If you have the guts for it, most places offer brutally honest feedback as to why you didn't get the job if they were willing to take you that far. If you ask with the right tact- honestly looking for...
I left the ICU for informatics a couple years ago and it's been a wonderful move. It's an opportunity that won't come around very often to learn skills that a lot of other people out there covet. The...
You might try to hook up with a consulting firm that installs EMRs, they might be able to use you as a trainer. The reality is that nursing informatics is the marriage of clinical expertise technical...
I'm sure there are snobby employers that only look at the school the applicant attended, but IT is a very results driven industry in general. "What you've done" is very much more impressive than what...
Anyone who tells you it's a sure thing is probably trying to sell you something. That being said, the industry is growing at a phenomenal rate right now. I would foresee strong growth into the near...
It depends on whether or not this type of thing come naturally to you. I know a lot of people who can be in a crazy code environment and not feel stressed, but if you put them in front of a big group...
One thing to avoid is trying to turn Epic into an electronic version of your paper chart. People waste a lot of time and energy trying to do "what they've always done" instead of using the new...
A few things that make it difficult: 1) A lot of programs make you take the whole year over if you fail a class (anything less than a C). This ends up creating $60,000 tests (if you fail you miss out...
stephenfnielsen replied to ThanksForAllTheFish!'s topic in Nursing Informatics
Other areas away from the bedside might include: process improvement, education, risk management, project management...But if none of those appear, look to get on different committees that deal with...
Currently we report to IS (IT), previously we reported to nursing admin. In nursing informatics we live in both worlds and there have been pros and cons to being in both departments. We've received a...
Don't take my advise as gospel, but you will find it very, very difficult to find work in that kind of field without previous health care leadership experience. Ask yourself- why would a hospital...
The work is great if you can find it. There is that age old debate over whether you should go directly into a specialty or not. Generally people are referring to areas such as the various ICUs,...
At least in my neck of the woods, a portfolio of experiences is much more impressive than any degree you have. Becoming a power user is a good idea and will help open doors, but also be on the lookout...
It will be interesting to see where this goes. My facility has had the CMIO position come and go and currently has a CIO and a Chief Clinical Informatics Officer (currently an RN that reports to the...