PACS Administrator

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Job Summary

Under minimal supervision, the PACS Administrator coordinates technical related activities within the Radiology, Cardiology, Dental, Ophthalmology and Women's Care Imaging Information Systems. This includes, but is not limited to: Philips Vue PACS, Merge Cardio, Digisonics PACS, Infinitt PACS, DICOM Routing, Dictation & Voice Recognition, and HL7 Interfaces.

Monitors the health and performance of all Imaging environments, their supporting applications, servers, associated interfaces and workstations, and addresses issues as they are discovered.

Leads and collaborates with troubleshooting efforts and problem resolution implementation.
Leads and collaborates with planning of system enhancements, upgrades and testing.
Adheres to organizational Change Management procedures.
Controls deployment and configuration management using Git and related development tools such as BASH, Lua, and Powershell.
Develops documentation and provides and training to junior team members and end-users.

Essential Functions:

• Manage day-to-day operation of Imaging Information Systems topology including client/server software, workstations and physical & virtual server infrastructure. (30%)
• Provide technical support for physicians, clinicians, and other end-users on PACS-related issues. (20%)
• Communicates and intervenes appropriately with end users, departmental personnel, or with vendors to help resolve issues in a timely manner. (10%)
• Author documentation and provide training/instruction to staff as appropriate. (5%)
• Proactively seek opportunities to streamline procedures, enhance tools, improve monitoring, evolve workflows and systems to ensure the highest-level functionality of Imaging systems. (10%)
• Performs systems testing for all planned upgrades. (10%)
• Perform workflow discovery and analysis to design solutions for business stakeholders. (10%)
• Anticipates resources needs and plans accordingly. (5%)
• Participates in a 24x7 PACS on-call rotation to resolve imaging related problems. (0%)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in either information systems or computer science required, or an additional 4 years of equivalent work experience in realms listed below.

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years technical support managing workstations, applications, and servers inclusive of both hardware and software required.
• 1-3 years relevant imaging administration within a PACS or Enterprise Imaging environment required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of DICOM routing, HL7 interface engines.
• Working knowledge of computer networking, physical and virtual computing.
• Experienced administrator of computer-based diagnostic imaging applications.
• Demonstrated ability to understand, develop, and implement complex workflows and processes of imaging systems.
• Microsoft Office skills required.
• Experienced administrator within a Windows 10 or higher desktop environment as well as Microsoft Server 2016 and higher server environment.

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.