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Informatics Nurse Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Experience managing complex informatics portfolios across multiple healthcare domains * Registered Nurse and other licensed clinical incumbents must hold and maintain current state licensure.

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Nurse Practitioner

Alexandria, VA · On-site

$69 - $77/hr

Nurse Practitioner Full Time - Urgent Care Location: West Springfield, Virginia Compensation Range ... Pursuing Epic Gold Stars Level 9; access to informatics specialists and robust telemedicine ...

Nurse Practitioner

Springfield, VA · On-site

$69 - $77/hr

Nurse Practitioner Full Time - Urgent Care Location: West Springfield, Virginia Compensation Range ... Pursuing Epic Gold Stars Level 9; access to informatics specialists and robust telemedicine ...

Nurse Practitioner

Lorton, VA · On-site

$69 - $77/hr

Nurse Practitioner Full Time - Urgent Care Location: West Springfield, Virginia Compensation Range ... Pursuing Epic Gold Stars Level 9; access to informatics specialists and robust telemedicine ...

Nurse Practitioner

Centreville, VA · On-site

$69 - $77/hr

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (NP/PA) - Urgent Care Compensation Range: This position is ... Pursuing Epic Gold Stars Level 9; access to informatics specialists and robust telemedicine ...

Nurse Practitioner

Centreville, VA · On-site

$69 - $77/hr

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (NP/PA) - Urgent Care Compensation Range: This position is ... Pursuing Epic Gold Stars Level 9; access to informatics specialists and robust telemedicine ...

Nurse Practitioner

Centreville, VA · On-site

$69 - $77/hr

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (NP/PA) - Urgent Care Compensation Range: This position is ... Pursuing Epic Gold Stars Level 9; access to informatics specialists and robust telemedicine ...

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$97.6K

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How much do informatics nurse jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for informatics nurse in Virginia is $97,565.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $69,400.00 and $121,400.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

How does an informatics nurse typically collaborate with IT and clinical staff to implement new healthcare technologies?

Informatics Nurses play a crucial liaison role by bridging the gap between clinical teams and IT specialists. They communicate clinical needs and workflows to IT professionals, help translate technical jargon, and ensure that new healthcare technologies are user-friendly and improve patient care. Collaboration often involves participating in interdisciplinary project meetings, conducting workflow analyses, and providing training to clinical staff on new systems or updates. This teamwork helps ensure successful technology adoption and ongoing optimization within the healthcare setting.

What is an informatics nurse?

An informatics nurse is a medical professional who uses computers and patient data to optimize outcomes and workflow in a medical environment. These specialized nursing professionals work with computer provider order entry (CPOE) and electronic medical records (EMRs) to collect data, interpret results, and identify relationships. EMRs include test results, notes from nurses, and information on medications given to patients. As an informatics nurse, you also help develop evidence-based policies and procedures for organizations, and may serve as an educator, researcher, and even software engineer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an informatics nurse, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Informatics Nurse, you need a solid background in nursing practice combined with expertise in health informatics, generally supported by a nursing degree and often a certification like the ANCC Informatics Nursing Certification. Familiarity with electronic health record (EHR) systems, clinical decision support tools, and data analytics platforms is crucial. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication skills help bridge the gap between clinical staff and IT professionals. These skills ensure the successful integration of technology into healthcare settings, improving patient care quality and workflow efficiency.

What is the difference between Informatics Nurse vs Registered Nurse?

AspectInformatics NurseRegistered Nurse
CredentialsRN license, possibly certification in informatics (e.g., ANCC)RN license, nursing degree (ADN or BSN)
Work EnvironmentHospitals, clinics, healthcare IT departmentsHospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities
Job FocusIntegrating healthcare data, improving clinical workflows, health IT systemsDirect patient care, administering medications, patient education

The main difference between an Informatics Nurse and a Registered Nurse is their focus. While both roles require an RN license, Informatics Nurses specialize in healthcare data management and technology integration, working closely with IT teams. Registered Nurses primarily provide direct patient care. The roles often overlap in healthcare settings, but their core responsibilities and skill sets differ significantly.

What are the most commonly searched types of Informatics Nurse jobs in Virginia? The most popular types of Informatics Nurse jobs in Virginia are:
What cities in Virginia are hiring for Informatics Nurse jobs? Cities in Virginia with the most Informatics Nurse job openings:
Infographic showing various Informatics Nurse job openings in Virginia as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 83% Full Time, 12% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $97,565 per year, or $46.9 per hour.

Health System Specialist, Clinical Informatics, Mid/Senior (Pending Contract Award) - SBG

SBG TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC

Alexandria, VA • Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 16 days ago


Job description

SBG Technology Solutions, Inc. (SBG), a DSS, Inc. company, offers Systems Engineering, Enterprise Modernization, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, and IT Governance innovation to Federal and commercial clients nationwide. 

**Contingent Upon Contract Award**

Overview

SBG is seeking a Health Systems Specialist with clinical informatics, EHR, and healthcare operations experience to support VA enterprise health informatics initiatives, clinical applications, field communications, readiness, training, and continuous improvement activities. This role will work with clinical and operational stakeholders to assess informatics needs, support implementation of clinical tools and processes, develop resources, manage SharePoint or collaboration environments, and help improve clinical workflows and information system use. The ideal candidate has a clinical background, strong VHA knowledge, experience supporting CPRS/VistA or related clinical applications, and the ability to translate field needs into practical tools, guidance, and communications.

The Health System Specialist, Clinical Informatics, Mid/Senior will: 

  • Support core functions of enterprise clinical information systems to enable safe, efficient, high-quality patient care.

  • Assist physicians, nurses, and other clinicians with issue resolution related to EHR, CPRS/VistA, clinical applications, and supporting tools.

  • Assess information and knowledge-based needs of healthcare professionals and patients; characterize, evaluate, and refine clinical processes.

  • Develop, implement, evaluate, and improve clinical informatics tools, clinical decision support, templates, reminders, workflows, training materials, and user guidance.

  • Support HITT, CIOC, IRCP, HI CoP, VistA/CPRS training, SharePoint resource development, formal messaging, stakeholder engagement, and field-facing support activities.

  • Develop and maintain SharePoint sites, request forms, issue trackers, resource libraries, SOPs, job aids, office hour materials, and performance dashboards.

  • Collect, analyze, and report performance metrics to support adoption, utilization, quality, and continuous improvement.

  • Facilitate work groups, stakeholder meetings, field user engagement, training sessions, and cross-organizational communications.

Other Duties:

  • Manage diverse BI environments and oversee reporting and knowledge management portfolios using Power BI, Power Apps, SharePoint, and Jira.

  • Develop and manage program tools for planning work and tracking status.

  • Work collaboratively with senior leadership to determine metrics, measures, and data needs. Develop dashboards to communicate key performance measures, status, and trends.

  • Utilize the Agile development process to provide customer focused development approach that delivers value in small, incremental increments through continuous collaboration, rapid feedback, and adaptive planning.

Conditions of Employment:

  • Must be a US Citizen 

  • Must be able to pass a Federal background check

  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment

Security and Privacy Duties and Responsibilities:

Individuals working for SBG Technology Solutions, Inc, a DSS, Inc. will be subject to security and privacy requirements as explained in HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST 800-53. Additionally, they are required to undergo specific FedRAMP training to ensure compliance with all associated controls and responsibilities in the day-to-day performance of their duties. Individuals working in departments that are considered to be in the high-risk category will be required to undergo advanced training based on their role and level of access. Individuals with access to modify data and the configuration baseline will require further training.

The preceding functions are examples of the work performed by employees assigned to this job classification.  Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind work assignments and make a reasonable accommodation as needed. 

Required Skills:

  • Clinical background such as RN, nurse informaticist, HIS, CAC, clinical program manager, or healthcare operations leader.

  • Experience supporting VA/VHA, OHI, CIDMO, FIS, HI CoP, HITT, CIOC, IRCP, EHRM, VistA/CPRS, Clinical Reminders, or SharePoint-based field communications.

  • Experience developing formal messaging programs, online communities of practice, training materials, clinical tools, or performance metrics in a large healthcare system.

  • Knowledge of healthcare business and clinical operations, clinical workflows, patient safety, and VHA culture.

  • Experience with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power BI, Excel, Power Automate, Microsoft Forms, Teams, or similar collaboration and reporting tools.

  • Experienced in architect end-to-end data pipelines, dimensional data models, and cloud-based warehousing solutions utilizing VA-approved platforms such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Python, SQL Server, and Dagster.

  • Ability to transform complex business requirements into scalable data infrastructure, developing CRUD-based applications with Power Apps, and managing CI/CD pipelines through Azure DevOps.

  • Experienced in Agile development process to provide customer focused development approach that delivers value in small, incremental increments through continuous collaboration, rapid feedback, and adaptive planning.

  • Experience with Power BI, Power Apps, SharePoint, and Jira to create, maintain and improve the user experience.

  • Experience with management of data warehouses and use existing VA platforms (as mentioned above) to develop the architecture to create data tables, fact tables, and dimension tables; organizing data sources in appropriate and logical fashion.

Education: 

  • Required: Bachelor's degree in nursing, health informatics, healthcare administration, information systems, public health, or related field; additional specialized experience may be considered in lieu of degree when contractually permissible

Certification(s), Licenses:

  • Desired: 

    • BI Developer: Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst Associate

    • MD/DO + Informatics Certification or Degree.

Years of experience in a similar role:

  • Required:

    • 4+ years of clinical informatics, healthcare operations, EHR support, clinical applications, or health systems improvement experience; 8+ years preferred for senior/KP-aligned candidates.

  • Desired: 

    • 10+ Years of experience obstetrics/gynecology/women’s health or other related areas.

    •  5+ years of experience in informatics.

Physical Demands:

Standing

10% per day

Sitting

70% per day

Walking

20% per day

Stooping

10% per day

Lifting

If traveling, ability to lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted (luggage, laptop etc.)

Up to 10 lbs. unassisted, several times a day (laptop, office equipment, office supplies, etc.)

Computer Work

75% per day

Telephone Work

10% per day

Reading

15% per day

Other, please specify

Travel unassisted up to 10% per year, via common carrier and/or personal automobile.

SBGTS, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

If you need an accommodation seeking employment with SBGTS, Inc., please e-mail jobs@dssinc.com or call (561) 284-7333. Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.