Health Informatics Specialists
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.
- Tasks
- 17 tasks16 core, 1 supplemental
- Family
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- Code
- 15-1211.01SOC 2018: 15-1211
What the work is made of
16 core tasks and 1 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.Core taskTask 18090Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 2. Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.Core taskTask 18092Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 3. Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information.Core taskTask 18097Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 4. Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services.Core taskTask 18094Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 5. Identify, collect, record, or analyze data relevant to the nursing care of patients.Core taskTask 18101Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 6. 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.Core taskTask 18096Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 7. Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management.Core taskTask 18093Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 8. 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.Core taskTask 18088Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 9. Disseminate information about nursing informatics science and practice to the profession, other health care professions, nursing students, and the public.Core taskTask 18089Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 10. Analyze computer and information technologies to determine applicability to nursing practice, education, administration, and research.Core taskTask 18095Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 11. Develop strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating, or modifying information technology applied to nursing practice, administration, education, or research.Core taskTask 18100Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 12. Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in informatics.Core taskTask 18102Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 13. Develop or deliver training programs for health information technology, creating operating manuals as needed.Core taskTask 18099Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 14. Design, conduct, or provide support to nursing informatics research.Core taskTask 18098Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 15. Inform local, state, national, and international health policies related to information management and communication, confidentiality and security, patient safety, infrastructure development, and economics.Core taskTask 18104Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 16. Provide consultation to nurses regarding hardware or software configuration.Core taskTask 18103Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
- Task 17. Plan, install, repair, or troubleshoot telehealth technology applications or systems in homes.Supplemental taskTask 18091Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 15-1211
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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