WAY COOL - The VA Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

[rninformatics, DNP, RN]

The VA has posted an exciting Chief Nursing Informatics Officer position!!

Click here for details:

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=78252226&AVSDM=2%2F15%2F2009+8%3A17%3A15+PM

[Noxi]

That is an amazing title; and what an important position. Whoever gets this will certainly have national effects on the way our country handles health information with technology. Especially since the VA's systems are all linked - very cool position indeed!

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

That's lousy money for DC metro. Yeesh!

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

I was just thinking it was good money. DC is THAT expensive? Uh Oh.

[rninformatics, DNP, RN]

Sometimes its not just about the "money"

The potential that this role will have to impact both our specialty and healthcare informatics on a national (if not international) level is awsome!

Plus a six figure salary of --$124,351.00 - $139,600.00/yr is nothing to sneeze at!

Just my two cents.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Only in health care are people expected to take less than market rates for the ability to "make a difference." This is middle management money for any systems person in a metro area - not in health care.

[rninformatics, DNP, RN]

Per salary.com "market rate" for this type of role in Chicago, NY and DC ranges from 120-213K

Per the HIMSS 2008 Compensation Survey

http://www.himss.org/surveys/compensation/ASP/AdditionalData.asp?ID=6

market rate in metropolitan areas in the

North East ranges between 120-145K

West North Central - 91-116K

Pacific - 140-155K

West South Central 153-240K

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Per salary.com "market rate" for this type of role in Chicago, NY and DC ranges from 120-213K

Yup, so they're offering the low end of market. But for a HUGE undertaking. Digitizing the VA - wowzuh!