Sr. PACS Administrator - UHealth IT

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The Information Technology Department- UHealth IT has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. PACS Administrator. The Senior PACS Administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the departmental PACS equipment including image workflow, archiving, auto-routing, pre-fetching and other related activities. The incumbent on this position will coordinate projects with the departments and hospital clinical staff in order to ensure effective integration of clinical systems with other institutional applications. He/she will work closely with department managers and supervisors to ensure proper operation of DICOM image data transfers into the PACS as well as network transmission, information system validation and exceptions handling.

• Manages and coordinates system security to ensure that unauthorized personnel cannot access vital information.

• Assigns and updates user and system passwords and access levels. Performs regular inspections to ensure that all equipment is well maintained and operating safely.

• Ensures that studies are flowing from modalities to the archive and reading stations through the various interfaces and processing queues.

• Repairs broken and corrupted studies and splits and merges studies.

• Updates the system configuration as new modalities, workstations, and RIS codes are added over time.

• Investigates, identifies, and prepares proposals to resolve operational problems within clinical imaging areas.

• Ensures validation of details and oversees network and operational management of the picture archiving and communication system (PACS).

• Assists with implementation of upgrades to maintain the system at optimal performance.

• Provides input to appropriate business unit managers to assist in identifying present and future needs for PACS equipment.

• Assists end users with PACS-related issues.

• Provides support and application maintenance and performs PACS-related training.

• Maintains secure records of all PACS equipment.

• Oversees RIS/PACS integration, dictionary database structure set up and maintenance, application and hardware redundancy procedures, downtime protocols, and archival strategies for RIS/PACS clinical data.

• Oversees activities of vendors in all phases of installation and implementation and provides training for new systems, applications, and upgrades.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:                                                                                        

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

• Minimum 3 years’ Image archive and/or PACS experience

• Solid understanding of clinical workflow within one or more clinical service lines and how it relates to Medical Imaging and PACS

• Excellent attention to detail, project management skills, and applications training skills

• Experience with Hologic, Montage, TeraRecon, and Nuance PowerScribe360 preferred.

• CIIP or PARCA certification preferred.

• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.

• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decision.

Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.  

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

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