ikarus01

ikarus01

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  1. Interview advice

    ikarus01 replied to rnformaticsr4me's topic in Nursing Informatics

    The places I have helped with interviews...some candidates have gone up to the director and specifically ask something like, "I'm trying to sharpen my interviewing skills. AFter my interview, do you...

  2. Interview advice

    ikarus01 replied to rnformaticsr4me's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Have you asked for feedback from any of these interviews? If you're working with recruiters, many times recruiters get feedback from the hiring person as to why they didn't pick y ou. Of course,...

  3. Please advise ...

    ikarus01 replied to morecoffeepls's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Like anything else, salaries in the field vary. People love to pull up this survey and tell you that the average salary in the field is 98k. I didn't read who exactly got pulled in this survey....

  4. MIS minor or IT certs helpful to get in the door?

    ikarus01 replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Support is always good. Any EMR implementation always requires support, and if you work for a hospital that doesn't have support contracted out to a vendor, most analysts have to do some type of...

  5. MIS minor or IT certs helpful to get in the door?

    ikarus01 replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I'll bite since there are no replies... You mentioned in a previous life you pursued IT---what type of experience do you have then in IT? And the certificate question...this has been gone over in...

  6. Pass the Informatics Nursing Certification Exam!!!

    ikarus01 replied to Dreamer-RN's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Congrats! Most important question yet---is your job gonna give you a

  7. Need real world info please

    ikarus01 replied to nurse2it's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Can't have said it better than rninformatics, but I just wanted to add some 'real world info.' Just recently we had a candidate apply for a job with one of these certifications, but had zero...

  8. Advice for Accepting a Positon as Clinical Information Specialist

    ikarus01 replied to nkochrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    A couple of people working in rural areas who read my blog actually commented and emailed me to tell me that their salary was in the 40's range. However, one person who emailed me said that they got...

  9. Question for any nurse informaticist

    ikarus01 replied to nungum's topic in Nursing Informatics

    My two cents You can be exposed to 5 different systems, but if at the end of the day you cannot figure out how to solve the problems of the system you're supporting, then all that exposure is...

  10. VA Telehealth Coordinator Position

    ikarus01 replied to rnformaticsr4me's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Speaking of background checks...one of my friends was looking for a job in the IT industry (non healthcare related.) When they asked him about his current salary, he gave a bit of an inflated number....

  11. New Clinical Analyst HMS

    ikarus01 replied to Her Own Catalyst RN's topic in Nursing Informatics

    congrats on the new job. and you're correct, this is one of the specialties that is growing. i read that somewhere, but too lazy to google it. maybe others have the article to back that up.... i...

  12. Would prior IT experience trump clinical experience?

    ikarus01 replied to betakurt's topic in Nursing Informatics

    This is what I have seen happen at 3 different hospitals that were looking for entry level nursing informatics candidates...and remember, I'm saying "nursing informatics" because those specific jobs...

  13. Psych or Cardiac Telemetry for future Informaticist

    ikarus01 replied to rnformaticsr4me's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Personally i would pick the job which would give me the opportunity to get the relevant experience. You might see a new environment, but what good would that be if doesn't help you "pad" your resume?...

  14. Psych or Cardiac Telemetry for future Informaticist

    ikarus01 replied to rnformaticsr4me's topic in Nursing Informatics

    There are companies out there that specialize in psych software, and those companies are looking for psych nurses because obviously they want experienced people in the field to represent them. So...

  15. It's a new day!

    ikarus01 replied to drgnflydggr's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Thanks for sharing your experiences with the forum. Even with experience in the field, when I learned a new application/system, it was maybe 6 months or so, until I felt I was really on my own,...

  16. Informatics in the Insurance World

    ikarus01 replied to Csmgr2info's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Allright, I understand now, and you're absolutely correct---there are not bachelors in nursing informatics and that's because I'm assuming nursing informatics is considered a branch of nursing. A...

  17. Informatics in the Insurance World

    ikarus01 replied to Csmgr2info's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Personally, I believe that's a good answer. And if you gave specific examples of your own personal experience, even better. But if they wanted something specific, they could have also asked you,...

  18. Interview question

    ikarus01 replied to StimpyB27's topic in Nursing Informatics

    First you have to know what they are asking... are they asking about Epic the company? The response you give is about Epic, not about Epic Care EHR. Epic Care is a module of Epic... I'm assuming the...

  19. Am I too old?? 47 yo- 20 yrs exp'd RN and Informatics

    ikarus01 replied to fostercatmom's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I will firmly second rninformatics advice. Look for entry level positions with vendors (even hospitals). And even if vendors don't have positions advertised, apply on site. And about the ageism...I...

  20. 2nd Interview??

    ikarus01 replied to nungum's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I would contact them now; enough time has passed since the first interview. I don't have a formula as to length of time. Usually on my first interview I establish the date by asking, 'by when should...

  21. 2nd Interview??

    ikarus01 replied to nungum's topic in Nursing Informatics

    never been through a panel interview before so was just curious if there was something more that she didn't get the first time, or if there was anything else i needed to prepare for aside from all the...

  22. 2nd Interview??

    ikarus01 replied to nungum's topic in Nursing Informatics

    When you have no experience in the field, these are no fun. But from my own experience interviewing entry level candidates the main thing that we were looking for as a panel was, is this person...

  23. Want to get into NI as soon as I can!

    ikarus01 replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Well 2010 was definitely a lot better than 2008, and 2009, at least for me. I think 2008 early 2009 was really bad. Well, as a consultant those 2 years were rough. Prior to that finding 6 months...

  24. Want to get into NI as soon as I can!

    ikarus01 replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Just my two cents....last 2 of my friends (at the time with zero experience in informatics) were looking for entry level jobs in the NI field in the boston area, and as the op noted, employers in...

  25. Adn, which is better BSN or a Health Administration with informatics?

    ikarus01 replied to RN-2000's topic in Nursing Informatics

    If i were in your shoes, given the experience you have as a superuser using epic, I would be hustling for jobs right now! Matter of fact, I would be hustling for jobs, yesterday!!! :) Yes, yes...I...