System Administrator (Full Time/Day Shift)

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; East Petersburg (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking a systems-oriented professional to administer and manage LG computer systems, aligning technology with business processes across departments. You will coordinate projects, analyze system needs, and support implementation efforts to achieve optimal outcomes.

The role requires strong problem solving, project management, and cross-functional collaboration within a leading academic medical center. Full-time day shift on-site expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or Engineering; or a Science degree with automation/process improvement focus; or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three years experience in systems problem solving, purchasing developing applications, testing programs, managing implementations and conversions.
• Two years project management experience with software implementations and ongoing support.
• Two years leadership experience guiding users of computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial requests, defines scope, urgency and opportunities for benefits.
• Develops project plans including objectives, scope, and benefits in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Coordinates hardware, software, networks and training for implementations.
• Acts as liaison between vendor, IT Services and users on implementations, upgrades and support.
• Analyzes and creates reports for customers using LG business software tools.
• Designs training materials and readiness plans for staff.

Skills

Systems analysis

Project management

Vendor coordination

Business processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related

Job description

Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

HOURS: Full Time. Monday through Friday; Day shift

Summary

• Position Summary: Under supervision of the department director, this position will administer and manage the LG computer system or systems and the various implications and interactions between the application and business processes. This is a specific application , where technical, functional and analytical skill are required along with knowledge on how to leverage the system to provide the greatest benefit to the given LG functional area. Plans and coordinates unstructured activities around system use. Performs system installations, maintenance, training, and user support within a defined application environment having knowledge and taking responsibility of the architecture and how the systems work internally and together. This position supervises projects, people, and all aspects of system implementation, maintenance of system and support of users. The incumbent defines, promotes, and guides outcomes, interactions, and communications.
• In addition the incumbent defines system potentials, integrates, organizes, and executes follow through on projects, tasks, and system problems, while working as part of a cross functional team. Responsibilities include the administration of core business systems or integrated computer applications that go beyond a single department or system
• Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties:
• Takes the initial request from customers or others, i.e. new work or change request and identifies what is expected, its scope, urgency and defines the opportunities and stated benefits. Coordinates with appropriate parties to ensure that the various implications and interactions between applications and business processes for LG have been identified and managed.
• Identifies the various skills required for a successful implementation, completes base measurements for a post implementation review of benefits that includes a detailed project implementation plan, charter, objectives, and benefits that is a mutually agreed upon plan with System Administrator, User Management, IS Management and Vendor. The project plan to include the coordination logistics ordering to ensure appropriate hardware, software, devices, networks, training and support are organized.
• Supports and documents implementation processes and system operations by designing and developing the system tables, scripts, backups, recovery processes, data to be converted, schedule downtime, etc., and also to include the following support to achieve desired benefits and capabilities for the business:
• Serves as a manager and liaison between vendor, IT Technical Services and User Management on all application implementations, upgrades, and support issues.
• Analyzes and creates reports for customers based on user and business needs via LG business software tools.
• Design develop training materials, a plan for accomplishing the training with scoring to derive the readiness of staff.
• Review system function and features, uptime downtime and ensure it is performing within expectations and is stable.
• Perform regular ongoing reviews such as post implementation stability and performance measurements; ensure system is functioning as expected.
• Provides timely answers by routinely triaging Level 1 and 2 problems, assists with troubleshooting, obtaining problem details, correcting problems, or elevating to appropriate level of support.
• Other ongoing support processes to include:
• Establish routine maintenance schedule based on needs of system s and users.
• Maintains a FAQ Frequently Asked Question list.
• Performs periodic benefit analysis to address business changes, application changes and or utilizing functionality that has not been implemented.
• Perform application upgrade planning and budgetary obligations..
• Obtains appropriate new hardware and software and coordinates hardware purchases with IS technical staff and vendor to ensure it meets current needs and growth.
• Tracks and prioritizes all enhancements and problems, and ensures system is operating in fashion that meets LG business goals.
• The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:
• Assists with the development of user requirements, concept design, clarifying opportunities with mutually agreed upon set of requirements that can be used for selecting the solution and developing the project plan. This includes assisting with the development of a Business Plan BP , i.e. expected benefits, costs, risk, and timing for management to use to make a decision and give approval.
• Assist with final selection, contract negotiation, and approval process by organizing BP, selection score card, and target implementation dates to ensure requirements are obtained and the BP goals are not compromised.
• Assist with the development of the Business Impact Analysis BIA to ensure business continuity.
• Assist coordinate the implementation of hardware, software, networks, physical site, training, and test environment for any implementation or process redesign that serves to enhance workflow.
• Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Other types of assistance to the Information Services, Project Leader, User Management and users may include the following:
• Coordinate the development of a data conversion plan as well as executing the transfer of data from its original source to the new application.
• Troubleshoots L3 problems and develops processes for issues that are undefined, where root problem is unknown, or where an entire system is affected.
• Develops potential problem avoidance systems, process improvement and process redesign

Responsibilities

• Minimum Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or Engineering; or a Science degree with an orientation toward automation and process improvement; or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three 3 years experience in each of the following is required for the position: Systems problem solving and analysis, purchasing developing applications, testing programs systems, managing implementations and conversions.
• Two 2 years project management experience that involves computer software implementations, daily operational support, review and evaluation of system performance.
• Two 2 years experience of providing leadership and direction to users of computer applications.
• Two 2 years experience of developing test and training plans
• Two 2 years experience of medical or financial experience depending on System Administrator job that is being sought.
• Two 2 years experience conducting meetings, preparing status reports, and supporting users team members with problem solving, developing coordinating with application vendor vendors or RFP’s, RFI’s and SOW.
• Two 2 years experience in each of the following is preferred: assisting users, and writing of I.S. documentation.

Credentials

• Education or Equivalent Experience:
• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.