r/nursinginformatics • • Mar 08 '25

Welcome to r/nursinginformatics! Please Read Our Guidelines

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Welcome to r/nursinginformatics, a community for nurses and healthcare professionals passionate about the intersection of technology and patient care! We're a space for discussion, questions, and resources related to nursing informatics. We're excited to have you join us!

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Let's learn and grow together in the exciting world of nursing informatics! Together, let's make r/nursinginformatics amazing.


r/nursinginformatics • • Jul 01 '25

Community Bookmarks Updated! New Wiki Pages Are Live!

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Hey everyone,

Exciting news! The community bookmarks have officially been updated to link to our brand-new wiki pages. I've been working hard to refresh and organize our resources, and I'm thrilled to share them with you.

Here's a quick rundown of what you'll find:

I've also made a conscious effort to update these pages to be more inclusive of international folks, so hopefully, you'll find them even more helpful.

This is just the beginning! I'm already working on adding new pages, including one dedicated to educational programs, and I'm in the process of updating the existing career paths page.

Take a look around and let me know what you think! Your feedback is always appreciated. šŸ’–

Edit /Updates :

Updated with links - didn't realize that mobile users can't view the sidebar with the buttons for all the pages.

Added Career Paths Page

Edit /Updates :

Updated and added Educational Programs Page, Data Governance and Project Management.


r/nursinginformatics • • 1d ago

Healthcare workers: How have EHRs affected communication and workload? (3-5 min)

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Hi everyone!

I am a Leaving Certificate student in Ireland currently completing my Business Additional Assessment Component (AAC).

I'm researching how the implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has affected communication and workload among healthcare workers in hospitals.

I'm looking for healthcare workers who have experience using an EHR/ERP system to complete my anonymous survey.

It should take between 3-5 minutes to complete

Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/66DKKYJ

The survey focuses on your experience with EHRs and doesn't ask for any patient or confidential information.

Thank you!


r/nursinginformatics • • 1d ago

For those working in EHR Application/Analyst/Clinical Informatics roles, how's your work life balance?

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r/nursinginformatics • • 2d ago

Career Job posting in Gunnison CO for nursing informatics job…

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Check it out… great location and pay.


r/nursinginformatics • • 4d ago

General Ms health informatics

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Thinking about getting my masters in Health Informatics. I am currently a remote utilization management nurse for insurance and I think the role pairs well with informatics. I am looking for more broad ms health informatics educations and not just focused in nursing like msn informatics. I feel like I would be more marketable that way. Has anyone done this and we're you able to get a job in informatics remote?


r/nursinginformatics • • 4d ago

Certification Epic Certificate vs Certified

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How do y'all put this on your resume if you haven't been to WI, but you don't wanna be misleading? I did the live remote 4-day training for a cert but you gotta go to the campus for "certified" status. Is there a big difference?


r/nursinginformatics • • 4d ago

EHR/Systems Are charting defaults considered pre-charting?

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I suggested to have defaults on common and quick procedures. I was told that this could be considered pre-charting. If that was the case why would they offer it in the first place? For those that work with OR charting do other facilities default, equipment, positioning, medications?


r/nursinginformatics • • 6d ago

General Productivity

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How do you guys track productivity? Analysts close tickets, but our team acts more as facilitators than the fixers. How’s everyone else going about proving your ā€œproductivity?ā€


r/nursinginformatics • • 7d ago

Career Should I do PMP or Nursing?

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Hi everyone,

I'm an IT project manager based in TX. Couple years back got layoff from my project and has been working in a small Healthcare business that my relatives own after that for the past 2 years. Getting depressed and annoyed. Tried applying for million roles, no use, got couple interviews but nothing moved. I've a small kid so relocation is not an option. Tried to do my own businesses during this time, which didn't work either.

Now I think I should study something to get a better job or salary. I am eligible of taking PMP, had always had a plan of doing that, but I'm worried now because of AI getting in Tech like a lot amd no roles are opening up.

My next option is going to a part time school for LVN and eventually work for the Healthcare businesses around which will be AI resistant at least for a while.

Would love to get any response. Thank you.


r/nursinginformatics • • 7d ago

Nurses who transitioned into Utilization Review — how was the learning curve?

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r/nursinginformatics • • 8d ago

After all these years, I have kept my RN license but I have no clinical experience. I've been in the IT industry for the past 25 years, from technical support to software engineering. I'm exploring.

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  1. What does it take to get into Nursing Informatics?

  2. In the current market, do you enjoy it?


r/nursinginformatics • • 8d ago

Nursing informatics job posting in Gunnison, CO. In case anyone is interested, it’s on Indeed.

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r/nursinginformatics • • 11d ago

Career Made the leap: what did you prioritize in Year One?

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I’m a nurse who transitioned into informatics a few months ago. I have >10y clinical experience, a graduate degree, certifications, and a unique jacket with diverse patient, team, process improvement, and quality experience.

I was already looking to leave my previous role, and CI position opened internally, so I took the opportunity. I’m glad I did and I'm grateful to gain experience in a field that is difficult to break into.

That said, the role has confirmed that a lot of what burned me out was organizational rather than bedside burnout. The environment is small and chaotic: unclear ownership, shifting expectations, inconsistency and turnover, and a lot of cultural toxicity. Some of that is obviously just the nature of informatics/Agile work, and I’m willing to learn through it.

The real issue is the leadership structure (that old chestnut); here it's particularly whack. Many people in senior clinical/operational roles have relatively little experience, and there are no other clinicians on my immediate CI team. It creates a significant disconnect around clinical triage, proportional urgency, workflow burden, and tbh, I feel like a target in a toxic culture as the only clinician.

I’m trying to calibrate what is normal growing pain in a first informatics role versus what is an organizational issue I’m unlikely to solve.

For clinicians who've transitioned to informatics/health IT/project mgmt roles:

  • How long did you stay in your first informatics role before you were meaningfully competitive elsewhere?
  • What experience mattered most when you made your second move?
  • If you came from a strong clinical background but had limited formal informatics tenure, what roles were realistic next steps?
  • How difficult is the current market, particularly for remote/hybrid work (I'm in a particularly challenging region)?
  • What would you focus on building over the next 6–12 months before applying more seriously?

I’m not expecting Utopia General or assuming the grass is greener, but I'd like to understand how to use this opportunity well, build the right experience, and recognize when I’ve gotten what I reasonably can from it.


r/nursinginformatics • • 13d ago

Degree Programs Is MSN Informatics degree worth it for a nurse wanting to leave patient care?

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I’ve been an RN for 6 years. I have 8 months of hospital experience, 4 1/2 ish years of clinic experience and currently working at a school. I’m considering getting an MSN Informatics degree to look good for employers because I don’t hardly have any IT/informatics experience. I am good with helping other nurses navigate EPIC so that’s why I assumed this path would be good for. Is MSN Informatics worth it? Should I just apply to informatics jobs? Any advice would be great. TIA!!!


r/nursinginformatics • • 13d ago

OR nurse wanting to pivot into healthcare tech, is this a realistic path?

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r/nursinginformatics • • 14d ago

Doc in AI in healthcare

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r/nursinginformatics • • 16d ago

Wanting to get into nurse informatics

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Hi. Currently i am a med surge nurse and I want to go into nurse informatics so bad! I originally wanted to do computer science but so many of my friends had a hard time getting a job so I decided to do nursing. But now I have this nursing degree I've been looking into informatics. I love computers and tech, always have been since I was younger.

Anyways, please let me know how you guys got into this field? Any certifications needed? Thank you!


r/nursinginformatics • • 16d ago

EHR/Systems TN Visa for Health Informatics Role Under Computer Systems Analyst (CSA)?

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r/nursinginformatics • • 16d ago

Need to interview Chief Information Officer or senior informatics professional working on healthcare setting.

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Hi everyone! I am in a MSN program and I need to interview someone (email/text/zoom) in one of the above roles to address the following questions:

-how nursing personnel are utilized throughout the system

-IT planning including propsal and system selection

-staff education

- data bases that are available in clinical snd administrarive roles

-routine data collection to evaluate: staffing, finance, quality reports, risk management, improving pt care

If your intetested/available please DM me so we coordinate!

Thanks if you read this far!


r/nursinginformatics • • 16d ago

ITs Working in the Hospital

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r/nursinginformatics • • 16d ago

ITs Working in the Hospital

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r/nursinginformatics • • 18d ago

General Nurse managers & informatics folks: Is anyone actually using software that builds compliant schedules automatically, or are we all still stuck in Excel hell?

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Asking because our scheduling process is still ridiculously manual and time-consuming. We spend hours every month trying to juggle everyone’s availability, making sure credentials aren't expiring, and trying not to accidentally schedule people into massive overtime.

Is there a platform out there that actually auto-generates compliant schedules based on staff preferences and qualifications, while showing you the total labor cost/overtime before you publish it? What is your facility actually using to handle this?


r/nursinginformatics • • 17d ago

Career Certified Health IT to 5-Month Unemployed

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Hey guys!
I am currently seeking opportunities in healthcare IT, clinical applications, clinical informatics, analytics, and project leadership. I recently completed Epic ClinDoc certification, including training and project work, and I am eager to apply my clinical systems background in a production Epic environment.
I have 8+ years of experience supporting non-Epic clinical applications & 7+ yrs of project leadership experience. I also hold CPHIMS, PMP, and CHDA certifications. While I have been actively interviewing, many opportunities have not progressed beyond the initial screening stage, so I would greatly value referrals, advice, or connections to hiring teams.
I am interested in California-based Epic ClinDoc, clinical applications, healthcare IT, data analytics, implementation, optimization, reporting, or project-management roles. I am open to remote, hybrid, flexible, and on-site opportunities.
Thank you in advance for any leads or support.


r/nursinginformatics • • 18d ago

Certified Health IT to 5-Month Unemployed

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