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Health Informatics Specialist

Technology

Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.

Computer ScienceAllied Health

What you'd do all day

The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.

  1. 1Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.
  2. 2Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.
  3. 3Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information.
  4. 4Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services.
  5. 5Identify, collect, record, or analyze data relevant to the nursing care of patients.
  6. 6Apply knowledge of computer science, information science, nursing, and informatics theory to nursing practice, education, administration, or research, in collaboration with other health informatics specialists.
  7. 7Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management.
  8. 8Design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts.
  9. 9Disseminate information about nursing informatics science and practice to the profession, other health care professions, nursing students, and the public.
  10. 10Analyze computer and information technologies to determine applicability to nursing practice, education, administration, and research.
  11. 11Develop strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating, or modifying information technology applied to nursing practice, administration, education, or research.
  12. 12Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in informatics.
  13. 13Design, conduct, or provide support to nursing informatics research.
  14. 14Develop or deliver training programs for health information technology, creating operating manuals as needed.
  15. 15Inform local, state, national, and international health policies related to information management and communication, confidentiality and security, patient safety, infrastructure development, and economics.
  16. 16Provide consultation to nurses regarding hardware or software configuration.
  17. 17Plan, install, repair, or troubleshoot telehealth technology applications or systems in homes.

Also known as

What this job is called on JobStreet, LinkedIn and in job ads. Search these too.

  • QC Nurse
  • Informaticist
  • Coding Auditor
  • Nurse Reviewer
  • Records Manager
  • Telehealth Nurse
  • Informatics Nurse
  • Clinical EHR Nurse
  • Healthcare Analyst
  • Physician Reviewer

How far is this from you?

Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.

  1. 1

    Entry straight after SPM

  2. 2

    SPM + sijil / short TVET course

  3. 3

    Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)

  4. 4

    Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)

  5. Typical entry

    Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route

Typical educationMaster's degree

Subjects that matter here

The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.

Computer Science / ICTDraws directly on Computers and Electronics — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Electrical & Electronic Eng. StudiesDraws directly on Computers and Electronics — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
EnglishDraws directly on English Language — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
BiologyDraws directly on Medicine and Dentistry — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
ChemistryDraws directly on Medicine and Dentistry — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).

What you'd need to know

The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.

  • Computers and Electronics84%

    Computer Science / ICTElectrical & Electronic Eng. Studies

  • English Language81%

    English

  • Medicine and Dentistry74%

    BiologyChemistry

  • Education and Training73%
  • Customer and Personal Service71%
  • Administration and Management70%

    BusinessEconomics

Tools you'd use

Software and equipment that show up in this job, worth learning early.

Where to learn these, free

Scholarships & funding

What the work feels like

Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.

  • Face-to-face discussionsOften
  • Contact with other peopleConstant contact
  • Dealing with customers or the publicHigh
  • Leading or coordinating othersHigh
  • Handling conflict situationsRarely
  • Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
  • Outdoors, in all weatherAlmost never
  • Noisy environmentAlmost never

Where this job is heading

Newer tasks O*NET has flagged for this occupation, a hint at how the role is changing.

  • Write code to perform desired actions.

AI and demand for this job

A few real, dated data points — not a single score. AI making some tasks faster usually means a job changes, not that it disappears.

36%

Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)

This estimate is from 2023 — already out of date, since AI moves fast. Treat it as a rough, aging starting point, not the current picture.

Growing role in the US

US Bureau of Labor Statistics data, not Malaysian. Shown because it's the only forward-looking demand estimate we have for this job.

Pay in Malaysia

We don't have a sourced Malaysian salary range for this job yet, and we'd rather show nothing than a number we can't stand behind.

Where to check:

  • JobStreet and Hiredly job ads for this title
  • DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey
  • SSPA scheme tables, if you're aiming for a government post
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Check what you may qualify for

Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.

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How to get here

Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.

Asasi / Foundation

One-year runway into a specific university: public via UPU or private direct entry.

12 months

Diploma

Skill-first qualification. Work after, or enter degree Year 2. Polytechnics keep it affordable.

2.5–3 years

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About this information

This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.

O*NET occupation: Health Informatics Specialists

Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org