I am a Nurse
“My work is hard but extremely rewarding. My patients hold a very special place in my heart. I love my job, but I want to do more. I want to expand on my passion for the art of nursing and do even more for the patients we care for. As a result, I’m looking to broaden my impact as a nurse and help develop technologies that will improve the quality of the care that we provide to our patients. Now, instead of helping just one patient at a time, I can help 100s, even 1000s, at a time.”
The Health IT field needs nurses.
As health care evolves into a digitally based industry, there is a need for the unique perspectives a nurse can add to shape the development of the systems that directly impact the nursing discipline. Around the world, hospitals and other health care organizations continue to invest substantial financial resources in information technology (IT) initiatives including advanced clinical systems, electronic health records and systems to address patient safety and quality. In order for these technologies to be as effective and efficient as possible, a nurse’s clinical insight is needed and highly valued by organizations. Because of your clinical background and medical expertise, you are the ideal candidate for the unique jobs being created to fill this critical need in the health care sector. Through your experience, you are more sensitive to the concerns of the nursing staff than someone with a non-nursing background and would better understand how a new technology could be used to address nursing automation issues.
As a talented and experienced nurse, there are numerous unique career paths available to you in the health care industry. The Health Informatics program at the University of Illinois at Chicago can prepare you to pursue any of those career opportunities and implement information systems that enhance the quality of patient care provided throughout the health system.
Choose the path that’s right for you.
Our Master of Science in Health Informatics can equip you to lead the planning, implementation, and optimization of health information systems for major health organizations. This 14 course master’s degree program is designed to groom the leaders in the transformation of health care information technology.
Our Post-Master’s Certificate in Health Informatics graduates have the potential to become highly proficient in the creation, operation and optimization of health information systems. This seven course graduate-level certificate program is perfect for nurses who already hold a master’s level degree.
Discover how to develop your skills. Find your niche.
There are great opportunities for nurses in roles such as director of nursing informatics with a large hospital, while other nurses have decided to take on an implementation manager or project manager position with a health IT vendor or consulting firm. Whichever path you choose, UIC’s objective is to help you find your way into a fulfilling career doing what you love – providing quality care to the patients you serve.
