Featured Health IT Job: PACS Administrator at Natividad

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the PACS Administrator (Hospital Software Analyst II) at Natividad position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Natividad and is in Salinas, California.

Here’s a description of the position:

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At Natividad, our dedication to the people of Monterey County is at the heart of everything we do – from the health care services we provide to the specialized programs we promote. This commitment to our community spans more than 130 years and, more importantly, has touched countless lives. It has also earned us a Joint Commission ranking in the top percentile of hospitals nationwide. If you believe in inspiring healthy lives by focusing on community-based care, consider joining Natividad today.

PACS Administrator (Hospital Software Analyst II)

Natividad is seeking to fill a permanent, full-time PACS Administrator (HSA II). This incumbent (fully experienced journey-level classification) will perform the full scope of software application programming and analysis work with minimal supervision, including design and program development tasks. The incumbent will research, access, develop, evaluate and modify documents, as well as implement and train on complex software applications.

Examples of Duties

  • Serves as a point of contact and liaison with IT for all Radiology technology matters
  • Works with Radiology department leadership to develop guidelines for system design and usage that reflects hospital industry best practices
  • Responsible for open communication between DI and IT (CIO) as it relates goals, projects and objectives that require resources, equipment moves, scheduled downtime maintenance of radiology information systems
  • Monitors PACS system performance and reports any anomalies or performance degradation to Radiology department leadership
  • Assists the IT department with the development, testing and implementation of baseline and threshold automated alerts of anomalous conditions
  • Coordinates repairs and/or replacements of radiology workstation and peripherals with the IT department and vendors
  • Provides general directions and information to Radiology department leadership on system design and workstation setup
  • Keeps abreast of all Radiology systems required maintenance and vendor-provided upgrades, hotfixes and/or security patches and notifies the IT and Radiology department of their availability. Coordinates and schedules downtime
  • Monitors and reports on PACS and other application utilization in context with contractual licensing thresholds
  • Participates in compliance or accreditation related activities, when requested to
  • Receives reports from IT department and assist with interpretation
  • Assists with the coordination of vendors in all phases of installation and implementation of new systems
  • Assists with the coordination and communication of all changes, upgrades and downtime of PACS with the Radiology Reading Group
  • SME (Subject Matter Expert) related to all current software/hardware maintenance support contract with all Natividad vendors

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education
    • Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related field
  • Experience
    • One to three years of experience (depending on level) in systems analysis or computer programming in a healthcare environment
    • One to two years of progressively responsible analytical experience performing a variety of information technology systems analysis, design, development, installation, implementation or technical support duties in connection with information technology systems, healthcare related computer systems or analysis of operational methods and designing information technology systems to meet desired results in the healthcare environment
    • Previous experience in Radiology Informatics Systems and Picture Archiving Communication Systems, preferably in Meditech and Change Health Care applications, is desirable
    • Additionally, must have experience utilizing, installing, monitoring and implementing software applications related to imaging
    • A working knowledge of the diagnostic imaging workflow is necessary to be successful in this role.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

Proven track record demonstrating his/her knowledge of typical financial and clinical applications; medical transcription processes and applications; principles, practices and current trends in hospital/clinical organization, administration, operations and structure; principles, methods and techniques used in developing software programs and designing systems; requirements of the Patient Safety Act and HIPAA, and EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act), as related to clinical information systems and data; principles and techniques of file management, data flow/structure, system flow/control, decision tables, and data dependencies; basic methods and techniques used in the analysis, design, development and implementation of computer application programs and operational systems.

The skills and ability to multitask; balance multiple conflicting priorities; analyze complex procedures and data, define problems, develop logical conclusions and recommend effective alternative solutions; develop plans and achieve objectives; design and interpret diagrams representing computer processes; code, test and implement applications; gather and analyze data, reason logically, draw valid conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations; design new and revise existing applications; apply electronic data processing principles and techniques in developing software, procedures and programs.

Priority Screening Date: March 26, 2023 at 11:59pm. Application materials received after this date will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until positions are filled.

Looks like a great opportunity for those with experience as a PACS Administrator or software analyst in healthcare. If this looks like a position that would interest you, check out the full details for the job and how to apply.

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