Also called: Clinical Informatics Nurse
A nurse who designs and improves the technology other nurses use.
Redesigns the medication charting screen, trains nurses on new barcode scanners, and analyzes data to see whether a new alert is actually preventing falls or just annoying everyone.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. RN plus informatics experience; many earn a master's in nursing informatics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nursing (BSN), Health Informatics.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI becomes part of the systems they manage; nursing judgment on what helps or annoys staff keeps the role, with fewer pure build tasks.
Classes: Biology, AP Computer Science Principles, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1141.
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