PACS Administrator

Mount Sinai Medical Center; Miami Beach (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Long-term disability coverage

Healthcare spending accounts

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Pet Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Wellness program

On-site housing for select positions

Job summary

Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, FL is seeking a PACS Administrator to manage and support the PACS environment and related post-processing tools. The role focuses on system operation, monitoring interfaces, and coordinating maintenance across IS and Radiology teams.

The position requires 4+ years of image archive/PACS experience, strong clinical workflow understanding, and coordination with vendors. Excellent organizational skills and project leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems/Technology recommended
• Minimum 4 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

Responsibilities

• Oversees the operation of PACS system and verifies scheduled operations, backups and archives.
• Monitors interfaces and coordinates changes to keep PACS and IS systems functioning.
• Monitors hardware, software and performance; addresses storage, performance, archiving and recovery.
• Performs problem isolation and escalation within Radiology and Information Systems.
• Provides maintenance, upgrades and testing coordination for PACS system updates.
• Administers system access, sign-ons and user permissions.

Skills

PACS experience

Image archive

Project management

CIIP/PARCA

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems/Technology

Tools

Hologic

Montage

TeraRecon

Nuance PowerScribe360

Job description

As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy in high-quality health care.

Since 1949, Mount Sinai Medical Center has remained committed to providing access to its diverse community. In delivering an unmatched level of clinical expertise, our medical center is committed to recruiting and training top healthcare workers from across the country. We offer the latest in advanced medicine, technology, and comfort in 12 facilities across Miami-Dade (including our 674-bed main campus facility) and Monroe Counties, with 38 medical services, including cancer care, 24/7 emergency care, orthopedics, cardiovascular care, and more. Mount Sinai takes pride in being South Florida’s largest private independent not-for-profit hospital, dedicated to continuing the training of the next generation of medical pioneers.

Culture of Caring: The Sinai Way

Our hardworking, tight-knit community of more than 4,000 dedicated employees fosters an environment of care and compassion. Each member plays a vital role in our collective mission to deliver excellent healthcare through innovation, education, and research. At Mount Sinai, we take pride in our achievements, aiming to be a beacon of quality healthcare in South Florida. We welcome all healthcare professionals to join our thriving community and contribute to our pursuit for clinical excellence.

Department:

Job Description Summary:

The PACS Administrator responsible for mantaining all the different dependencies of the PACS environment. Responsible for implementing and supporting post-processing tools integrating/interfacing with the PACS system.

Position Responsibilities

• Oversees the operation of PACS system. Verifies that appropriate processes have occurred (scheduled operations, backups, rebuilds, archives, etc.).
• Monitors the system’s interfaces to insure they are functioning at all times. Develops monitoring techniques and downtime processes to keep the interfaces in synch with other systems within the organization. Coordinates all changes so that IS and PACS system/data interfaces remain fully functional at all times.
• Monitors the system’s hardware, software and performance characteristics and proactively addresses all issues including storage space, system performance and archiving/backup and recovery. Monitors all events logs.
• Performs problem isolation, is actively responsible for resolution and escalation both within the Radiology Department, and Information Systems.
• Provides maintenance and upgrade support and responsibility for the system. This includes coordinating all system maintenance activities (fixes, updates, and new releases) and insures appropriate testing and implementation coordination.
• Provides system administration of all aspects of the system. This includes creating, updating and maintaining system tables, maintaining signons/passwords, granting access by users etc.
• Works closely with Network and Operations teams to maintain essential network, served, and storage components.
• Working with vendor, implements backup and recovery processes. Runs and monitors these processes, insuring the integrity of the backups and the ability to recover from failure.
• Provides project oversight for PACS projects. This includes project planning, scheduling, reporting, budgeting, tracking, issue management and delivery of assigned projects.
• Manages the vendor(s), insuring that MSMC’s issues are being addressed, that MSMC is being fairly treated, and that MSMC needs are being met. This includes vendor coordination, reporting and escalation.
• Throughout the course of defined projects, supervises the activity of all aspects of the product, including those in Information Systems, Radiology and other stakeholders.
• Responsible for administrative tasks related to project management including: development and maintenance of project plans, project tracking, budget preparation, meeting planning, status reporting and change management initiatives.
• Identifies and suggest solutions for barriers to timely completion of assigned projects. Issues may include technology incompatibilities, workflow concerns, budget constraints and education deficiencies.
• Fosters teamwork and utilizes strong team building measures.
• Keeps abreast of emerging technologies and their impact on the PACS environment.
• Coordinates any PACS device moves (must coordinate within IS to address changes and the movement of any devices which may impact the network).

Qualifications

• Bachelor s Degree in Information Systems/Technology recommended
• Minimum 4 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

Benefits:

We believe in the physical and mental well-being of our employees and are committed to offering comprehensive benefits that fit their personal needs:

• Health benefits
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• On-site housing for select positions and more!

Degree Requirements:

Certification: