Nurse informaticist vs head nurse

The differences between nurse informaticists and head nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a nurse informaticist, becoming a head nurse takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a nurse informaticist has an average salary of $99,381, which is higher than the $80,173 average annual salary of a head nurse.

The top three skills for a nurse informaticist include patient care, epic and acute care. The most important skills for a head nurse are patients, BLS, and compassion.

Nurse informaticist vs head nurse overview

	Nurse Informaticist	Head Nurse
Yearly salary	$99,381	$80,173
Hourly rate	$47.78	$38.54
Growth rate	9%	6%
Number of jobs	23,728	649,127
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	4	2

Nurse informaticist vs head nurse salary

Nurse informaticists and head nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nurse Informaticist	Head Nurse
Average salary	$99,381	$80,173
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $147,000	Between $48,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	AstraZeneca
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between nurse informaticist and head nurse education

There are a few differences between a nurse informaticist and a head nurse in terms of educational background:

	Nurse Informaticist	Head Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Nurse informaticist vs head nurse demographics

Here are the differences between nurse informaticists' and head nurses' demographics:

	Nurse Informaticist	Head Nurse
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 23.9% Female, 76.1%	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 7.7% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between nurse informaticist and head nurse duties and responsibilities

Nurse informaticist example responsibilities.

Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
Provide go-live preparation, implementation, and production support of Cerner.
Provide direct user education to support clinical areas during project go-live.
Complete documents for state fund Medicaid programs, admission into community nursing and group home facilities and other community resources available.
Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.

Head nurse example responsibilities.

Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Receive intensive training for critical care skill development upon transferring to the medical ICU.
Perform advanced nursing care to acute/chronic medical/surgical, cardiac, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic and oncology/ hematology patients.
Certify staff in CPR and blood glucose monitoring.
Develop and implement an intensive care class for the staff; implement ACLS class for all staff.
Develop process improvement plan with bundles for sedation and ventilation.

Nurse informaticist vs head nurse skills

Common nurse informaticist skills

Patient Care, 35%
Epic, 23%
Acute Care, 10%
Clinical Applications, 6%
Clinical Operations, 5%
Patient Safety, 4%

Common head nurse skills

Patients, 31%
BLS, 9%
Compassion, 6%
Acute Care, 6%
Acls, 4%
CPR, 3%