PACS Administrator

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida•Miami Beach, FL

About The Position

The PACS Administrator maintains the dependencies of the PACS environment and implements and supports post-processing tools that integrate or interface with the PACS system. The role oversees system operations, interfaces, hardware, software, performance, backups, recovery, archives, access, and maintenance. It also coordinates work across Radiology, Information Systems, Network and Operations teams, vendors, and other stakeholders. The position provides project oversight for PACS initiatives, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, tracking, issue management, reporting, and delivery. The administrator monitors emerging technologies and coordinates PACS device moves with Information Systems to address network impacts.

Requirements

Minimum of 4 years of 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.
Applications training skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or Technology is recommended.
Experience with Hologic, Montage, TeraRecon, and Nuance PowerScribe360.
CIIP or PARCA certification.

Responsibilities

Oversee PACS system operations and verify that scheduled operations, backups, rebuilds, and archives are completed.
Monitor system interfaces, develop monitoring techniques and downtime processes, and coordinate changes to keep interfaces functioning and synchronized with other organizational systems.
Monitor hardware, software, system performance, storage, archiving, backups, and recovery, and proactively address issues.
Monitor event logs, isolate problems, and manage their resolution or escalation within Radiology and Information Systems.
Coordinate system maintenance, fixes, updates, and releases, including appropriate testing and implementation.
Administer all aspects of the system, including system tables, sign-ons, passwords, and user access.
Work with Network and Operations teams to maintain network, server, and storage components.
Work with vendors to implement, run, and monitor backup and recovery processes and verify backup integrity and recoverability.
Provide oversight for PACS projects, including planning, scheduling, reporting, budgeting, tracking, issue management, and delivery.
Manage vendors, coordinate and report on vendor activity, escalate issues, and ensure organizational needs are addressed.
Supervise project activity across Information Systems, Radiology, and other stakeholders.
Prepare and maintain project plans, budgets, meeting plans, status reports, tracking, and change management initiatives.
Identify barriers to timely project completion and suggest solutions for technology incompatibilities, workflow concerns, budget constraints, and education deficiencies.
Foster teamwork and use team-building measures.
Keep abreast of emerging technologies and their impact on the PACS environment.
Coordinate PACS device moves with Information Systems to address network changes and impacts.