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Rutherfordton, North Carolina

Registered Nurse (RN), Clinical Informatics

Registered Nurse 8.0 Work-LifeFull-Time

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Job Description

Your experience matters

Rutherford Regional Health System is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Registered Nurse – Clinical Informatics, you will bridge clinical practice and technology to optimize workflows, support clinical systems, and enhance patient safety, quality, and efficiency.

You will partner with clinical teams and leaders to lead system implementations, deliver education, facilitate change, and drive continuous improvement across the organization. The Registered Nurse (RN), Clinical Informatics joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®.

Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Rutherford Regional Health System is a 143-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Rutherford Regional is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet your healthcare needs. We provide our services in a caring, professional environment through the teamwork of our medical staff and employees.

How you’ll contribute

A Registered Nurse (RN), Clinical Informatics who excels in this role:

  • Assess clinical workflows, staff learning needs, competencies, and system requirements to identify opportunities to improve patient care, safety, efficiency, and clinical outcomes.
  • Partner with nurse leaders, clinicians, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize workflows and ensure clinical technology supports safe, effective, evidence-based practice and clinical standards.
  • Lead and support clinical information system implementations and enhancements throughout the project lifecycle, including workflow analysis, testing, training, go-live support, system upgrades, and issue resolution.
  • Develop, deliver, and evaluate orientation, education, and training programs that build staff competency in clinical systems, clinical practice, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements.
  • Facilitate organizational change by conducting readiness and workflow assessments, engaging stakeholders, addressing barriers, and supporting successful adoption of new technologies, processes, and workflows.
  • Serve as a clinical informatics consultant, mentor, and resource by providing guidance on clinical practice, technology use, system functionality, professional development, and competency development.
  • Evaluate clinical technology, workflows, and processes to identify opportunities for improvement, leveraging data, best practices, and industry knowledge to enhance system usability and support organizational goals.
  • Apply critical thinking, clinical expertise, and sound judgment to independently identify and resolve issues, communicate effectively across teams, and promote continuous improvement in the integration and use of clinical information technology.

Schedule: Full Time, Days

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
  • Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you enjoy your time away from work.

What We’re Looking For

  • Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license required; Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field preferred.
  • Acute care hospital nursing experience required, with a strong understanding of clinical practice, patient care workflows, and clinical standards.
  • Experience with clinical information system implementations throughout the project lifecycle, including workflow analysis, testing, training, go-live support, system upgrades, and issue management.
  • Demonstrated experience with organizational change management, workflow optimization, and change-readiness assessments, with the ability to engage teams and successfully implement new processes and technologies.
  • Strong understanding of the integration of technology into clinical practice, with a focus on patient safety, quality, efficiency, and improved outcomes.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with clinical leaders, frontline staff, interdisciplinary teams, and technology partners.
  • Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and take appropriate action in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional growth, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to leverage industry knowledge, emerging technologies, and best practices to advance clinical informatics initiatives.

More About Rutherford Regional Health System

Rutherford Regional Health System is a 143-bed acute care facility that has been offering exceptional care to Rutherford County for over 100 years. Offering a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care, Rutherford Regional is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet their healthcare needs. We provide our services in a caring, professional environment through the teamwork of our medical staff and employees.

EEOC Statement

“Rutherford Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rutherford Regional Health System is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse in Clinical Informatics will bridge clinical practice and technology to optimize workflows and enhance patient safety and efficiency. They will lead system implementations, facilitate organizational change, and provide education to clinical staff to ensure effective use of information systems.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license and have experience in acute care hospital nursing. Proficiency in clinical information system implementations and a strong understanding of clinical workflows are required, with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

System implementationData analysisStaff trainingRegulatory complianceMentoring

Ambulatory Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Ambulatory Care Nursing listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 56% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Ambulatory Care Nursing pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Nurse (RN), Clinical Informatics at Lifepoint Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) — ranked against 375 active Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
20%
CME allowance
10%
Loan repayment
7% this job
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 375 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Rutherfordton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$285k
Median resident rent
$860/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave and paid time off
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package with company match
Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs