Director Nursing Informatics

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking a Nursing Informatics leader with 7+ years of progressive management experience. The role focuses on optimizing EMR-enabled nursing care, driving performance improvement, and leading strategic initiatives in care documentation.

Strong budgeting and change-management skills are essential. The position requires a BSN and Texas RN licensure, with MSN in Healthcare Informatics preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• 7 years of progressive management/leadership experience.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• RN license in Texas or NLC.
• Master's in Nursing or Healthcare Informatics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate continuous performance improvement aligned with hospital targets.
• Manage department budget and optimize resources.
• Provide strategic initiatives for nursing practice and documentation.
• Lead EMR design to capture outcomes and support evidence-based practice.
• Ensure patient safety and quality in EMR-enabled care.
• Drive change and mentor nurse leaders across the department.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing informatics

Leadership

Clinical documentation

EMR systems

Change management

Budget management

Education

BSN

MSN preferred

Tools

EPIC

SQL

Job description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!
  

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Experience

7 years of progressive management/leadership experience

Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.

Licenses and Certifications

(RN) REGISTERED NURSE Current State of Texas Registered Nurse License or

(NLC) NURSING LICENSURE COMPACT-BNE

Preferred

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) or in Healthcare Informatics.

JOB DUTIES

• Demonstrate continuous performance improvement in targeted areas of responsibility in alignment with the overall annual Hospital performance improvement targets. Develops, maintains, and evaluates organizational systems to facilitate documentation for the plan, delivery of care, and patient outcomes. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of staff, unit/department performance and operations in conjunction with organizational strategic goals and initiatives.
• Meets or exceeds financial goals and objectives of the department. Incorporates budget planning, monitoring, and evaluating individual cost centers. Manages the fiscal operation of the organization's nursing informatics plans to ensure utilization of staff and resources efficient and cost effective.
• Demonstrates critical judgment necessary to assess environment (internal & external), and implement strategic initiatives necessary to meet performance targets. Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice documentation and nursing services administration. Serve as an agent of change, assisting all staff in understanding the importance, necessity, impact and process of change.
• Creates a work environment that ensures patient safety and quality hallmarks of design are facilitated within the EMR and encourages nursing staff to demonstrate accountability for their own practice, an environment that utilizes critical thinking. Provides leadership and collaboration in determining department of nursing standards and scope of service.
• Optimizes nursing's ability to design the EMR to capture outcomes measurement and evidence-based practice. Supports nursing data retrieval for participation in programs of study (e.g., National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators). Applies current research in operating practice, maintain current knowledge of changes that could impact areas of responsibility (e.g., regulatory, reimbursement, competition, etc.) Incorporating evidence-based best practice in accord with the organizational healthcare goals.
• Evaluate and review systems and processes of nursing service/ electronic documentation to ensure achievement of nurse-sensitive, patient-, client-, or family-centered outcomes. Sets and enforces high standards for customer satisfaction, professional conduct, and clinical practice, serving as a role model for others, i.e., Press Ganey; CMS; THCIC: benchmarking, etc. Serve as a professional role model and mentor to motivate, develop, recruit, and retain future nurse leaders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.