How to hire an informatics nurse

How to hire an informatics nurse, step by step

Here's a step-by-step informatics nurse hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an informatics nurse job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new informatics nurse
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the informatics nurse you need to hire. Certain informatics nurse roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   An informatics nurse's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, informatics nurses from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of informatics nurse salaries for various roles:

   Type of Informatics Nurse	Description	Hourly rate
   Informatics Nurse	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$31-71
   Clinical Analyst	A clinical analyst is responsible for monitoring the efficiency of the hospital's computer systems, resolving network issues, and conducting configuration to improve infrastructure. Clinical analysts manage data management procedures, ensuring the safety and security of the systems across the institution to protect the network from unauthorized access and confidentiality risks... Show more	$29-50
   Epic Consultant	An Epic consultant is responsible for maintaining the organization's database with Epic applications, ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of network systems to support business functions and operations. Epic consultants are usually on the technical side, strategizing solutions to maintain the stability of the database for business needs... Show more	$34-53

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Clinical Practice
   • Clinical Applications
   • BLS
   • Patient Safety
   • Clinical Documentation
   • Go-Live
   • Health System
   • Clinical Operations
   • Education Materials
   • Ongoing Support
   • Surgery
   • Application Support
   • Clinical Data
   • Primary Care

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   Responsibilities:

   • Assist with designing, managing, building and coordinating information processing for Cerner implementation.
   • Serve as the physician liaison for computerized-provider order entry (CPOE).
   • Complete documents for state fund Medicaid programs, admission into community nursing and group home facilities and other community resources available.
   • Float throughout hospital, providing nursing care on medical, surgical, telemetry, pulmonary-ventilator, rehabilitation, and intensive care units

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your informatics nurse job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An informatics nurse can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, informatics nurses' average salary in arkansas is 31% less than in hawaii.
   • Seniority. Entry-level informatics nurses 56% less than senior-level informatics nurses.
   • Certifications. An informatics nurse with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an informatics nurse's salary.

   Average informatics nurse salary

   $99,161yearly

   $47.67 hourly rate

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   Entry-level informatics nurse salary

   $65,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 17, 2025

4. Writing an informatics nurse job description

   A job description for an informatics nurse role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's an informatics nurse job description:

   Informatics nurse job description example

   The Nurse (RN) Informatics assesses and analyzes patient care related data; assists with development of best practices and corresponding performance improvement projects; develops reports and provides feedback for process improvement and measurable clinical outcomes. Develops, implements and coordinates processes for medication management associated with BCMA. Oversees the E-prescribe application for regular and controlled substances.
   ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (include, but not limited to the following)
   
   * Reviews, extracts, compiles and analyzes patient care/services data from electronic health record, financial records, coding records, and other sources.
   * Creates, processes and prepares reports of findings/recommendations and organizational process changes.
   * Assists with program activities to meet accreditation standards.
   * Directs, collaborates and coordinates internal auditing within the organization.
   * Develops strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating or modifying information technology applied to practice, administration, education, or research.
   * Facilitates training, installation, maintenance, and overall use of BCMA
   * Oversees the E-prescribe application for regular and controlled substances
   * Assists with tracking corrective actions and evaluates identified quality of care, risk management, patient safety indicators and other performance improvement activities.
   * Abstracts data utilizing predetermined criteria for clinical, financial impact, management and support services in accordance with established performance improvement criteria and programs.
   * Facilitates interdepartmental performance improvement activities to assist staff in resolving issues to ensure effective program integration.
   * Compiles data into reports for analysis by various departments and committees and acts as liaison between clinical improvement teams and systems to interpret standards and specifications.
   * Develops reports and reporting mechanisms for use within the organization
   * Performs other duties as assigned
   * Three years of healthcare (acute care or public health) experience.
   * Bachelor Degree in Nursing; Masters degree preferred.
   * Current and active state unrestricted Nurse (RN) License
   * BLS certification or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire
   
   Indian Preference and Equal Employment Opportunity
   
   SCAHC gives preference in hiring to San Carlos Apache Tribal members and other Native Americans in accordance with the San Carlos Apache Tribe's Tribal Preference Policy, as set forth in Section 402 of the Tribe's Human Resources Department Policies and Procedures Manual. Otherwise SCAHC does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect him/her because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, SCAHC complies with all applicable federal, and Tribal laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

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5. Post your job

   To find informatics nurses for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any informatics nurses they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level informatics nurses with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your informatics nurse job on Zippia to find and recruit informatics nurse candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting informatics nurses requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview informatics nurse candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new informatics nurse

   Once you've found the informatics nurse candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new informatics nurse. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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