Application System Admin I

RWJBarnabas Health

Oceanport (NJ)

Hybrid

USD 91,000 - 133,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health in New Jersey is hiring an Application System Admin I to support the ongoing operation of assigned applications. The role combines system administration, monitoring, and user support within a healthcare IT environment.

You will participate in on-call rotations and collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to maintain system health. The position requires strong problem solving, communication, and adaptability in a fast-paced health-care setting, with a

Qualifications

Associate degree with one or more years of relevant work experience.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience preferred.
Experience in health care setting recommended.

Responsibilities

Supports implementation, maintenance, monitoring, and day-to-day performance of assigned applications.
Performs routine system maintenance, including patching, error log review, monitoring, and escalation.
Works with cross-functional teams to support stable system performance and on-call rotation.
Participates in testing, documents results, and maintains support documentation.
Follows change control and issue tracking processes; identifies improvement opportunities.

Skills

Adaptability

Critical thinking

Dependability

Attention to detail

Initiative

Interpersonal skills

Learning

Listening

Problem solving

Resilience

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Job Title: Application System Admin I

Location: System Business Office

Department Name: IT&S Cardiology Services

Req #: 0000269419

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $91,100.00 - $132,900.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

The Application System Administrator I supports the implementation, maintenance, monitoring, and day-to-day performance of assigned applications using established standards and guidance,

This role applies a broad understanding of customer workflows, business processes, system architecture, and supporting infrastructure while performing routine system maintenance, including patching, error log review, monitoring, and issue escalation as needed,

The Application System Administrator I works hybrid based on organizational needs and participates in rotating 24x7 on-call support; travel may be required for implementations, upgrades, or advanced on-site support,

A typical day as an Application System Administrator I look like:

Builds and configures assigned application components, data fields, screens, templates, and customer-defined functionality using established standards
Participates in design discussions with operations and application team members to support defined workflows and application capabilities
Performs routine application support, including monitoring and resolving error logs, interface queues, tickets, and standard customer issues
Provides go-live, post go-live, and rotating on-call support for assigned applications under appropriate guidance
Participates in unit, application, integrated, and release testing by following test scripts and documenting results
Maintains accurate support documentation, ticket updates, workflow notes, decisions, risks, and issue trackers according to standards
Monitors basic system performance, stability metrics, environment synchronization, patching activities, and system health checks
Works with application, infrastructure, security, integration, and operational teams to support stable system performance
Follows change control, issue tracking, and task closure processes while identifying potential opportunities for process improvement
May perform other duties as assigned or directed by management

You may be a fit for this role if you have:

Adaptability/flexibility: demonstrating flexibility with respect to changing end-user business needs
Critical thinking: the ability and willingness to see things in an open-minded way and examine an idea or concept from as many angles as possible
Dependability: the ability and willingness to take ownership of work activities and ensure that they are completed in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner
Must be detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and able to function effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
Initiative: the ability and willingness to recognize assignments or tasks that need to be completed, to seek out additional assignments or tasks, and to help others
Interpersonal skills: the ability to gain trust and establish effective relationships with Epic counterparts
Learning: the ability and willingness to learn new software and systems
Listening: listening attentively to ensure that the intended message has been accurately received, holding responses until the person has finished making their point, and repeating information to ensure accuracy
Problem solving: seeking, logically examining, and interpreting information from different sources to determine a problem's cause and developing a course of action to resolve the problem and to prevent its recurrence
Resilience: the ability to persevere in difficult situations, overcome obstacles, and reach high levels of performance when faced with stressful work situations and time pressures

To be considered for this role you must have:

Associate s degree with one or more years of relevant work experience. Additional Education Preferred: Bachelor s degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience. Licensure Required: Applicable application certification is expected as required for the assigned application, Certification must be maintained through required New Version Training (NVT), as applicable. For certain clinical applications, clinical licensure is preferred and may be required as specified in the applicable job aid. Experience Required: 0 2 years relevant experience in a health care setting. Preference for knowledge and work experience with healthcare clinical or financial systems. Preference for knowledge of current clinical or financial system workflows and processes. Demonstrated interest in supporting the development and build of the application. Ability to work with supervision. Experience Preferred: Knowledge and work experience with healthcare clinical (or financial systems), Knowledge of current clinical (or financial) system workflows and processes

Interested in learning more about our IT& S team? Check out this video from our leadership team! https://vimeo.com/1038366426/2f1c2a76a5?ts=0&share=copy

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
Retirement Plans
Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Disability and Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition ReimbursementStudent Loan Planning Support
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon
....and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey-whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

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At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.