Radiology Systems Specialist

Northside Hospital Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital Inc. is seeking a Radiology Information Systems professional responsible for installation, testing, training and maintenance of PACS and related imaging software across multiple locations including NSH Atlanta and NSH Cherokee.

The role requires coordinating with radiologists and IT staff, ensuring security compliance, and providing on-call support 365 days a year. A degree in IS/Business with healthcare experience is required or an equivalent combination of education and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems or related field with 2 years IS experience in Healthcare or Radiology.
• Associate’s degree with 4 years Healthcare/Radiology experience as an alternative.
• Must possess excellent analytical skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of network procedures and applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for PACS and Radiology Scheduling systems.
• Install, test, train and maintain Radiology Systems (Intelerad PACS, MIM, TeraRecon, iQ-VIEW).
• Provide support for PowerScribe360, PowerShare, and syngo.via.
• Assist with system downtime planning, upgrades, and integration tasks.
• Coordinate with Radiology staff and physicians on system issues and projects.
• Maintain HIPAA confidentiality and enforce security updates.
• Provide on-call support for radiology systems 365 days/year.

Skills

Excellent analytical skills

Effective communication

Knowledge of network procedures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems or other related field

Associate’s degree + 4 years experience in Healthcare or Radiology

Job description

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY

Responsible for the installation, testing, training and maintenance of Radiology PACS, Document Imaging Systems, and Post Processing software. Responsible for creating a filmless environment and integrating imaging equipment with PACS. Provides ongoing support to users at multiple sites including NSH Atlanta, NSH Cherokee, NSH Forsyth, NSH Gwinnett, NSH Duluth and all out-patient imaging centers.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Primary responsibility for systems related to PACS and Radiology Scheduling. Additionally responsible for the installation, testing, training and maintenance of Radiology Systems including Intelerad PACS, MIM, TeraRecon, and iQ-VIEW.

2. Provides support for additional radiology systems as needed. Includes PowerScribe360, PowerShare, and syngo.via.

3. Assists with overall systems, downtime, network, space, and integration planning for Scheduling, PACS, film library functions, and all other Radiology systems. Supports upgrades on these systems.

4. Plans, manages, and implements projects to improve Radiology operations with the Radiology Project Manager or Radiology Systems Supervisor.

5. Works closely with the radiologists to keep them informed on system issues and status. Provide timely response to radiologist support requests and communicates issues in a timely manner to Radiology management.

6. Provides timely support and response to Radiology staff for systems support requests.

7. Assists as a liaison to physician practices to support special projects as needed.

8. Assists, reprioritizes and makes self available to provide support during systems downtime. Follows systems downtime and recovery policies.

9. Maintains confidentiality on all systems; completes system security updates as required and enforces HIPAA compliance.

10. Provides on-call support for radiology systems 365 days per year in rotation with other Radiology systems resources.

11. Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Immediately reports any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or employee/patient/visitor injury-accident to supervisor.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems or other related field and two (2) years Information Systems experience in Healthcare or Radiology office environment;

OR

An Associate’s degree and four (4) years experience in Healthcare or Radiology office environment.

1. Must possess excellent analytical skills.

2. Demonstrated knowledge of network procedures and applications.

3. Ability to communicate effectively.

Work Hours:

8:30AM-5:00PM