Nurse educator vs informatics nurse

Differences between nurse educator and informatics nurse duties and responsibilities

Nurse educator example responsibilities.

• Achieve instructor level for both BLS and ACLS, supporting needs of nursing staff to maintain competency.
• Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures, and managing emergencies.
• Provide nursing education and clinical expertise to novice nurses entering ICU setting.
• Assist with maintaining staff certification in ACLS and BLS, advocate keeping current with unit specific certifications.
• Involve in program development for the cardiology and cardiovascular surgery departments.
• Develop standardized patient care plans for medical diagnoses and oncology patients for use with the hospital computerize documentation system.
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Informatics nurse example 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