NR541 Wk 3 Position Description Analysis SOLUTION
Criteria for Content
1. Review the three provided job descriptions (students wishing to review alternative job descriptions should first obtain the approval of their faculty).
Provides an overview of the topic of the paper and how it is organized in the introduction.
Summarize each job description, including the title of the position, required
education, required skills or competencies, and required experience.
Analyze each job description on the extent to which it incorporates elements from the NI scope of practice, functional areas, and standards of practice. The analysis should provide a short narrative that includes a table or graph that compares the key elements of the positions. Citations and references are expected. Tables and graphs should be your original work with no copyright violations.
Recommend three ways one job description can be enhanced to meet current employer recruitment strategies. Recommendations should be substantive and evidence-based with discussion of all three areas: functional areas, NI scope of practice, and NI standards of practice.
Conclude with your insights about the relationship of position or job descriptions in nursing informatics with the three elements (functional areas, NI scope of practice, and NI standards of practice) gained from working on this assignment.
Position Description Analysis
Introduction
Nursing informatics refers to a forte or specialty that combines the knowledge of nursing, computer science, communication, and information science. Nurses with specializations in nursing informatics apply both the knowledge gained from clinical studies and the computer organizations skills to enhance the treatment processes. Nurse Informacists often analyze and develop healthcare systems used in the healt
hcare delivery processes. With the technological advancement in the entire facets of healthcare, nursing informatics has become an exciting field. Nurse Informacists, with their advanced skills in clinical processes, communication, and computer applications, directly impact healthcare outcomes. Therefore, nurses can join this growing profession to enhance the delivery of quality healthcare services to all patients. There are different careers that one can pursue with the knowledge of nursing informatics. While advertising for the nursing informatics job, there are different qualifications that ought to be stated for the potential candidates. First, they ought to have the knowledge of software development; they should have the ability to build and maintain a high-quality healthcare system that processes patient data and assist nurses in achieving high-quality healthcare outcomes (Collins et al., 2017). The potential candidates should be able to analyze the existing healthcare systems to identify ways they can be improved. Finally, they should be able to write computer programs that clinicians can apply in the decision-making processes. The job positions under consideration in this assignment include Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Informatics Nurse I, and Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS).
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CHIO) often provides leadership and direction for the entire nursing informatics program in a given healthcare institution. CHIO is expected to have advanced skills and management of informatics programs to enhance the quality of healthcare delivery (Backonja, 2020). Chief Nursing Informatics Officer usually controls different processes and ensures the development of policies to facilitate the application of technology in the management of information and data in the healthcare delivery processes. Chief Nursing Informatics Officer also serves as the link between the computer information services and the nursing practices. CHIO works at the executive level and ensures that all the stakeholders and incorporated in the design and implementation of computer-based systems in the healthcare processes. The major responsibilities of the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer include understanding the operational and strategic vision of the organization, ensure collaboration between the stakeholders to ensure effective outcomes in the implementation of the nursing informatics technology, and ensure technology integration to facilitate improvements in patient safety, quality care, and effective patient outcome and workflow in the healthcare organization.
To become a Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, one requires different skills acquired through advanced educational qualifications. The educational requirement for this position is a Master’s Degree in Informatics, Information systems, or Masters of Business Administration as an option. Besides Doctorate in Nursing or Informatics is preferred. Also, the potential candidates must have a current or updated Registered Nurse license. Other certifications that may be required include American Nurses Credentialing Center Nursing Informatics Certification and CPHIMS. Given that the position requires strong leadership skills, strong verbal and written communication skills are mandatory. Finally, the experience of five years and more in a director or VP role may be required.
Informatics Nurse I
Nurse informatics ought to have practical experiences in dealing with different computer programs and applications in the healthcare processes. Informatics Nurse I should be able to support IT clinical initiatives to enhance the delivery of healthcare processes. They always assist in developing programs and workflow systems, as well as the implementation of the IT roll-out programs. Informatics Nurse I work under Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and implement all the necessary requirements concerning different information technology issues. Informatics nurses must always ensure that all the systems are operational and that end-users are able to use the systems with high levels of efficiency. Given their practical skills in computer and clinical practices, Informatics Nurse I will have to work continuously to improve projects, educate users about the systems, maintain and ensure the efficiency of the EHR systems. Also, in Nurse Informatics I will have to work collaboratively with other members of the team to ensure effective outcomes in the delivery of healthcare processes. Also, as the Informatics Nurse, I should be able to educate users on the emerging or new applications inclusive of changes within the workflow. There are specific educational requirements for Informatics Nurse I. The potential candidates are supposed to be graduates from the approved school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Besides educational qualification, Informatics Nurse I are expected to have three years of experience in acute care nursing. Also, the preferred candidates are expected to have informatics training using Cerner. Nurses preferred in this position are also expected to have certifications in nursing informatics.
Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS)
Informatics nurse specialists (INS) have skills in the development of different computer systems and applications to be applied in improving the delivery of healthcare processes. Informatics Nurse Specialists must always demonstrate analytical skills while operating in all areas of patient care services, information technology, and other disciplines (Francis & Faustorilla, 2017). They are also expected to coordinate planning, assessment, development and designs, education, and implementation of different information technology equipment in the healthcare processes. For one to become an Informatics Nurse Specialist, they need to have a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and a Master’s Degree in Nursing Informatics or related qualification. An experience of two years as a registered nurse is also a requirement or a minimum of two years of experience in healthcare of nursing informatics. Skills required in this field include effective communication, supervisory experience, as well as management experience. A current RN license is required for this position.
Analysis of the Language used in the Description
The language applied in the description suits the jobs positions that have been described. All the requirements in these jobs have been described in the job posting. The descriptions include different elements of the nursing informatics scope of practice, functional areas, as well as the standards of practice required by these professionals. From the description, there is the exact identification and presentation of information about the position that has been advertised. From the job description, there is the elaboration of relevant certification and the skills required in each of the positions. However, for each of the advertised positions, the knowledge of nursing informatics is common.
Recommendations
One of the descriptions job descriptions is Informatics Nurse Specialist. Even though there is the elaboration of all the requirements, specific informatics skills have not been established. Also, there is the need to integrate requirements in the nursing experiences for at least ten years. There is also the need for the improvement in the language used, the nursing informatics scope and requirements, as well as the standards of practice in this area. Experiences and advanced skills are necessary for meeting the current employer recruitment strategies and to ideally attract a better applicant pool. While advertising for the nursing informatics job, there are different qualifications that ought to be stated for the potential candidates.
Conclusion
. The job positions under consideration in this assignment include Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Informatics Nurse I, and Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS). These positions require informatics skills as well as basic training in nursing or clinical practices. Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CHIO) often provides leadership and direction for the entire nursing informatics program in a given healthcare institution. Nurse informatics ought to have practical experiences in dealing with different computer programs and applications in the healthcare processes. Informatics nurse specialists (INS) have skills in the development of different computer systems and applications to be applied in improving the delivery of healthcare processes.
References
Backonja, U. (2020). Understanding Support for a Nursing Informatics Leadership Pipeline: An ANI Emerging Leader Project. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 38(11), 543-544. https://journals.lww.com/cinjournal/Citation/2020/11000/Understanding_Support_for_a_Nursing_Informatics.2.aspx
Collins, S., Yen, P. Y., Phillips, A., & Kennedy, M. K. (2017). Nursing informatics competency assessment for the nurse leader: The Delphi study. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 47(4), 212-218. https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/Abstract/2017/04000/Nursing_Informatics_Competency_Assessment_for_the.7.aspx
Francis Jr, J., & Faustorilla, L. (2017, November). Development of an Informatics Nurse Specialist Program and Certification Process for the Republic of the Philippines. In Ascendens Asia Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1, No. 1). https://ojs.aaresearchindex.com/index.php/aajmrcp/article/view/9
Strudwick, G., Nagle, L., Kassam, I., Pahwa, M., & Sequeira, L. (2019). Informatics competencies for nurse leaders: a scoping review. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(6), 323-330. https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/Abstract/2019/06000/Informatics_Competencies_for_Nurse_Leaders__A.9.aspx