs for health information technology, creating operating manuals as needed. |
96
|
Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications to resolve clinical or health care administrative problems. |
96
|
Develop strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating or modifying information technology applied to nursing practice, administration, education, or research. |
96
|
Apply knowledge of computer science, information science, nursing, and informatics theory to nursing practice, education, administration, or research, in collaboration with other health informatics specialists. |
96
|
Provide consultation to nurses regarding hardware or software configuration. |
96
|
Disseminate information about nursing informatics science and practice to the profession, other health care professions, nursing students, and the public. |
91
|
Design, conduct, or provide support to nursing informatics research. |
78
|
Inform local, state, national and international health policies related to information management and communication, confidentiality and security, patient safety, infrastructure development and economics. |
61
|
Plan, install, repair or troubleshoot telehealth technology applications or systems in homes. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
83
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
83
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
82
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
81
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
81
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
80
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
79
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
77
|
Getting Information
|
76
|
Thinking Creatively
|
76
|
Processing Information
|
74
|
Interacting With Computers
|
74
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
73
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
73
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
71
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
71
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
71
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
71
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
71
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
69
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
68
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
68
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
65
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
64
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
62
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
62
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
57
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
57
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
55
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
55
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
54
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
53
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
45
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
41
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
39
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
39
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
25
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
20
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
20
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
17
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
6
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|