IT PACS Systems Administrator at CommonSpirit Health Lexington, KY

CommonSpirit Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks an IT PACS Systems Administrator to lead the administration, configuration, and optimization of the PACS and enterprise imaging infrastructure. You will monitor system health, resolve complex issues, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with radiology teams to ensure uninterrupted access to imaging data.

Ideal candidates have a deep PACS architecture background, extensive database, virtualization, storage, and networking experience within healthcare imaging.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or equivalent in Medical Imaging, Computer Science, Health Informatics, or related field.
• Three years of experience in PACS administration including implementation and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complete administration of PACS and related imaging infrastructure.
• Lead implementation, configuration, and maintenance of PACS software and hardware components.
• Contribute to incident resolution and documentation in production environments.
• Collaborate with radiologists, physicians, and clinicians to optimize PACS use.
• Monitor and optimize PACS performance for uninterrupted access to imaging data.
• Provide advanced technical support and training to end-users.

Skills

PACS administration

Healthcare IT

Stakeholder collaboration

System monitoring

End-user training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Imaging / Health Informatics / Computer Science

Tools

PACS software

Virtualization

Storage systems

Healthcare imaging networking

Job description

IT PACS Systems Administrator

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 158 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. As an IT PACS Systems Administrator, you will be a lead technical expert, responsible for advanced management, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of our PACS and enterprise imaging infrastructure. Every day you will oversee system health, implement complex configurations, manage data migration, resolve critical issues, ensure security/compliance, and mentor junior staff, collaborating with imaging departments. To be successful, you will possess deep PACS architecture expertise, extensive experience with database management, virtualization, storage, and networking in healthcare imaging.

• Oversee the complete administration of Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and related medical imaging applications infrastructure.
• Lead the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of PACS and related medical imaging applications software and hardware components.
• Contribute to the resolution and documentation of major incidents and outages to our production environment.
• Collaborate closely with radiologists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to ensure efficient use of the PACS system.
• Proactively monitor and optimize PACS performance, identifying and resolving issues to ensure uninterrupted access to medical imaging data.
• Provide advanced technical support and training to end-users, troubleshooting complex PACS-related problems.

Required:

• Bachelors Other or equivalent job experience in Medical Imaging related field, computer science, Health Informatics, clinical imaging technology.
• Three (3) years of experience in PACS administration including hands-on involvement in system implementation and optimization.

CommonSpirit Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.